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Title: The Permasense Remote Monitoring Infrastructure: Date: 2009; Authors: Jan Beutel, Stephan Gruber, Stefanie Gubler, Andreas Hasler, Matthias Keller, Roman Lim, Igor Talzi, Lothar Thiele, Christian Tschudin, Mustafa YÃ¼cel; Description: The PermaSense project, a joint computer science and geoscience project, investigates the influence of climate change on permafrost and specifically t...; Object ID: issw-2009-0187-0191.pdf; Keywords: permafrost, remote sensing, wireless sensors, natural hazard early warning; View additional details about The Permasense Remote Monitoring Infrastructure

Title: Measuring Snow Depth With a Terrestrial Laser Ranging System: Date: 2006; Authors: Philipp JÃ¶rg, Reinhard Fromm, Rudolf Sailer, Andreas Schaffhauser; Description: Knowledge on the spatial and temporal distribution of snow depth is one of the key parameter in the assessment of avalanche hazards, for snow drift a...; Object ID: issw-2006-452-460.pdf; Keywords: tsl, terrestrial scanning laser, remote sensing, snow depth distribution; View additional details about Measuring Snow Depth With a Terrestrial Laser Ranging System

Title: Using GIS and Remote Sensing to Assess Avalanche Hazards for New Road Corridors in Alaska: Date: 2006; Authors: Douglas D. Scott; Description: As part of HDRâ€™s Chignik Connectors Project (a road system connecting the three communities of Chignik), assessment and mapping of potential av...; Object ID: issw-2006-465-467.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard assessment, alaska, transportation, geographic information systems (gis), terrain modeling, and remote sensing; View additional details about Using GIS and Remote Sensing to Assess Avalanche Hazards for New Road Corridors in Alaska

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; View additional details about Airborne Detection of Avalanche Victims with Ground Penetrating Radar

Title: Noaaâ€™s National Snow Analyses: Date: 2006; Authors: Tom Carroll, Don Cline; Description: NOAAâ€™s National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC) provides comprehensive, near real-time, snow observations, snow analyses,...; Object ID: issw-2006-797-805.pdf; Keywords: energy-and-mass-balance snow model, remote sensing, airborne snow measurements, snow hydrology, water supply, snowmelt flooding; View additional details about Noaaâ€™s National Snow Analyses

Title: Hyperspectral Analysis of Direct Shortwave Radiative Forcing of Dust in Mountain Snowcover: Date: 2006; Authors: Thomas H. Painter, Maureen P. Cassidy; Description: Springtime desert dust storms regularly deposit radiatively absorbing dust on the snow cover of the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. The ...; Object ID: issw-2006-910.pdf; Keywords: snow, dust, radiative forcing, hyperspectral, remote sensing; View additional details about Hyperspectral Analysis of Direct Shortwave Radiative Forcing of Dust in Mountain Snowcover

Title: Wind Sensing Techniques and Methods for Wide Geographic Area Avalanche Forecasting: Date: 2002; Authors: Cameron G. Rawlinson; Description: The paper reviews past and present methods for wind sensing used in British Columbia with a focus on the avalanche forecasting and control industries....; Object ID: issw-2002-436-442.pdf; Keywords: wind sensing, snow drifting, snow transport, snow loads, field measurements; View additional details about Wind Sensing Techniques and Methods for Wide Geographic Area Avalanche Forecasting

Title: The Remote Monitoring of Avalanche Activity: Date: 1996; Authors: G. Statham, A. Wilson, J. Kelly, R. Bilak; Description: Observing and recording avalanche activity is one of the most important factors when assessing snow stability and preparing a forecast. This informati...; Object ID: issw-1996-198-199.pdf; Keywords: starting zones, path, snow stability; View additional details about The Remote Monitoring of Avalanche Activity

Title: Bc Ministry of Transportation and Highways Remote Weather Station System Overview: Date: 1988; Authors: J. Bay; Description: The British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways Snow Avalanche Section currently maintains a province-wide network of 22 remote weather s...; Object ID: issw-1988-155-157.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, weather stations, hazard, computer; View additional details about Bc Ministry of Transportation and Highways Remote Weather Station System Overview

Title: Remote Sensing of Snow Albedo: Date: 1982; Authors: Jeff Dozier; Description: When energy-balance snowmelt models are to be evaluated over an extensive area of high relief, accurate on-site measurement of albedo at adequate tem...; Object ID: issw-1982-020-021.pdf; Keywords: terrain, remote sensing, point spectral irradiances; View additional details about Remote Sensing of Snow Albedo