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Title: Automated Detection and Mapping of Rough Snow Surfaces Including Avalanche Deposits Using Airborne Optical Remote Sensing
Date: 2009
Authors: Yves Bühler, Andreas Hüni, Marc Christen, Roland Meister, Tobias Kellenberger
Description: The characteristics of snow pack surfaces are spatially and temporally highly variable. Today, in situ field observations provide mostly isolated info...
Object ID: issw-2009-0170-0174.pdf
Keywords: remote sensing, avalanche mapping, airborne digital scanner, rapid mapping, snow surface roughness, wind modelled snowpack
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Title: Could Retrieval of Snow Layer Formation by Optical Satellite Remote Sensing Help Avalanche Forecasting? Presentation of First Results.
Date: 2009
Authors: Rune Solberg, Regula Frauenfelder, Hans Koren, Kalle Kronholm
Description: Of special interest within the field of avalanche research and avalanche warning are properties related to snow grain type and snow grain size at the...
Object ID: issw-2009-0207-0210.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, remote sensing, snow grain size, snow temperature, snow wetness
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Title: Airborne Detection of Avalanche Victims with Ground Penetrating Radar
Date: 2006
Authors: Achim Heilig, Martin Schneebeli
Description: The detection of buried avalanche victims not wearing a beacon is an important problem for rescue operations. The development of a fast and reliable ...
Object ID: issw-2006-660-666.pdf
Keywords: ground penetrating radar (gpr), avalanche victim, airborne detection
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Title: Snowpack Spatial Variability in the Chugach Mountain Range
Date: 2004
Authors: Jerry Hance
Description: A case study: how spatial variations in snowpack influence guides directing human travel patterns during a day of heliskiing near Thompson Pass in th...
Object ID: issw-2004-298.pdf
Keywords: spatial variability, safety, snowpack, structures
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Title: Optimal Preparation of Alpine Ski Runs
Date: 2004
Authors: Mathieu Fauve, Hansueli Rhyner, Martin Schneebeli, Walter Ammann
Description: The demands on the quality of ski runs have grown with the development of sports equipment. A skiing run must nowadays provide perfect grip, have a c...
Object ID: issw-2004-656-660.pdf
Keywords: ski run, snow grooming, weather, snow properties, snow sintering, machine-made snow
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Title: Snowpack Characteristics Found in Hakuba, Northern Alps, Japan
Date: 2002
Authors: Shinji Ikeda
Description: Snowpack properties aiming at avalanche safety for backcountry recreations were investigated at Hakuba, NORTHAN ALPS, JAPAN. Snow profile results of t...
Object ID: issw-2002-361-365.pdf
Keywords: snow cover structure, snow cover distribution, avalanche, japan northan alps
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Title: Structural Phase Changes of the Liquid Water Component in Alpine Snow
Date: 2002
Authors: A. Denoth
Description: The way free water is arranged in the complex texture of Alpine snow is measured by a series of different methods: Broadband electro-magnetic measurem...
Object ID: issw-2002-374-375.pdf
Keywords: snow physics, electromagnetic properties, hydraulic properties
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Title: Three-Dimensional MR Microscopy of Snowpack Structures
Date: 2002
Authors: Toshihiro Ozeki, Katsumi Kose, Tomoyuki Haishi, Seitarou Hashimoto, Shun-ichi Nakatsubo, Kouichi Nishimura
Description: A magnetic resonance microscopy technique was developed to visualize and quantify the three-dimensional structure of snowpack. Because the NMR signal ...
Object ID: issw-2002-380-383.pdf
Keywords: snow crystal structure, magnetlc resonance imaging, three-dimensional structure, dodecane
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Title: More Research We'd Like To See
Date: 2000
Authors: Doug Richmond
Description: The ISSW brings together leading snow science researchers, educators, and field practitioners. Our project was an attempt to facilitate dialog, brains...
Object ID: issw-2000-592-594.pdf
Keywords: workshops, educators, field practitioners, snow properties
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Title: Photographic Studies of Slab Avalanches in Heather Canyon, Mt. Hood, Oregon
Date: 1998
Authors: Todd Semmes
Description: The avalanche control program for Heather Canyon-a large avalanche-prone canyon in the Mt Hood Meadows permit area-is reviewed. To help illustrate the...
Object ID: issw-1998-013.pdf
Keywords: avalanches, avalanche tracks, avalanche types, snow slides
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Title: Characterizing the Microstructural and Micromechanical Properties of Snow
Date: 1998
Authors: Jerome B. Johnson, Martin Schneebeli
Description: A micropenetrometer has been developed that produces snow grain bond ruptures at the microstructural level and provides a unique signal for different ...
Object ID: issw-1998-049-058.pdf
Keywords: snow hardness, snow engineering, snow strength, snow mechanics
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Title: Experimental Study on the Spectral Reflectance of Snow
Date: 1998
Authors: Tsutomu Nakamura, Reina Tamura, Takeshi Ohta, Osamu Abe
Description: The spectral reflectance of snow was measured experimentally. Prior to taking the measurements for snow, the spectral reflectance of glass beads of k...
Object ID: issw-1998-214-224.pdf
Keywords: snow reflective properties, snow optics, snow physics, snow, snow cover
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Title: Wet Snow Pendular Regime: The Amount of Water in Ring-Shaped Configurations
Date: 1998
Authors: A. Denoth
Description: The water saturation of a natural snow cover varies, in general, from zero to approximately 20% of the pore volume, whereby two essentially different ...
Object ID: issw-1998-243-248.pdf
Keywords: snow physics, snow electromagnetic properties, snow water content
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Title: The Advanced Digital Snow Sonde
Date: 1998
Authors: Osamu Abe, Hiroo Sato, Mitsuharu Chiba, Shizuo Tanasawa
Description: The advanced digital snow sonde (DSS) having four sensors was designed and tested in this study. Using the DSS three kinds of snow profiles could be ...
Object ID: issw-1998-300-304.pdf
Keywords: snow gages, snow surveys, snow property
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Title: The Compression Test for Snow Stability
Date: 1996
Authors: Bruce Jamieson, Colin Johnston
Description: The compression test is a quick stability test. It involves tapping on a shovel placed on top of a column of snow and noting the failures in weak laye...
Object ID: issw-1996-118-125.pdf
Keywords: snow compression, snow stability, snow strength, snow physical properties, snow stratigraphy
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