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Title: MOUNTAIN RAIN OR SNOW: ENHANCING AVALANCHE FORECASTING WITH REAL-TIME PRECIPITATION PHASE DATA: Date: 2024-09-23; Authors: Anne Heggli, David Reichel, Brian Brong, Benjamin Hatchett, Nayoung Hur, Meghan Collins, Keith Jennings, Monica Arienzo; Description: Both minor and major rain-on-snow events can create a weak layer in the snowpack or reduce snowpack stability, increasing the potential for avalanche ...; Object ID: ISSW2024_P1.13.pdf; Keywords: snow level, probabilistic forecast, precipitation phase, sierra nevada; View additional details about MOUNTAIN RAIN OR SNOW: ENHANCING AVALANCHE FORECASTING WITH REAL-TIME PRECIPITATION PHASE DATA

Title: USING THE MARKOV PROCESS TO FORECAST YEARLY SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS: Date: 2023-10-08; Authors: Jayna E. Palmer, John M. Lewis; Description: The snowpack in California's Sierra Nevada acts as a natural reservoir to hold water used for agricultural, recreational, and residential purposes. Fo...; Object ID: ISSW2023_P3.26.pdf; Keywords: snowpack, sierra nevada, markov chain; View additional details about USING THE MARKOV PROCESS TO FORECAST YEARLY SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS

Title: Using Large Column Tests to Successfully Forecast Persistent Deep Slab Avalanches in the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Brandon Schwartz, Andy Anderson; Description: Forecasting of Persistent Deep Slab avalanches presents a unique and at times difficult problem for Backcountry Regional Forecasters, Guide Services, ...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.26.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, persistent deep slab, propagation saw test (pst), extended column test (ect), sierra nevada; View additional details about Using Large Column Tests to Successfully Forecast Persistent Deep Slab Avalanches in the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains

Title: Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack: Date: 1996; Authors: Tammy Johnson, Pete Fohl, Jeff Dozier; Description: Mountainous areas, particularly in the western U.S., provide a large fraction of the fresh water supply. This reserve is possibly vulnerable to change...; Object ID: issw-1996-029-034.pdf; Keywords: climate change, sierra nevada, snow, historic data, water resources; View additional details about Climate Change and Sierra Nevada Snowpack