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Title: Artificial Release and Detection of Avalanches: Managing Avalanche Risk on Traffic Infrastructures, A Case Study from Austria: Date: 2012; Authors: Arnold Kogelnig, Samuel Wyssen, Josef Pichler; Description: The Austrian state road Paznauntal road B188 is located in the avalanche-exposed Paznaun Valley. Several sections of the road have to be closed regula...; Object ID: issw-2012-535-540.pdf; Keywords: avalanche management, radar, artificial release; View additional details about Artificial Release and Detection of Avalanches: Managing Avalanche Risk on Traffic Infrastructures, A Case Study from Austria

Title: The Use of Classification Trees as a Tool for Forecasting Avalanche Activity on the Seward Highway, Alaska: Date: 2012; Authors: Jordy Hendrikx, Matt Murphy, Terry Onslow; Description: The Seward highway is located in coastal Alaska and is subject to an extreme maritime climate, with strong winds, and large storms that can bring seve...; Object ID: issw-2012-553-560.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snowpack, maritime climate; View additional details about The Use of Classification Trees as a Tool for Forecasting Avalanche Activity on the Seward Highway, Alaska

Title: Vulnerability: Caught in an Avalanche â€“ Then What are the Odds?: Date: 2012; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, Alan S.T. Jones; Description: Vulnerability is an essential component in qualitative and quantitative avalanche risk analyses. It is the probable consequences given that the eleme...; Object ID: issw-2012-001-008.pdf; Keywords: vulnerability, avalanche properties, destructive avalanches, avalanche risk management, hazard index,; View additional details about Vulnerability: Caught in an Avalanche â€“ Then What are the Odds?

Title: Dense Avalanche Friction Coefficients Influence of Nivological Parameters: Date: 2012; Authors: Mohamed Naaim, Yves Drand; Description: High altitudes, heavy snow, and sharp mountainous relief of Mont Blanc massif make the upper part of the Arve valley (Chamonix, France) one of the mos...; Object ID: issw-2012-046-050.pdf; Keywords: dense snow avalanche, avalanche history,avalanche path, friction coefficients; View additional details about Dense Avalanche Friction Coefficients Influence of Nivological Parameters

Title: Tracking Melt-Freeze Crust Evolution: Date: 2012; Authors: Ryan Buhler, Sascha Bellaire, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Melt-freeze crusts are one of the most critical layers for slab avalanche formation. These layers usually undergo complex metamorphism and associated ...; Object ID: issw-2012-084-091.pdf; Keywords: melt-freeze crust, snowpack evolution, persistent weak layer, columbia mountains, thermal imaging, crust index; View additional details about Tracking Melt-Freeze Crust Evolution

Title: The Cumulation of Avalanche Accidents in Certain Periodsâ€“ An Analysis of Backcountry Events in Austria: Date: 2012; Authors: Peter HÃ¶ller; Description: This paper deals with an analysis of backcountry avalanche events in Austria. In particular the cumulation of accidents in certain periods will be inv...; Object ID: issw-2012-329-332.pdf; Keywords: backcountry avalanches, avalanche accidents, avalanche statistics; View additional details about The Cumulation of Avalanche Accidents in Certain Periodsâ€“ An Analysis of Backcountry Events in Austria

Title: Historical Analysis of Avalanche Fatalities in Denali National Park: Date: 2012; Authors: Kevin Wright, Tucker Chenoweth; Description: Since the first mountaineering avalanche fatality in Denali National Park (DNP) in 1976, at least 45 climbers have been killed by avalanches in the mo...; Object ID: issw-2012-333-340.pdf; Keywords: fatalitites, runout zones ,public safety; View additional details about Historical Analysis of Avalanche Fatalities in Denali National Park

Title: Rapid Assessment of a Large-Magnitude Snow Avalanche Event in Colorado: Date: 2012; Authors: Sara E. Simonson, Scott Toepfer, Ethan M. Greene, Steven R. Fassnacht, Thomas J. Stohlgren, Hal Hartman; Description: The winter of 2010-2011 set records for snowfall and snowpack depth for many mountain areas in Colorado. Large, destructive avalanches were reported ...; Object ID: issw-2012-666-673.pdf; Keywords: large-magnitude avalanche, avalanche path vegetation, tree-ring analyses, disturbance assessment; View additional details about Rapid Assessment of a Large-Magnitude Snow Avalanche Event in Colorado

Title: The Use of Commercial CAD Software in Snow Avalanche Run-Out Estimation: Date: 2012; Authors: Ãrni JÃ³nsson, SigurjÃ³n Hauksson; Description: Linear infrastructures like highways and transmission lines often pass avalanche terrain both in remote and urban areas. In some cases these areas are...; Object ID: issw-2012-685-688.pdf; Keywords: cad software, avalanches, run-out calculations; View additional details about The Use of Commercial CAD Software in Snow Avalanche Run-Out Estimation

Title: Global Variation in Reference Altitude for the Snow, Depending on Latitude and Regional Climate: Date: 2012; Authors: FranÃ§ois Rapin; Description: According to the Swiss guidelines for the defence structures in avalanche starting zones, guidelines dated 1990 and 2007, the altitude factor sets the...; Object ID: issw-2012-707.pdf; Keywords: snow, avalanche, winter climate, method, classification; View additional details about Global Variation in Reference Altitude for the Snow, Depending on Latitude and Regional Climate

Title: A Classification of All the French Avalanche Paths Which Threaten Inhabited Buildings: Date: 2012; Authors: FranÃ§ois Rapin; Description: A classified method for the inhabited sites threatened by avalanches and served by a route secured from avalanches was developed in France from 2001 ...; Object ID: issw-2012-708.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, inhabited sites, method, data, classification, prevention; View additional details about A Classification of All the French Avalanche Paths Which Threaten Inhabited Buildings

Title: Statistical Avalanche Runout Models: How Well Can Computers Predict Beta?: Date: 2012; Authors: Alexandra Sinickas, Bruce Jamieson; Description: We reviewed the performance of a 23 m and 30 m Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and Google Earth in predicting beta (Î²) points for statistical runout...; Object ID: issw-2012-716-722.pdf; Keywords: extreme avalanche runout, statistical model, alpha-beta, runout ratio, repeatability, error; View additional details about Statistical Avalanche Runout Models: How Well Can Computers Predict Beta?

Title: Organizational Survey for Avalanche Professionals: An Interactive Poster Installation: Date: 2012; Authors: Scott Savage, Jerry Johnson, Matt Wieland; Description: Human factors are well recognized as primary variables in avalanche accidents. Individual decisions as well as organizational culture are often cited ...; Object ID: issw-2012-168-169.pdf; Keywords: avalanche accidents, avalanche professionals, decision-making, survey, word cloud; View additional details about Organizational Survey for Avalanche Professionals: An Interactive Poster Installation

Title: Three Different Shapes of Avalanche Balloons â€“ A Pilot Study: Date: 2012; Authors: Marek BiskupiÄ, Jozef RichnavskÃ½, Milan Lizuch, Filip Kyzek, Igor Å½iak, Pawel Chrustek, Emily P rocter; Description: Flotation devices are more and more frequently used. Their efficacy has already been demonstrated by field tests (Tschirky and Schweizer 1996; Kern et...; Object ID: issw-2012-770-774.pdf; Keywords: avalanche balloon packs, avalanche airbags, field trial; View additional details about Three Different Shapes of Avalanche Balloons â€“ A Pilot Study

Title: Social Data Sharing With Avalanche Lab: What If You Could Crowd Source Your Avalanche Forecast?: Date: 2012; Authors: Jesse Crocker; Description: Not Available; Object ID: issw-2012-855-858.pdf; Keywords: data management, avalanche hazard assessment, computer software; View additional details about Social Data Sharing With Avalanche Lab: What If You Could Crowd Source Your Avalanche Forecast?

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