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- Title: Wet Snow Diurnal Evolution and Stability Assessment
- Date: 2009
- Authors: Frank Techel, Christine Pielmeier
- Description: Wet snow avalanches pose a threat to snow recreationists and to infrastructure such as mountain roads. The timing of wet snow avalanche formation is d...
- Object ID: issw-2009-0256-0261.pdf
- Keywords: wet snow, snow stability, water content, rutschblock test, extended column test, shovel shear test, persistent weak layer
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- Title: Rough Correlations of Common Snowpack Stability Tests
- Date: 2006
- Authors: Mark Moore
- Description: Because each different layer of snow can respond to applied stress in a variety of ways, and because the mechanical properties of snow layers often ch...
- Object ID: issw-2006-428-434.pdf
- Keywords: stability test, snowpack strength, avalanche danger, snowpack structure, snow profile, shear test
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- Title: Evaluation of the Shovel Shear Test
- Date: 1988
- Authors: Peter Schaerer
- Description: The shovel shear test - an index observation of the stability of snow packs - consists of cutting a vertical column of snow, applying a force by press...
- Object ID: issw-1988-274-276.pdf
- Keywords: snow pack, stability, shovel shear test, failure, snow layer
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- Title: Field Tests of Snow Stability
- Date: 1980
- Authors: Chris J. Stethem, John W. Tweedy, Rossland, B.C.
- Description: Snow stability evaluaton is a critical element in avalanche hazard evaluation. The procedure of stability evaluation encompasses an analysis of avalan...
- Object ID: issw-1980-052-061.pdf
- Keywords: snow stability, hazard, sheer frame test, shovel shear test, avalanche control
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