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Title: TOWARDS SYSTEMATIC PATTERNS AND AVALANCHE RISK ANALYSIS WITH CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND EVENT DETECTION ON AVALANCHE SLOPES WITH A NOVEL SENSOR ARRAY BOX IN AUSTRIA
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Markus Hoffmann, Michael Brauner, Christan Rachoy, Thomas Dolleschal, Johannes Leubolt, Ingrid Reiweger
Description: Austria's largest railway infrastructure operator, OEBB-Infrastruktur AG aims to ensure safe and reliable operation of the rail network with minimal c...
Object ID: ISSW2024_O8.4.pdf
Keywords: monitoring, avalanche slopes, event detection, systematic patterns, risk analysis
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Title: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE MOBILE SENSOR ARRAY BOX FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF AVALANCHE SLOPES AND ROBUST EVENT DETECTION
Date: 2024-09-23
Authors: Markus Hoffmann, Michael Brauner, Christan Rachoy, Thomas Dolleschal, Johannes Leubolt, Ingrid Reiweger
Description: Due to climate change natural hazards such as avalanches, mudflows, and floods are an increasing threat to transport infrastructure and settlements. T...
Object ID: ISSW2024_P8.6.pdf
Keywords: monitoring, avalanche slopes, event detection, systematic patterns, risk analysis
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Title: Measurements of ECT Scores and Crack-Face Friction in Non-Persistent Weak Layers: What are the Implications for Practitioners?
Date: 2012
Authors: Ron Simenhois, Karl W. Birkeland, Alec van Herwijnen
Description: Field observations suggest that avalanches releasing on non-persistent weak layers tend to slide on steeper slopes than other dry slab avalanches. Rec...
Object ID: issw-2012-104-110.pdf
Keywords: weak snowpack layers, extended column test, slopes, dry slab avalanche,
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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
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Title: Spatial Variabiity of Snowpack on Small Wind Effected Slopes, Central Svalbard
Date: 2012
Authors: Wesley R. Farnsworth, Markus Eckerstorfer, Hanne H. Christiansen
Description: Spatial variability studies of snowpack stability have predominantly been conducted on sheltered uniform slopes despite mountains and avalanche starti...
Object ID: issw-2012-467-472.pdf
Keywords: spatial variability, snowpack, slopes, artificial trigger points, weak layer
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Title: Snow Variability and Validity of Snow Stability Assessment
Date: 2010
Authors: Pavel Chernous, Yuri Fedorenko, Nikolay Barashev, Yuri Seliverstov
Description: Results of the field studies of spatial snow variability on mountain slopes for such regions as: the Khibini Mountains, the Altai Mountains, the Baika...
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Keywords: snow stability, mountain slopes, snow thickness, density, shear strength
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Title: Characteristics of Avalanche Accidents in Western Himalayan Region, India
Date: 2002
Authors: Ashwagosha Ganju, Naresh K Thakur, Vijay Rana
Description: Avalanches caused considerable damage initially to the inhabitants of Himalayan belt but lately only a small proportion of the original inhabitants of...
Object ID: issw-2002-200-207.pdf
Keywords: accidents, slopes, forecasting, weather
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Title: Characteristics of Artificial Snow and its Effect on Vegetation
Date: 2000
Authors: Veronika Stockli, Christian Rixen
Description: The winter and early spring environment of plants under ski slopes is physically and chemically changed due to grooming and the addition of artificia...
Object ID: issw-2000-468-471.pdf
Keywords: artificial snow, snow density, snow depth, ski slopes, temperature, vegetation
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Title: Experience with Rutschblocks
Date: 1992
Authors: J.B. Jamieson, C.D. Johnston
Description: During the winters of 1990-1992, rutschblock technique and limitations, variability and precision of rutschblock scores, and applications of rutschblo...
Object ID: issw-1992-150-159.pdf
Keywords: dry slab, rutschblock, slopes
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Title: Characteristics of Weak Snow Layers or Interfaces
Date: 1992
Authors: Paul M. B. Fohn
Description: Weak layers or interfaces are a necessary condition for slab formation. In order to gain more insight into the characteristics of such weak layers or...
Object ID: issw-1992-160-170.pdf
Keywords: weak layer, interfaces, avalanche slopes
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Title: Operational Use of the Model Crocus by French Avalanche Forecast Services
Date: 1990
Authors: E. Brun
Description: Since 1971, the operational avalanche forecasting is operated by the french national meteorological service in the Alpes and in the Pyrenees. In the ...
Object ID: issw-1990-031-037.pdf
Keywords: snow pit, snow cover, stability, altitudes, slopes, orientation
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Title: The Spatial Variability of Snow Strength on Potential Avalanche Slopes
Date: 1990
Authors: K.W. Birkeland, R.L. Brown, K.J. Hansen-Bristow
Description: (Note: The complete paper is being submitted to the Journal of Glaciology, and only an abstract is provided in these proceedings. Please write to the...
Object ID: issw-1990-115-118.pdf
Keywords: avalanche slopes, snow strength, slope stability, avalanche control
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Title: Aerial Blasting: Theories and Contraptions
Date: 1986
Authors: Ray Dombroski
Description: Since the 1981-82 ski season the Bridger Bowl ski patrol has been experimenting with aerial detonation of explosives for regular avalanche control wo...
Object ID: issw-1986-069-071.pdf
Keywords: bomb wires, experiments, slopes stability
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Title: Whistler Mountain Avalanche Control Programme
Date: 1976
Authors: C. Stethem, J. Hetherington
Description: Whistler Mountain is located at about 50 0 North latitude by 123 0 longitude, in the Pacific Coast Range of British Columbia, about 115 km north of Va...
Object ID: issw-1976-024-029.pdf
Keywords: skiing terrain, ski slopes
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