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Title: Statistical Modelling of Snow Cover Stability in Mountain Slopes: Date: 1994; Authors: Pavel A. Chemouss; Description: New class of snow cover stability models are suggested. The base of such models are determined models of snow cover mechanical equilibrium and paramet...; Object ID: issw-1994-341-345.pdf; Keywords: algorithm, snow model, stability, snow cover, statistics; View additional details about Statistical Modelling of Snow Cover Stability in Mountain Slopes

Title: The Stuffblock: A Simple and Effective Snowpack Stability Test: Date: 1994; Authors: Ron Johnson, Karl Birkeland; Description: The stuftblock is a new snow stability test developed and used operationally by the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center during the 1993-94 winte...; Object ID: issw-1994-518-526.pdf; Keywords: stuffblock, stability tests, forecasting; View additional details about The Stuffblock: A Simple and Effective Snowpack Stability Test

Title: Table Tennis Ball Avalanche Experiments: Date: 1994; Authors: Kenji Kosugi, Atsushi Sato, Osamu Abe, Yasuaki Nohguchi, Yutaka Yamada, Kouichi Nishimura, Kaoru Izumi; Description: Table tennis ball avalanche (TTBA) experiments were carried out on an inclined chute to study the dynamics and the structures of snow avalanches. The ...; Object ID: issw-1994-636-642.pdf; Keywords: velocity, tennis balls, snow avalanche; View additional details about Table Tennis Ball Avalanche Experiments

Title: Computer Applications for Avalanche Forecasting: Date: 1992; Authors: Bruce Tremper; Description: Avalanche hazard forecasters must evaluate a number of different important parameters which often vary markedly over time and distance. A number of co...; Object ID: issw-1992-105-115.pdf; Keywords: software, forecasters; View additional details about Computer Applications for Avalanche Forecasting

Title: Slab Avalanche Formation, New Measurements and Results: Date: 1992; Authors: H. Gubler; Description: Three types of experiments have been started or continued during the last two years to improve our knowledge on the formation of slab avalanches: (a) ...; Object ID: issw-1992-134-149.pdf; Keywords: weak layer, triggering, slab avalanche; View additional details about Slab Avalanche Formation, New Measurements and Results

Title: Experience with Rutschblocks: Date: 1992; Authors: J.B. Jamieson, C.D. Johnston; Description: During the winters of 1990-1992, rutschblock technique and limitations, variability and precision of rutschblock scores, and applications of rutschblo...; Object ID: issw-1992-150-159.pdf; Keywords: dry slab, rutschblock, slopes; View additional details about Experience with Rutschblocks

Title: The Canadian Avalanche Centre: Date: 1992; Authors: Alan Dennis, Bob Jamieson; Description: The Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) opened on 5 October 1991. The CAC is the operational arm of the Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) and was set u...; Object ID: issw-1992-301-302.pdf; Keywords: snow stability, training, forecasts, accidents; View additional details about The Canadian Avalanche Centre

Title: Seasonal Snowcover in the Foothills of Alaska's Arctic Slope: Date: 1990; Authors: Glen E. Liston; Description: Snowcover is a dominant feature of Alaska's Arctic Slope for nine months of each year. During 1984-85, a research program was conducted in the headwat...; Object ID: issw-1990-001-009.pdf; Keywords: snowcover, slope, wind, melting; View additional details about Seasonal Snowcover in the Foothills of Alaska's Arctic Slope

Title: Computer-Assisted ldentification Potential Avalanche Terrain: Date: 1990; Authors: J. Cartwright, H. Boyne, K. Williams; Description: It has long been recognized that the terrain upon which a snow cover is deposited plays a crucial role in snowpack stability later in the season. Ther...; Object ID: issw-1990-038.pdf; Keywords: terrain, snow cover, snowpack stability, geographic information systems (gis); View additional details about Computer-Assisted ldentification Potential Avalanche Terrain

Title: Dry Slab Avalanches Triggered by Skiers: Date: 1990; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Most skiers buried and killed in a slab avalanche triggered "their" avalanche themselves. Avalanche forecasting should reflect this fact. In times of...; Object ID: issw-1990-307-309.pdf; Keywords: stability, forecasting, rutschblock test, skiing, dry slab; View additional details about Dry Slab Avalanches Triggered by Skiers

Title: Snowcover Stability Tests and the Areal Variability of Snow Strength: Date: 1988; Authors: Paul M.B. Fohn; Description: This paper describes in a first part the advantages and drawbacks of the following tests: wedge test, shovel test, "Rutschblock-" test, shear frame te...; Object ID: issw-1988-263-273.pdf; Keywords: snow strength, stability, wedge test, shovel test, rutschblock test, shear frame test; View additional details about Snowcover Stability Tests and the Areal Variability of Snow Strength

Title: On the Effect of Strong Density Layering on Metamorphism of Seasonal Snowcover: Date: 1988; Authors: E.E. Adams, R.L. Brown; Description: Recent studies by the authors in the Bridger Mountains near Bozeman, MT and at the South Pole have indicated the presence of peculiar metamorphism pr...; Object ID: issw-1988-037-040.pdf; Keywords: metamorphism, temperature gradient, alpine, isothermal; View additional details about On the Effect of Strong Density Layering on Metamorphism of Seasonal Snowcover

Title: Statistical Analysis of Snow Stability, Alpine Meadows Ski Resort, California: Date: 1988; Authors: Kirk Swanson; Description: Time series relationships between meteorologic conditions and avalanche activity were determined for controlled avalanche paths at Alpine Meadows Ski ...; Object ID: issw-1988-073-082.pdf; Keywords: forecasting, avalanche, stability, snow; View additional details about Statistical Analysis of Snow Stability, Alpine Meadows Ski Resort, California

Title: Observations Relating to Wet Snow Stability: Date: 1988; Authors: H. Conway, Steve Breyfogle, Craig R. Wilbour; Description: Observations relating to wet snow avalanches in a low-elevation, maritime climate are discussed. The effects of crystal structure, water drainage, and...; Object ID: issw-1988-211-222.pdf; Keywords: crystal structure, water drainage, lubricated layers, snow stability, forecast; View additional details about Observations Relating to Wet Snow Stability

Title: Evaluation of the Shovel Shear Test: Date: 1988; Authors: Peter Schaerer; Description: The shovel shear test - an index observation of the stability of snow packs - consists of cutting a vertical column of snow, applying a force by press...; Object ID: issw-1988-274-276.pdf; Keywords: snow pack, stability, shovel shear test, failure, snow layer; View additional details about Evaluation of the Shovel Shear Test