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Title: Producing Nature-Like Snow in a Supercooled Cloud for Laboratory Experiments: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Ursula Enzenhofer, Michael Bacher, Sergey Sokratov, Christian Mahr, Johannes MÃ¼ller, Ulrich Worthmann, Ingrid Reiweger; Description: We here introduce our cloud chamber which enabled us to grow snow crystals from water vapour under conditions similar to those in natural clouds. The ...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.35.pdf; Keywords: ice crystals, snow formation, technical snow, supercooled cloud; View additional details about Producing Nature-Like Snow in a Supercooled Cloud for Laboratory Experiments

Title: Analysis of the Hazard Caused by Ice Avalanches From the Hanging Glacier on the Eiger West Face: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Stefan Margreth, Martin Funk, Daniel Tobler, Pierre Dalban, Lorenz Meier, Juerg Lauper; Description: The Eiger hanging glacier is located in the west face of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps (Swit-zerland). Large ice avalanches, especially if they trigge...; Object ID: ISSW16_O7.04.pdf; Keywords: risk management, ice avalanche, avalanche simulation, hazard assessment; View additional details about Analysis of the Hazard Caused by Ice Avalanches From the Hanging Glacier on the Eiger West Face

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; View additional details about Utilisation of the SM4 Automatic Snowpack Sensor in Avalanche Forecasting

Title: Plume Formation in Powder Snow Avalanches: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Perry Bartelt, Yves BÃ¼hler, Othmar Buser, Christian Ginzler; Description: A long-standing problem in avalanche science is to model the formation and propagation of icedust clouds that accompany fast moving dry snow flowing a...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-18.pdf; Keywords: avalanche dynamics, powder snow avalanches, plume formation, ice-dust cloud, blowout height, suspension layer; View additional details about Plume Formation in Powder Snow Avalanches

Title: Using a Thermal Imager to Quantify Buried Thermal Structure in Natural Snow: Date: 2012; Authors: Cora Shea, Bruce Jamieson, Karl Birkeland; Description: Avalanche researchers and practitioners have long measured snowpack temperatures in snow pits with thermometers about 10 cm apart. This led to the ass...; Object ID: issw-2012-267-276.pdf; Keywords: temperature gradient, thermal imaging, snow crystals, snow stability tests; View additional details about Using a Thermal Imager to Quantify Buried Thermal Structure in Natural Snow

Title: Monitoring Snowpack Temperature Gradient Using Automatic Snow Depth Sensor: Date: 2012; Authors: Ã–rn IngÃ³lfsson, Harpa GrÃmsdÃ³ttir, Magni Hreinn JÃ³nsson; Description: An instrument for measuring snow depth and snow temperature has been developed by POLS engineering in Iceland. The snow sensor (SM4) consists of a ser...; Object ID: issw-2012-956-960.pdf; Keywords: snow sensor, avalanche monitoring, snowpack temperature, faceted crystals, weak layers; View additional details about Monitoring Snowpack Temperature Gradient Using Automatic Snow Depth Sensor

Title: Safety Concept for Hazards Caused by Ice Avalanches from the Whymper Hanging Glacier in the Mont Blanc Massif: Date: 2010; Authors: Stefan Margreth, Martin Funk, Marco Vagliasindi, Massimo Broccolato; Description: The Whymper glacier is a hanging glacier located on the south face of the Grandes Jorasses (Mont Blanc Massif, Italy). Combined snow and ice avalanche...; Object ID: ISSW_O-055.pdf; Keywords: ice avalanche, safety concept, hazard map; View additional details about Safety Concept for Hazards Caused by Ice Avalanches from the Whymper Hanging Glacier in the Mont Blanc Massif

Title: Near-Surface Faceted Crystals on a Slope Covered with Stone Pine Trees: Date: 2004; Authors: Peter HÃ¶ller; Description: This paper presents snow surface temperature measurements as well as snow temperature investigations in the uppermost layer of the snowpack on a slop...; Object ID: issw-2004-107-111.pdf; Keywords: snow metamorphism, forest, avalanches; View additional details about Near-Surface Faceted Crystals on a Slope Covered with Stone Pine Trees

Title: Faceting Above Crusts and Associated Slab Avalanching in the Columbia Mountains: Date: 2004; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, Paul Langevin; Description: Numerous slab avalanches including unexpected human triggered avalanches are reported on crusts. For 70 dry slab avalanches that slid on a crust in th...; Object ID: issw-2004-112-120.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snowpack stratigraphy, crusts, melt-freeze layers, faceted crystals; View additional details about Faceting Above Crusts and Associated Slab Avalanching in the Columbia Mountains

Title: Morphology of Crystal Growth and Grain Bonding in Snow: Date: 2002; Authors: E. E. Adams, D. A. Miller; Description: Microstructure is of paramount importance to the structural stability of a snowpack. We have scrutinized microstructure at the grain and bond scale wi...; Object ID: issw-2002-323-327.pdf; Keywords: snow and ice, snow crystal, snow crystal growth, snow crystal structure, snow metamorphism; View additional details about Morphology of Crystal Growth and Grain Bonding in Snow

Title: Preliminary Results from Controlled Experiments on the Growth of Faceted Crystals Above a Wet Snow Layer: Date: 2002; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, Alec van Herwi jnen; Description: Faceted crystals have been observed above melt-freeze crusts, and the layers of such crystals form the failure layer for some hard-to-predict dry slab...; Object ID: issw-2002-337-342.pdf; Keywords: snow heat flux, snow metamorphism, snow stability, slab avalanche, avalanche formation; View additional details about Preliminary Results from Controlled Experiments on the Growth of Faceted Crystals Above a Wet Snow Layer

Title: Strength Changes of Layers of Faceted Snow Crystals in the Columbia and Rocky Mountain Snowpack Climates in Southwestern Canada: Date: 2000; Authors: Greg Johnson, Bruce Jamieson; Description: The strength of layers of faceted crystals is important for forecasting snow stability. During the winters of 1993-2000, in the intermountain snowpack...; Object ID: issw-2000-086-093.pdf; Keywords: snow crystals, faceted crystals, snow strength, snow climate, avalanche, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Strength Changes of Layers of Faceted Snow Crystals in the Columbia and Rocky Mountain Snowpack Climates in Southwestern Canada

Title: Near-Surface Faceted Crystals and Avalanche Dynamics in High-Elevation, Tropical Mountains of Bolivia: Date: 2000; Authors: Douglas Hardy, Mark W. Williams, Carlos Escobar; Description: The importance of near-surface faceted crystals in forming weak layers associated with snow avanches has recently received greater attention. However,...; Object ID: issw-2000-109-114.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, avalanche formation, snow, snow stratigraphy, mountains; View additional details about Near-Surface Faceted Crystals and Avalanche Dynamics in High-Elevation, Tropical Mountains of Bolivia

Title: Ice Engineering for Rock Glaciers: Date: 2000; Authors: David Hamre, Douglas K. McCarty, Erwin L. Long, Edward Yarmak, Jr.; Description: Construction of fixed facilities on rock glaciers is rarely undertaken. These masses of ice/rock aggregate move downhill under the influence of gravi...; Object ID: issw-2000-433-438.pdf; Keywords: rock glaciers, thermosyphon, thermopile, ice engineering; View additional details about Ice Engineering for Rock Glaciers

Title: Experiments of Depth Hoar Formation Under Extremely Low Temperature: Date: 1998; Authors: Y.Kamata, A.Sato; Description: To investigate the growth of depth hoar crystals in a very cold region, an experiment was carried out for three days with temperature gradients of 200...; Object ID: issw-1998-254-259.pdf; Keywords: depth hoar, extremely low temperature, saturated water vapor concentration; View additional details about Experiments of Depth Hoar Formation Under Extremely Low Temperature

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