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Title: The Effect of Increasing Load on Weak Layer Fracture: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Karl W. Birkeland, Alec van Herwijnen; Description: Avalanches failing on buried weak layers tend to be easier to trigger during or immediately following snowfall, suggesting that loading favorably chan...; Object ID: ISSW16_O1.03.pdf; Keywords: fracture, loading, slab, particle tracking velocimetry, propagation saw test; View additional details about The Effect of Increasing Load on Weak Layer Fracture

Title: Unusual Dry Slab Avalanche Releases Involving Dust-on-Snow Layers in Colorado: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Zach M. Guy, Jeffrey S. Deems; Description: In recent decades, dust-on-snow events are increasing in both frequency and geographic extent in the Western U.S. Although dust layers have gained a r...; Object ID: ISSW16_O3.03.pdf; Keywords: dust, slab avalanches, metamorphism, forecasting; View additional details about Unusual Dry Slab Avalanche Releases Involving Dust-on-Snow Layers in Colorado

Title: Deep Slab Instability: Loading and Settlement Rate Thresholds Related to Failure â€“ Part II: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Patrick J. Wright, Bob Comey, Chris McCollister, Mike Rheam; Description: Deep slab avalanches, which tend to be large and destructive, remain a challenge to accurately forecast. Using 42 seasons of historical data from Jack...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.08.pdf; Keywords: deep slab, persistent slab, settlement, loading, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Deep Slab Instability: Loading and Settlement Rate Thresholds Related to Failure â€“ Part II

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: Uncut Column Stability Tests For Hard Slab Snow Conditions: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Wesley R. Farnsworth, Markus Eckerstorfer; Description: This study aims to better understand a slabs influence on the mechanics of artificial avalanches. It seems that stability tests do not represent stab...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O2-01.pdf; Keywords: slab properties, propagation saw test, hard slab, uncut columns; View additional details about Uncut Column Stability Tests For Hard Slab Snow Conditions

Title: On How to Measure Snow Mechanical Properties Relevant to Slab Avalanche Release: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Benjamin Reuter, Martin Proksch, Henning Loewe, Alec van Herwijnen, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: The release of a slab avalanche is preceded by a sequence of fractures. The main material properties relevant for the fracture processes are the spec...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O2-02.pdf; Keywords: snow microstructure, snow mechanical properties, snow fracture, snow stability evaluation, avalanche release; View additional details about On How to Measure Snow Mechanical Properties Relevant to Slab Avalanche Release

Title: The Role of Avalanche Character in Public Avalanche Safety Products: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Karl Klassen, Pascal Haegeli, Grant Statham; Description: Avalanche character is a significant factor in professional decision-making (Atkins, 2004). Weak layer/interface, slab properties, persistence, weak l...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-13.pdf; Keywords: wet slab, slab, cornice; View additional details about The Role of Avalanche Character in Public Avalanche Safety Products

Title: Weather Preceding Persistent Deep Slab Avalanches: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Michael Conlan, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Deep slab avalanches release on persistent weak layers of facets, surface hoar, depth hoar, or poorly bonded crusts and are generally hard to forecast...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-01.pdf; Keywords: deep slab avalanche, persistent weak layer, weather, natural, localized dynamic load; View additional details about Weather Preceding Persistent Deep Slab Avalanches

Title: Modeling a Fluid/Solid Transition in Snow Weak Layers Application to Snow Avalanche Release: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: FranÃ§ois Louchet, Alain Duclos, Stephane Caffo; Description: A transition between solid and a fluid-like phases was evidenced and studied in the material made of loose ice crystals involved in snow avalanche re...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-11.pdf; Keywords: slab, triggering, weak layer, collapse, shear, whumpf; View additional details about Modeling a Fluid/Solid Transition in Snow Weak Layers Application to Snow Avalanche Release

Title: IceCube, A Portable and Reliable Instrument for Snow Specific Surface Area Measurement in the Field: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Nicolas Zuanon; Description: The specific surface area (SSA), defined as the surface area per unit mass, is a key variable to describe the physical properties of snow. It is seen ...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-20.pdf; Keywords: specific surface area, reflectance, grain size, optical measurement; View additional details about IceCube, A Portable and Reliable Instrument for Snow Specific Surface Area Measurement in the Field

Title: Winter Terrain Roughness as a New Parameter to Define Size and Location of Avalanche Release Areas: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Jochen Veitinger, B. Sovilla, R. S. Purves; Description: Location and size of avalanche release areas are crucial inputs in modelling of avalanche dynamics as, together with fracture depth, they determine th...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-47.pdf; Keywords: roughness, slab avalanche, snow distribution; View additional details about Winter Terrain Roughness as a New Parameter to Define Size and Location of Avalanche Release Areas

Title: Linking Weather Conditions to Snow Property Variations: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Benjamin Reuter, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: One of the challenges to modern avalanche forecasting is to enhance the forecastsâ€™ content with information on how snow instability varies in t...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-08.pdf; Keywords: snow microstructure, snow properties, fracture, snow stability, spatial variability, weather; View additional details about Linking Weather Conditions to Snow Property Variations

Title: The Influence of Near-Surface Warming on Slab Stiffness and Crack Propagation Propensity: Date: 2012; Authors: Benjamin Reuter, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Near-surface warming by either an increase in air temperature or radiation is believed to have a significant effect on dry-snow slab avalanche formati...; Object ID: issw-2012-028-031.pdf; Keywords: near-surface warming, propagation propensity, snow pack, slabs,; View additional details about The Influence of Near-Surface Warming on Slab Stiffness and Crack Propagation Propensity

Title: Measurements at Recent Deep Slab Avalanches: Date: 2012; Authors: Michael J.W. Conlan, David Tracz, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Hard-to-forecast deep slab avalanches can release unpredictably under diverse conditions ranging from storms to clear days to locally induced stress t...; Object ID: issw-2012-055-061.pdf; Keywords: persistent weak layer, cohesive slab, avalanche forecasting, snow stability, snow strength; View additional details about Measurements at Recent Deep Slab Avalanches

Title: Depth Hoar, Avalanches, and Wet Slabs: A Case Study of the Historic March, 2012 Wet Slab Avalanche Cycle at Bridger Bowl, Montana: Date: 2012; Authors: Alex Marienthal, Jordy Hendrikx, Doug Chabot, Pete Maleski, Karl Birkeland; Description: During this past winter, southwest Montana had many large avalanches and days of high avalanche danger. In the Bridger Mountains the most prominent an...; Object ID: issw-2012-062-068.pdf; Keywords: bridger mountains, hoar layer, wet slab avalanche, dry slab avalanche, rain on snow; View additional details about Depth Hoar, Avalanches, and Wet Slabs: A Case Study of the Historic March, 2012 Wet Slab Avalanche Cycle at Bridger Bowl, Montana

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