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Title: Use of Ground Based INSAR Radar to Monitor Glide Avalanches: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Ingrid Skrede, Lene Kristensen, Carlo Rivolta; Description: Ground based InSAR radars are commonly used to monitor deformations on rock slopes, using acceleration to predict the risk of failure. During the spri...; Object ID: ISSW16_O2.04.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanche, insar, radar, monitoring, stavbrekkfonna; View additional details about Use of Ground Based INSAR Radar to Monitor Glide Avalanches

Title: Case Study: Natural Glide and Wet Slab Avalanche Cycle, Going-To-The-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana USA: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Jake Hutchinson, Erich H. Peitzsch, Adam M. Clark; Description: The Going-to-the-Sun Road (GTSR) is the premier tourist attraction in Glacier National Park, Montana. The GTSR also traverses through and under 40 ava...; Object ID: ISSW16_O3.02.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanche, wet slab avalanche, forecasting, glacier national park, montana; View additional details about Case Study: Natural Glide and Wet Slab Avalanche Cycle, Going-To-The-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana USA

Title: Exemplary Actions of Education for Increasing the Resilience of Communities to Natural Hazards in High Mountain: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Paola Dellavedova, OcÃ©ane Vibert, Luca Pitet, Jean Pierre Fosson, Valerio Segor, Alessandro Benati, Elisabetta Ceaglio, Nathalie Durand, Antoine Brulport; Description: In response to actual climatic variations and global warming, highlighted by the scorching summers of 2003 and 2015, major alpine faces within the Mo...; Object ID: ISSW16_O4.02.pdf; Keywords: mountaineering, natural hazards, education, resilience, risks, prÃ©vriskhautemontagne project; View additional details about Exemplary Actions of Education for Increasing the Resilience of Communities to Natural Hazards in High Mountain

Title: Avalanche Awareness at the Jackson Hole High School: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Sarah Carpenter, Trevor Deighton; Description: Each year, more young skiers, riders, and snowmobilers are accessing the backcountry. For the past 12 years, the American Avalanche Institute has been...; Object ID: ISSW16_O4.03.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, youth education, wyoming; View additional details about Avalanche Awareness at the Jackson Hole High School

Title: Teenagers in the Backcountry: a Study of Use and Education from the Perspective of High School Students: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Emery L. Rheam; Description: Teenagers are using the backcountry increasingly more and more during the winter for a wide range of activities. When growing up in mountain communiti...; Object ID: ISSW16_O4.04.pdf; Keywords: teenagers, avalanche education, youth education; View additional details about Teenagers in the Backcountry: a Study of Use and Education from the Perspective of High School Students

Title: Risk-Based Avalanche Program Design: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Grant Statham, Brian Gould; Description: Avalanche safety programs around the world are diverse and varied, challenged to forecast avalanche hazard and manage avalanche risk in a variety of e...; Object ID: ISSW16_O5.01.pdf; Keywords: risk, hazard, probability, consequence, exposure, vulnerability, education; View additional details about Risk-Based Avalanche Program Design

Title: Can We Derive an Avalanche Terrain Severity Rating from Observed Terrain Selection of Professional Guides? A Proof-Of-Concept Study: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Scott Thumlert, Pascal Haegeli; Description: The physical risk from snow avalanches poses a serious threat to backcountry recreationalists and the winter backcountry recreation industry. Professi...; Object ID: ISSW16_O5.03.pdf; Keywords: terrain selection, helicopter ski guiding, avalanche risk management, avalanche hazard, gis avalanche terrain classification; View additional details about Can We Derive an Avalanche Terrain Severity Rating from Observed Terrain Selection of Professional Guides? A Proof-Of-Concept Study

Title: Comparison of Measured and Modelled Snow Cover Liquid Water Content to Improve Local Wet-Snow Avalanche Prediction: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Christoph Mitterer, Achim Heilig, Lino Schmid, Alec van Herwijnen, Olaf Eisen, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Wet-snow avalanches can be difficult to forecast. However, recent studies have suggested that an index (LWCindex) related to the mean liquid water con...; Object ID: ISSW16_O6.01.pdf; Keywords: wet-snow avalanches, avalanche forecasting, liquid water content; View additional details about Comparison of Measured and Modelled Snow Cover Liquid Water Content to Improve Local Wet-Snow Avalanche Prediction

Title: Regional Forecasting of Wet Snow Avalanche Cycles: an Essential Tool for Avalanche Warning Services?: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Sascha Bellaire, Alec van Herwijnen, Christoph Mitterer, Nora Helbig, Tobias Jonas, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Wet-snow avalanches are relatively poorly understood and difficult to forecast. By definition, liquid water is required in the snow cover, thus predic...; Object ID: ISSW16_O6.03.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, wet-snow avalanche, snow cover modelling, numerical weather prediction; View additional details about Regional Forecasting of Wet Snow Avalanche Cycles: an Essential Tool for Avalanche Warning Services?

Title: Introduction and Influence of (Large) Existing Buildings on Avalanche Hazard Zoning: Case Study of Flaine: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Philippe Berthet-Rambaud, Fanny Bourjaillat; Description: Flaine is a French ski resort developed ex-nihilo since the 60s. In spite of avalanche slopes just above, the different settlements were possible than...; Object ID: ISSW16_O7.01.pdf; Keywords: hazard assessment, obstacle influence, buildings resistance; View additional details about Introduction and Influence of (Large) Existing Buildings on Avalanche Hazard Zoning: Case Study of Flaine

Title: Coupling Operational Snowcover Simulations With Avalanche Dynamics Calculations to Assess Avalanche Danger in High Altitude Mining Operations: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Cesar Vera, Nander Wever, Perry Bartelt; Description: The Codelco Andina copper mine is operating in high alpine terrain where avalanches pose a threat to the operations and the infrastructure. A dedicate...; Object ID: ISSW16_O7.02.pdf; Keywords: numeric modeling, avalanche dynamics, snowcover modeling, risk assessing; View additional details about Coupling Operational Snowcover Simulations With Avalanche Dynamics Calculations to Assess Avalanche Danger in High Altitude Mining Operations

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: Triggered Avalanche - a Case Study From the Italian Alps: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Igor Chiambretti, Bernardino Chiaia, Barbara Frigo; Description: The 6th February 2014, two parties of 25 Heli-skiers (6 guides and 19 clients) and 3 snow observers were on activity on a large bowl at 2800 m elevati...; Object ID: ISSW16_O8.02.pdf; Keywords: heli ski; triggered avalanche; accident case study; View additional details about Triggered Avalanche - a Case Study From the Italian Alps

Title: Using Time-Lapse Photography to Monitor Avalanche Terrain: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Diana Saly, Jordy Hendrikx, Jerry Johnson, Doug Richmond; Description: On January 14, 2016 an avalanche occurred on the Football Field of Saddle Peak in Southwest Montana. Saddle Peak is a backcountry slope, located immed...; Object ID: ISSW16_O8.03.pdf; Keywords: time-lapse photography, backcountry, case study, terrain use; View additional details about Using Time-Lapse Photography to Monitor Avalanche Terrain

Title: Snow Avalanche Activity Monitoring From Space: Creating a Complete Avalanche Activity Dataset for a Norwegian Forecasting Region: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Markus Eckerstorfer, Hannah Vickers, Eirik Malnes; Description: Complete and consistent avalanche activity records, critical for avalanche forecasting, are with traditional monitoring methods not achievable in an e...; Object ID: ISSW16_O9.01.pdf; Keywords: radar remote sensing, avalanche detection, sentinel-1a, change detection; View additional details about Snow Avalanche Activity Monitoring From Space: Creating a Complete Avalanche Activity Dataset for a Norwegian Forecasting Region

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