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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
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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
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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
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Title: Polar Circus Avalanche Response, February 5-11, 2015
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Stephen Holeczi, Grant Statham
Description: On the evening of February 5, 2015, two Canadian Military Search and Rescue Technicians (SAR Tech) on an official training exercise were descending af...
Object ID: ISSW16_O8.01.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, mitigation, risk, exposure
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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
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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
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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
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Title: Supporting, Evaluating, and Planning Avalanche Control Efforts with Lidar-Derived Snow Depth Maps
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Jeffrey S. Deems, Ryan Evanczyk, Dominic Vellone, Ethan Greene, Tyler Weldon, David C. Finnegan, Peter J. Gadomski, Adam L. LeWinter
Description: Recent studies have demonstrated the applicability and potential for ground-based lidar mapping to support avalanche control operations. High-resoluti...
Object ID: ISSW16_O9.02.pdf
Keywords: lidar, spatial variability, avalanche control, infrastructure planning
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Title: Front and Internal Velocity Distribution in Powder Snow Avalanches
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Jan-Thomas Fischer, Anselm Köehler, Andreas Kofler, Betty Sovilla, Jim McElwaine
Description: Accurate velocity measurements of avalanches are essential for testing simulation tools and for performing risk mitigating studies. However, the flow ...
Object ID: ISSW16_O9.04.pdf
Keywords: avalanche dynamics, radar measurement, velocity, avalanche head dynamics
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Title: Social Media and Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Jerry Isaak
Description: The rapid advance of social media into remote environments, and the resulting "invisible pressure" of everywhereness on many individuals, app...
Object ID: ISSW16_O10.02.pdf
Keywords: technology, human factors, avalanche education, social networks
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Title: 10 Common Missteps of Avalanche Practitioners
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Todd L. Guyn
Description: Avalanche practitioners work in a hazardous environment, characterized by a large degree of uncertainty. While extensive operational efforts are under...
Object ID: ISSW16_O10.04.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, awareness, patience
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Title: Avalanche Risk in Winter Backcountry Touring: Status and Recent Trends in Switzerland
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Kurt Winkler, Adrian Fischer, Frank Techel
Description: Avalanches are the major cause of accidental death while recreating in the mountains during winter. Up to now the calculation of the statistical risk ...
Object ID: ISSW16_O12.01.pdf
Keywords: avalanche risk, backcountry touring, snowshoe hiking, mortality rate
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Title: Gas Diffusion in Wet Avalanche Debris Pertaining to Search and Rescue Dogs
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Jocelyn M. Cramer, Eeva Latosuo, Patrick Sullivan
Description: Avalanche search and rescue dogs are an effective way to recover subjects that have been buried in an avalanche and cannot be located with avalanche t...
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Keywords: avalanche debris, search and rescue dogs, gas diffusion
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Title: Triage Strategies for Multiple Avalanche Burials – a Monte Carlo Simulation
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Ingrid Reiweger, Manuel Genswein, Jürg Schweizer
Description: Settings with multiple avalanche burials and a limited number of rescuers require triage strategies, i.e. guidelines for rescuers as to where to devot...
Object ID: ISSW16_O12.03.pdf
Keywords: avalanche rescue, monte carlo simulation, triage, cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Title: Probability of Detection and Search Tactical Procedures in Avalanche Rescue
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Manuel Genswein
Description: The search for a missing person is a race against the clock as survival chances drop very rapidly. The challenge for rescue is to find the proper bala...
Object ID: ISSW16_O12.04.pdf
Keywords: avalanche rescue, probability of detection, survival chances
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