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Title: A History of Avalanche Hazard and Avalanche Research in the San Juan Mountains, Southwestern Colorado, USA: Date: 2006; Authors: Richard L. Armstrong, Betsy R. Armstrong; Description: The San Juan Mountainsâ€™ recorded avalanche history began simultaneously with mineral exploration in the 1870s. Development of mines and transpo...; Object ID: issw-2006-298-303.pdf; Keywords: avalanche monitoring, forecasting, control, history, zoning, snow metamorphism; View additional details about A History of Avalanche Hazard and Avalanche Research in the San Juan Mountains, Southwestern Colorado, USA

Title: The Avalanche Data in the Catalan Pyrenees, 20 Years of Avalanche Mapping: Date: 2006; Authors: P. Oller, E. MuntÃ¡n, J. MarturiÃ , C. GarcÃa, A. GarcÃa, P. MartÃnez; Description: In 1986, an avalanche mapping program began in the Catalan Pyrenees. Twenty years after, in 2006, the Avalanche Paths Map, a collection of 14 sheets a...; Object ID: issw-2006-305-313.pdf; Keywords: pyrenees, avalanche mapping, databases, spatial analysis; View additional details about The Avalanche Data in the Catalan Pyrenees, 20 Years of Avalanche Mapping

Title: Avalanche Hazard Mapping - 30 Years Experience in Austria: Date: 2006; Authors: Siegfried Sauermoser; Description: Natural hazards are increasingly a limiting factor in mountainous countries in connection with the growing population and economical development. Peop...; Object ID: issw-2006-314-321.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard mapping, austrian service in torrent and avalanche control, natural hazard; View additional details about Avalanche Hazard Mapping - 30 Years Experience in Austria

Title: Sensitive Avalanche Paths: Using a New Method for Inventory and Classification of Risk: Date: 2006; Authors: FranÃ§ois Rapin, Laurent Belanger, Antoine Hurand, Jean-Marc Bernard; Description: The dangerousness of all avalanche paths which threat winter living buildings is upon inventory and classification in France. It seeks to reveal the a...; Object ID: issw-2006-444-451.pdf; Keywords: avalanche risk, inventory, classification, data base; View additional details about Sensitive Avalanche Paths: Using a New Method for Inventory and Classification of Risk

Title: Graphic Avalanche Information for the New Media: Date: 2006; Authors: Bruce Tremper, Jim Conway; Description: As recently as ten years ago, the only way to deliver avalanche information to the public was through the recorded telephone advisory. Most avalanche ...; Object ID: issw-2006-505-509.pdf; Keywords: avalanche advisory, graphics, media, communication, avalanche hazard, public; View additional details about Graphic Avalanche Information for the New Media

Title: Potential Release Areas and Return Period of Avalanches: Is There a Relation?: Date: 2006; Authors: Margherita Maggioni, Urs Gruber, Ross S. Purves, Michele Freppaz; Description: Avalanche hazard zones are usually defined in terms of impact pressures and run-out distances for avalanches with a specific return period (T). Calcu...; Object ID: issw-2006-566-571.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard maps, release area, return period, extreme-values statistics; View additional details about Potential Release Areas and Return Period of Avalanches: Is There a Relation?

Title: Challenges to an Avalanche Center in a Time of Seasonal Climate Variability: A Case Study: Date: 2006; Authors: David W. Lovejoy, Leland R. Dexter, Kevin Tatsugawa; Description: Kachina Peaks (San Francisco Peaks) rising to nearly 13,000 ft. in northern Arizona represent an exception to the commonly held perception that snow a...; Object ID: issw-2006-683-690.pdf; Keywords: snow, avalanche forecasting, san francisco peaks, kpac, backcountry skiing; View additional details about Challenges to an Avalanche Center in a Time of Seasonal Climate Variability: A Case Study

Title: Practical Implementation of Avalanche Infrasound Monitoring Technology for Operational Utilization Near Teton Pass Wyoming: Date: 2006; Authors: Ernest D. Scott, Christopher T. Hayward, Timothy J. Colgan, Jerry C. Hamann, Robert F. Kubichek, John W. Pierre, Jamie Yount; Description: Recent advancements in infrasound monitoring hardware and software for the detection and identification of avalanche-generated infrasound signals have...; Object ID: issw-2006-714-723.pdf; Keywords: avalanche monitoring, infrasound, signal discrimination, sensor array; View additional details about Practical Implementation of Avalanche Infrasound Monitoring Technology for Operational Utilization Near Teton Pass Wyoming

Title: Enviromental Implications for Explosives Based Risk Mitigation: A Case Study from the BNSF Railway Avalanche Safety Program Essex, Montana, USA: Date: 2006; Authors: David Hamre, Richard W. Steiner; Description: On January 28th, 2004, numerous avalanches released above the BNSF Railway tracks located in John F. Stevens Canyon, Montana. In particular, three ava...; Object ID: issw-2006-747-756.pdf; Keywords: bnsf, railroad, snowsheds, avalanche forecasting, avalanche hazard, explosives, artillery; View additional details about Enviromental Implications for Explosives Based Risk Mitigation: A Case Study from the BNSF Railway Avalanche Safety Program Essex, Montana, USA

Title: Avalanche Risk Evalution with Practical Suggestions for Risk Minimisation: A Case Study of the Milford Road, New Zealand: Date: 2006; Authors: Jordy Hendrikx, Ian Owens, Wayne Carran, Ann Carran; Description: This paper examines two methods for risk evaluation in a case study for the Milford Road, New Zealand. These results are then used to quantify the eff...; Object ID: issw-2006-757-767.pdf; Keywords: avalanche risk, hazard index, traffic, milford road, new zealand; View additional details about Avalanche Risk Evalution with Practical Suggestions for Risk Minimisation: A Case Study of the Milford Road, New Zealand

Title: Avalanche Risk Along a 420 KV Transmission Line in Iceland: Date: 2006; Authors: Ãrni Jonsson, Steinar Bakkehol, Sigurjon Hauksson; Description: Two transmission lines between FljÃ³tsdalur and ReyÃ°arfjÃ¶rÃ°ur in northeast Iceland have been investigated concerning snow avalanche hazard....; Object ID: issw-2006-892-897.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, avalanche risk, fljÃ³tsdalslinur, landsvirkjun (national power company), landsnet (icegrid), transmission lines, design load; View additional details about Avalanche Risk Along a 420 KV Transmission Line in Iceland

Title: Plant Species Composition Reveals Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Snow Slides in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado: Date: 2006; Authors: Sara Simonson, Thomas Stohlgren, Chris Landry; Description: Snow avalanche events are difficult to study due to the uncertainty of forecasting when and where they will occur, and the inherent dangers of traveli...; Object ID: issw-2006-912.pdf; Keywords: plant species diversity, disturbance ecology, january 2005 storm, snow avalanche path, treering record; View additional details about Plant Species Composition Reveals Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Snow Slides in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Title: Dynamic Modelling of Dense Snow Avalanche Runout: Date: 2004; Authors: Chris Borstad; Description: Human experience with snow avalanches has motivated pursuits to determine the physics underlying the motion of flowing snow. Of particular practical ...; Object ID: issw-2004-001.pdf; Keywords: hazard, mapping, runout, flow, starting zone; View additional details about Dynamic Modelling of Dense Snow Avalanche Runout

Title: Numerical Modeling of a Slushflow Event: Date: 2004; Authors: Peter Gauer; Description: Slushflowsâ€”flowing mixtures of snow and waterâ€”constitute a natural hazard especially in higher latitudes, i.e., Norway, Iceland, or Alas...; Object ID: issw-2004-039-043.pdf; Keywords: slushflow, numerical modeling, field observation; View additional details about Numerical Modeling of a Slushflow Event

Title: The Importance of Snow Entrainment in Avalanche Dynamics Calculations: Date: 2004; Authors: Betty Sovilla, Perry Bartelt, Stefan Margreth; Description: Numerical models that predict flow velocities and runout distances of extreme avalanche events are used to delimit hazard maps. These models contain m...; Object ID: issw-2004-065-073.pdf; Keywords: avalanche dynamics, avalanche mass balance, entrainment, deposition, numerical modelling; View additional details about The Importance of Snow Entrainment in Avalanche Dynamics Calculations

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