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Title: A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR MAPPING SNOW DISTRIBUTION CHANGES IN AN AVALANCHE RELEASE ZONE
Date: 2023-10-08
Authors: Pia Ruttner-Jansen, Julia Glaus, Andreas Wieser, Yves Bühler
Description: Since people have been living in mountain regions, they are threatened by the danger of snow avalanches. Critical situations may require the closure o...
Object ID: ISSW2023_O10.05.pdf
Keywords: lidar, monitoring, snow depth, road safety, avalanches
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Title: UAV BASED WORKFLOW FOR FAST AND ACCURATE HS AND SNOW DISTRIBUTION IN HIGHWAY AVALANCHE FORECASTING
Date: 2023-10-08
Authors: Harlan Sheppard, Mike Stanford, Andrew Forsman, Eelke Folmer, Thor Veen
Description: Aerial remote sensing can provide important insights in the distribution of snow which is of importance for avalanche forecasting. We tested the use o...
Object ID: ISSW2023_P3.46.pdf
Keywords: remote sensing, uav, snow depth, avalanche forecasting
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Title: Investigating avalanche interaction with defence structures using unmanned aerial system photogrammetry
Date: 2018-10-07
Authors: Marc Adams, Jan-Thomas Fischer, Andreas Kofler, Christian Tollinger, Johannes Hoffmann
Description: Unmanned aerial system photogrammetry (UAS-P) is increasingly becoming a commonplace tool to generate orthophotos and measure surface elevation with g...
Object ID: ISSW2018_O02.3.pdf
Keywords: snow depth distribution, mitigation measures, unmanned aerial vehicle.
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Title: Changes in Snow Pressure on Snow Bridges in the Hokkaido Region of Japan
Date: 2018-10-07
Authors: Wataru Takahashi, Yusuke Harada, Masaru Matsuzawa
Description: The design guidelines for snow bridges of Japan are based on 'Technical Guideline for Defense Structures in Avalanche Starting Zones' developed in Swi...
Object ID: ISSW2018_P02.12.pdf
Keywords: snow bridges, snow pressure, unit weight of snowpack, snow depth.
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Title: Laser mapping of mountain snowpacks: enabling resilient management of water resources and avalanche hazard in a changing world
Date: 2018-10-07
Authors: Jeffrey Deems
Description: Many resource and hazard management operations - from water supply to avalanche hazard mitigation - support decision-making by comparing present to pa...
Object ID: ISSW2018_O04.3.pdf
Keywords: remote sensing, spatial variability, snow depth mapping, forecast modeling.
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Title: High resolution (spatial and temporal) terrestrial laser scanning in avalanche release areas
Date: 2018-10-07
Authors: Benjamin Meier, Jeff Deems, Walter Steinkogler
Description: Previous efforts measuring spatial snow height distributions with terrestrial laser scanning have been conducted from a distance and at irregular inte...
Object ID: ISSW2018_P04.11.pdf
Keywords: laser scanning, spatial and temporal snow depth mapping.
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Title: SfM-based 3D point clouds in determination of snow depth from high-resolution UAS data as alternative methods: Is it possible to use?
Date: 2018-10-07
Authors: Remzi Eker, Abdurrahim Aydın, Yves Bühler, Andreas Stoffel
Description: The DEM of Difference (DoD) method is most common technique used to obtain snow depth (HS) maps obtained from remote sensing data such as unmanned aer...
Object ID: ISSW2018_P04.14.pdf
Keywords: dod, m3c2, point cloud, snow depth, uas
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Title: Photogrammetric snow depth mapping: evaluation of different platforms and sensors
Date: 2018-10-07
Authors: Lucie Eberhard, Mauro Marty, Andreas Stoffel, Robert Kenner, Yves Bühler
Description: Until today, snow depth data is mostly estimated based on point measurements, either collected manually or at automated weather stations. New photogra...
Object ID: ISSW2018_P04.15.pdf
Keywords: snow depth, snow water equivalent swe, photogrammetry, remote sensing, alpine terrain.
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Title: Detecting snow depth change in avalanche path starting zones using unmanned aerial systems and structure from motion photogrammetry
Date: 2018-10-07
Authors: Erich Peitzsch, Daniel Fagre, Jordy Hendrikx, Karl Birkeland
Description: Understanding snow depth distribution and change is useful for avalanche forecasting and mitigation, runoff forecasting, and infrastructure planning. ...
Object ID: ISSW2018_P04.16.pdf
Keywords: structure from motion, uas, snow depth, photogrammetry.
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Title: Bivariate spatial modeling of snow depth and snow water equivalent extremes in Austria
Date: 2018-10-07
Authors: Harald Schellander, Tobias Hell
Description: In many applications like hydrological studies focusing on potential runoff, or climate studies investigating water availability, a spatial representa...
Object ID: ISSW2018_P05.4.pdf
Keywords: bivariate model, spatial extremes, snow depth, snow water equivalent, conditional return level, snow load, max-stable process.
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Title: Modeling snow water equivalent exclusively from daily snow depths
Date: 2018-10-07
Authors: Michael Winkler, Harald Schellander
Description: Many applications and studies, like climate and extreme value analyses, are seeking for longterm records of snow water equivalent (SWE). Measurements ...
Object ID: ISSW2018_P05.9.pdf
Keywords: snow depth, snow water equivalent, snow density, semi-empirical model, long-term snow data.
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Title: UAV Borne Laser Scanning of Snow Surfaces
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Alexander Prokop, Florian Singer
Description: In snow and avalanche research, different methods are used increasingly to efficiently and accurately map snow surfaces and depths over an area of sev...
Object ID: ISSW16_O9.03.pdf
Keywords: snow depth mapping, laser scanning, uav, uas
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Title: Utilisation of the SM4 Automatic Snowpack Sensor in Avalanche Forecasting
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Harpa Grimsdottir, Orn Ingolfsson, Magni H. Jonsson, Vidir Arnarson, Halfdan Ingolfsson, Sveinn Brynjolfsson, Gestur Hansson
Description: A small innovation company in Iceland, POLS Engineering, has developed the SM4 automatic snowpack sensor that is currently installed at over 30 locati...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.30.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow sensor, automatic warnings, snow crystals, snow depth, facets
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Title: Deriving Mean Snow Depth in Complex Terrain From Flat Field Measurements
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Nora Helbig, Alec van Herwijnen, Tobias Jonas
Description: Snow depth is an important parameter for various applications, including hydrological and avalanche forecasting. Various measurement networks were the...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.46.pdf
Keywords: mean snow depth, avalanche forecasting, meteorological models, subgrid parameterization
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Title: Photogrammetrically Derived Estimates of Snow Depth Variability in Complex Terrain
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Gabriel Wolken, Erin Whorton, Alexander Gould
Description: Seasonal snow is a key cryospheric variable because of its influence on energy and wa-ter budgets, regional economies, and public safety. Quantitative...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.47.pdf
Keywords: snow depth, spatial variability, photogrammetry, structure from motion, avalanche, alaska
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