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Title: Human-Triggered Slab Avalanche Properties From the Catalan Pyrenees: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Montse Bacardit, Ivan Moner, Jordi GavaldÃ , GlÃ²ria MartÃ, Carles Garcia; Description: During the last three decades in the Catalan Pyrenees (Eastern side of the range), data on avalanche and snowpack characteristics from reported human-...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.09.pdf; Keywords: slab avalanche, avalanche release, human-triggering, snowpack structure, snowpack stability; View additional details about Human-Triggered Slab Avalanche Properties From the Catalan Pyrenees

Title: Effects of Saharan Dust Outbreaks on the Snow Stability in the Pyrenees: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Laetitia Chomette, Montse Bacardit, Jordi GavaldÃ , Ivan Moner; Description: Saharan dust outbreaks occur nearly every winter in the Pyrenees. It is well established that dust layers on the top of the snowpack reduce the snow a...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.02.pdf; Keywords: snowpack structure, variability and metamorphism; avalanche formation, release and dynamics; View additional details about Effects of Saharan Dust Outbreaks on the Snow Stability in the Pyrenees

Title: On the Relationship Between Water Infiltration and Snowpack Structure: Date: 2014-09-29; Authors: Hiroki Matsushita, Shinji Ikeda, Yusuke Harada, Yasuhiko Ito, Kazuya Akiyama; Description: The type of wet-snow avalanche varies with the circumstances of water infiltration caused by snowpack structures consisting of various snow-grain type...; Object ID: ISSW14_paper_P1.42.pdf; Keywords: water infiltration, snowpack structure, inclined snow layer, rain on snow; View additional details about On the Relationship Between Water Infiltration and Snowpack Structure

Title: Automatic Classification of Manual Snow Profiles by Snow Structure: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Frank Techel, Christine Pielmeier; Description: Manual snowpack observations are an important component of avalanche hazard assessment for the Swiss avalanche forecasting service. Approximately 900 ...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-07.pdf; Keywords: snowpack structure, avalanche forecasting, snow profile analysis; View additional details about Automatic Classification of Manual Snow Profiles by Snow Structure

Title: Practitioners View on Quick Study of Snowpack: How to Explain the Vocabulary for Pole Probe Tests and Slope Cutting: Date: 2012; Authors: Theo Meiners, Kim Grant, Sam Sehnert, Matt Belford, Jessica Baker, Robb Maris, Aidan Meiners, Craig Fischer, Nicholas Houfek, Josh Pope, AJ Sanders, Mike Trombetta, Dan Janjigian, Sam Green; Description: As practitioners and heli-ski guides in the Chugach Mountains of Valdez, Alaska we ski cut slopes to mitigate the volume of loose snow avalanches (slu...; Object ID: issw-2012-023-027.pdf; Keywords: sluff, helicopter skiing, snowpack structure, snowpack properties,snowslope stability; View additional details about Practitioners View on Quick Study of Snowpack: How to Explain the Vocabulary for Pole Probe Tests and Slope Cutting

Title: Monitoring Diurnal Near-Surface Faceting: Date: 2010; Authors: Brett Kobernik, Wendy Wagner; Description: Near-surface faceting produces weak snow grains at or near the snow surface and once buried has the potential to form weak layers in the snowpack str...; Object ID: ISSW_P-010.pdf; Keywords: near-surface faceting, snowpack structure, fatalities, ibuttons; View additional details about Monitoring Diurnal Near-Surface Faceting

Title: Enso and Avalanche Fatalities: Is there a Correlation?: Date: 2008-09-22; Authors: Mark Moore; Description: Preliminary statistical evidence suggests that some correlation may exist between ENSO (El NiÃ±o Southern Oscillation) events and annual North Ameri...; Object ID: P__8068.pdf; Keywords: weather, snowpack evolution, avalanche fatality, snowpack structure, character of the winter; View additional details about Enso and Avalanche Fatalities: Is there a Correlation?

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; View additional details about Rough Correlations of Common Snowpack Stability Tests