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Title: AVALANCHE HAZARD IDENTIFICATION IN EMILIA-ROMAGNA APENNINES: A STATISTICAL EMPIRICAL APPROACH BASED ON THE RUN-OUT RATIO: Date: 2026-09-28; Authors: Sabbadini R., Cau M., Anfossi G., Fanari F., Dondi C., Mazzini E., Chiambretti I.; Description: In this study, a statistical-empirical methodology was developed to rapidly identify potential avalanche hazard zones in the Emilia-Romagna Apennines ...; Object ID: ISSW2026_P1.24.pdf; Keywords: potential release area (pra), avalanche hazard mapping, northern apennines, run-out ratio, gumbel distribution, risk mitigation, civil protection, gis; View additional details about AVALANCHE HAZARD IDENTIFICATION IN EMILIA-ROMAGNA APENNINES: A STATISTICAL EMPIRICAL APPROACH BASED ON THE RUN-OUT RATIO

Title: CLASSIFICATION OF SLUSHFLOW RELEASE AREAS IN NORWAY AND ON ICELAND: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Christian Jaedicke, Monica Sund, Harpa Grímsdóttir, Jón Kristinn Helgason, Unnur Blær A. Bartsch, Frode Sandersen, Elise Morken; Description: Slushflows can be observed as a natural hazard in most areas with a seasonal snow cover. Intense melting or rain-on-snow events can lead to a mixture ...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P6.9.pdf; Keywords: slushflow, hazard mapping, risk management, release area; View additional details about CLASSIFICATION OF SLUSHFLOW RELEASE AREAS IN NORWAY AND ON ICELAND

Title: POTENTIAL RELEASE AREA DELINEATION AND AVALANCHE HAZARD INDICATION MAPPING APPLIED TO FOREST MANAGEMENT AND WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION PROJECT PLANNING: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Robert H. Young; Description: As a result of recent severe wildfires and notable community impacts, an increase in awareness and available funding has accelerated the implementatio...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P2.41.pdf; Keywords: gis, hazard indication, forestry, potential release area, terrain analysis; View additional details about POTENTIAL RELEASE AREA DELINEATION AND AVALANCHE HAZARD INDICATION MAPPING APPLIED TO FOREST MANAGEMENT AND WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION PROJECT PLANNING

Title: Linking modelled potential release areas with avalanche dynamic simulations: an automated approach for large-scale avalanche hazard mapping: Date: 2018-10-07; Authors: Yves BÃ¼hler, Daniel von Rickenbach, Marc Christen, Stefan Margreth, Lukas Stoffel, Andreas Stoffel, Roderick KÃ¼hne; Description: Snow avalanches are a major threat for people and infrastructure in alpine regions. In Switzerland and other countries in the Alps, long term experien...; Object ID: ISSW2018_P08.22.pdf; Keywords: large scale hazard mapping, avalanche engineering, digital elevation model, release area, avalanche mitigation; View additional details about Linking modelled potential release areas with avalanche dynamic simulations: an automated approach for large-scale avalanche hazard mapping

Title: Slab Avalanche Release Area Estimation: A new GIS Tool: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Jochen Veitinger, Betty Sovilla, Ross S. Purves; Description: Location and extent of avalanche starting zones are of crucial importance to correctly estimate the potential danger that avalanches pose to roads, ra...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_O10.04.pdf; Keywords: release area, slab avalanche, hazard mapping, risk management, fuzzy logic; View additional details about Slab Avalanche Release Area Estimation: A new GIS Tool

Title: Positioning of Avalanche Protection Measures Using Snow Depth Mapping Via Terrestrial Laser Scanning: Date: 2012; Authors: Alexander Prokop, Christina M. Delaney; Description: In recent years snow depth mapping via terrestrial laser scanning has become increasingly popular as a measurement method used for snow and avalanche ...; Object ID: issw-2012-983-988.pdf; Keywords: snow depth, avalanche protection, release area, slopes; View additional details about Positioning of Avalanche Protection Measures Using Snow Depth Mapping Via Terrestrial Laser Scanning

Title: Potential Release Areas and Return Period of Avalanches: Is There a Relation?: Date: 2006; Authors: Margherita Maggioni, Urs Gruber, Ross S. Purves, Michele Freppaz; Description: Avalanche hazard zones are usually defined in terms of impact pressures and run-out distances for avalanches with a specific return period (T). Calcu...; Object ID: issw-2006-566-571.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard maps, release area, return period, extreme-values statistics; View additional details about Potential Release Areas and Return Period of Avalanches: Is There a Relation?

Title: High Frequency Avalanches: Release Area Characteristics and Run Out Distances: Date: 2002; Authors: Urs Gruber Schmid, Stefanie Sardemann; Description: The motivation of this study was a hypothesis of permafrost researchers, that the occurrence of permafrost is more likely in areas that are usually co...; Object ID: issw-2002-084-089.pdf; Keywords: release area characterization, frequent avalanches, numerical modeling, permafrost; View additional details about High Frequency Avalanches: Release Area Characteristics and Run Out Distances

Title: The Influence of Topographic Parameters on Avalanche Release Dimension and Frequency: Date: 2002; Authors: M. Maggioni, U. Gruber; Description: The avalanche hazard map zones in Switzerland are defined by the frequency and the impact pressure of a potential avalanche event Therefore, it is cru...; Object ID: issw-2002-097-104.pdf; Keywords: release area, topography, release frequency, geographic information systems (gis), statistics, avalanche cadastre; View additional details about The Influence of Topographic Parameters on Avalanche Release Dimension and Frequency