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Title: NEW INSIGHTS OF MECHANICAL SNOWPACK PROPERTIES MEASURED BY ACOUSTIC AND SEISMIC DISTRIBUTED FIBER OPTIC SENSING
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Alexander Prokop, Nicola Agostinetti, Benedikt Anwander, Bernhard Grasemann
Description: Since 2012 we successfully monitor avalanche activity using distributed seismic fiber optic sensing at our avalanche test area at Lech am Arlberg, Aus...
Object ID: ISSW2026_O1.5.pdf
Keywords: distributed seismic sensing, fiber optic, weak layer collapse, mechanical properties
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Title: TOWARDS AUTOMATIC AVALANCHE DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION USING SEISMIC AND INFRASOUND ARRAY DATA
Date: 2026-09-28
Authors: Christine Seupel, Patrick Düggelin, Andri Simeon, Cristina Pérez-Guillén, Andreas Fichtner, Alec van Herwijnen
Description: Reliable avalanche detection and localization are essential for effective hazard mitigation. They support avalanche forecasting, risk management, and ...
Object ID: ISSW2026_O5.3.pdf
Keywords: avalanche detection, seismic, infrasound, array processing, instrumentation and remote sensing
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Title: MEASURING SNOW AND AVALANCHE PROPERTIES USING ACOUSTIC AND SEISMIC DISTRIBUTED FIBER OPTIC SENSING
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Alexander Prokop, Nicola P. Agostinetti, Benedikt Anwander, Bernhard Hajek, Bernhard Grasemann
Description: Since 2012 we monitor avalanche activity using distributed acoustic and seismic fiber optic sensing at our avalanche test area at Lech am Arlberg, Aus...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P8.4.pdf
Keywords: avalanche detection, distributed acoustic and seismic fiber optic sensing, snow properties, avalanche dynamics
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Title: MONITORING AVALANCHE ACTIVITIES INSIDE AN AVALANCHE PATH FOR RACS OPERATORS
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Jean-Marc Neuville, Thomas Berger
Description: This fully automatized versatile system aims to provide RACS (Remote Avalanche Control Systems) safety operators accurate information of the situation...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P8.19.pdf
Keywords: mast, snow, height, seismic, vibrations, automatic, monitoring. 
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Title: COMBINING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR THE AUTOMATED DETECTION OF AVALANCHES IN SEISMIC DATA
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Cristina Pérez-Guillén, Andri Simeon, Christine Seupel, Michele Volpi, Nicola Widmer, Alec van Herwijnen
Description: The destructive power of avalanches demands fast detection and early warning systems to mitigate avalanche risk in mountain areas. Since avalanches ar...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P8.26.pdf
Keywords: automatic avalanche detection, seismic monitoring and machine learning models
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Title: MONITORING AVALANCHE ACTIVITIES INSIDE AN AVALANCHE PATH FOR RACS OPERATORS
Date: 2023-10-08
Authors: Jean-Marc Neuville, Kevin Mendes Kefi, Thibaud Alotti
Description: This fully automatized versatile system aims to provide RACS (Remote Avalanche Control Systems.) operators accurate information of the situation insid...
Object ID: ISSW2023_P3.44.pdf
Keywords: mast, snow, height, seismic, vibrations, automatic, monitoring
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Title: Avalanches on Mt. Fuji, Japan: Seismic detection and tracking combined with numerical simulations
Date: 2018-10-07
Authors: Pérez-Guillén Cristina, Tsunematsu Kae, Nishimura Kouichi, Issler Dieter
Description: Avalanches from Mt. Fuji may attain run-out distances of up to 3km and represent a major natural hazard. These avalanches exhibit different flow types...
Object ID: ISSW2018_O01.3.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanches, seismic detection, avalanche location, numerical simulations.
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Title: Comparative analysis of avalanche seismic signals and Geodar data at the Vallée de la Sionne test site (2018)
Date: 2018-10-07
Authors: P. Roig-Lafon, C. Pérez-Guillén, B. Sovilla, E. Suriñach, A. Köhler, M. Tapia, G. Furdada
Description: In this work, we analyze data from three seismic sensors located at strategic locations inside the avalanche path (starting zone, flowing zone and run...
Object ID: ISSW2018_O07.4.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanches, seismic data, geodar, flow regimes, avalanche dynamics
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Title: Automatic classification of continuous seismic data for avalanche monitoring purposes
Date: 2018-10-07
Authors: Matthias Heck, Conny Hammer, Manuel Hobiger, Alec van Herwijnen, Jürg Schweizer, Donat Fäh
Description: Seismic monitoring systems are well suited to detect avalanches independent of weather conditions. Nevertheless, seismic monitoring systems are not ye...
Object ID: ISSW2018_O07.10.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche, avalanche forecasting, seismic monitoring, automatic detection, event localization
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Title: Towards the Automatic Detection of Avalanches in Seismic Data Using Hidden Markov Models
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Matthias Heck, Conny Hammer, Alec van Herwijnen, Jürg Schweizer, Donat Fäh
Description: Seismic monitoring systems are well suited for the remote detection of various mass movements, including snow avalanches. While this has been known si...
Object ID: ISSW16_O14.04.pdf
Keywords: automatic detection, classification, seismic monitoring
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Title: Seismic Responses of Snowpack on a Slope in a Vibration Experiment and Suggestion of the Method Estimating of Earthquake-Induced Avalanche Occurrences
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Yusuke Harada, Wataru Takahashi, Satoshi Omiya, Hiroki Matsushita, Takahiro Chiba, Masaru Matsuzawa
Description: A vibration experiment was conducted to understand the seismic response of the snowpack on a slope. The following were found. 1) The dynamic magnifica...
Object ID: ISSW16_P4.43.pdf
Keywords: vibration experiment, snowpack on a slope, seismic response
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Title: Detecting Avalanches Using Seismic Monitoring Systems
Date: 2014-09-29
Authors: Alec van Herwijnen, Matthias Heck, Jürg Schweizer
Description: Meteorological, snowpack and avalanche activity data provide the essential building blocks for avalanche forecasting. While in recent decades the avai...
Object ID: ISSW14_paper_O5.03.pdf
Keywords: avalanche monitoring, avalanche forecasting, seismic instrumentation, avalanche formation
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Title: Monitoring Avalanche Activity Using Distributed Acoustic Fiber Optic Sensing
Date: 2014-09-29
Authors: Alexander Prokop, Peter Schön, Anna Wirbel, Markus Jungmayr
Description: A new tool for avalanche monitoring, a distributed fiber optic system, was for the first time installed and adapted for the purpose of monitoring snow...
Object ID: ISSW14_paper_O5.05.pdf
Keywords: avalanche monitoring, seismic detection, acoustic fiber optic sensing, warning tool
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Title: Evaluation of an Avalanche Triggered by a Local Earthquake at the Vallée de la Sionne (Switzerland) Experimental Site
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: C. Pérez- Guillén, E. Suriñach, G. Furdada, M. Hiller, M. Tapia
Description: The snow avalanche group of the University of Barcelona in a collaboration with the SLF (Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Davos (Suiza)) mon...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-08.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, earthquake, seismic data, infrasound, snow stability factor
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Title: Automatic Detection of Avalanches Using Infrasound and Seismic Signals
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: A. Schimmel, J. Hübl
Description: The ability to detect avalanches as they occur is essential for avalanche management and avalanche forecasting. Past studies have shown that avalanche...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-67.pdf
Keywords: avalanches, warning systems, infrasound, seismic
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