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Title: Remote Detection of Snow Avalanches in Switzerland Using Infrasound, Doppler Radars and Geophones: Date: 2010; Authors: Lorenz Meier, Daniel Lussi; Description: Remote detection of snow avalanches is an appealing instrument for monitoring snow avalanche activity during periods of bad visibility. It supports lo...; Object ID: ISSW_O-002.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanches, infrasound, doppler radar measurements; View additional details about Remote Detection of Snow Avalanches in Switzerland Using Infrasound, Doppler Radars and Geophones

Title: Slope-Scale Snowpack Stability Derived from Multiple Snowmicropen Measurements and High-Resolution Terrestrial FMCW Radar Surveys: Date: 2010; Authors: Hans-Peter Marshall, Christine Pielmeier, Scott Havens, Frank Techel; Description: Slope-scale stability assessments from SnowMicroPen (SMP) profiles and from remote sensing techniques would support avalanche forecasting operations, ...; Object ID: ISSW_O-018.pdf; Keywords: snow cover, snow cover stability, snow stability evaluation, micro penetrometer, mechanical properties, avalanche forecasting, remote sensing, radar; View additional details about Slope-Scale Snowpack Stability Derived from Multiple Snowmicropen Measurements and High-Resolution Terrestrial FMCW Radar Surveys

Title: Key Parameters For Local Drifting Snow Events: Date: 2010; Authors: Gilbert Guyomarcâ€™h, Yves Durand; Description: The transport of snow by the wind is one of the most important processes influencing the accumulation and ablation of the snow in the mountains; this ...; Object ID: ISSW_P-076.pdf; Keywords: blowing snow modeling, operational avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Key Parameters For Local Drifting Snow Events

Title: Recent Variability of Avalanche Activity and Snowfall in the Italian Alps: Date: 2010; Authors: M. Valt, P. Cianfarra; Description: The study of the snow cover variability is fundamental for alpine countries for many reasons, specifically winter tourism, hydro-electricity producti...; Object ID: ISSW_P-087.pdf; Keywords: snow cover, hyro-electricity production, forecast, mountain ecosystem; View additional details about Recent Variability of Avalanche Activity and Snowfall in the Italian Alps

Title: Measurement of Dynamic Water-Entry Value for Dry Snow: Date: 2009; Authors: Takafumi Katsushima, Satoru Yamaguchi, Toshiro Kumakura, Atsushi Sato; Description: In soil physics, many people have discussed about mechanisms of developing preferential flow based on porous media hydraulics. In snow science, there ...; Object ID: issw-2009-0248-0251.pdf; Keywords: preferential flow, water-entry value, homogeneous dry snow; View additional details about Measurement of Dynamic Water-Entry Value for Dry Snow

Title: In-Situ Measurements and Temporal Evolution of the Thermal Conductivity Profile of an Alpine Snowpack: Date: 2009; Authors: Samuel Morin, Florent Domine, Laurent Arnaud, Ghislain Picard, Hans-Werner Jacobi, Jean-Marie Willemet; Description: We report on a 3-months long time series of in-situ measurements of the thermal conductivity(kT) of snow at 6 fixed heights in an alpine snowpack in t...; Object ID: issw-2009-0077-0081.pdf; Keywords: thermal conductivity, snow, heated-needle probe, crocus snowpack model; View additional details about In-Situ Measurements and Temporal Evolution of the Thermal Conductivity Profile of an Alpine Snowpack

Title: Snowpack Depth Modelling and Water Availability from Lidar Measurements in Eastern Pyrenees: Date: 2009; Authors: Ignacio MORENO BAÃ‘OS, Antoni RUIZ GARCÃA, Jordi MARTURIÃ€ I ALAVEDRA, Pere OLLER I FIGUERAS, Jordi PIÃ‘A IGLESIAS, Carles GARCIA SELLÃ‰S, Pere MARTÃNEZ I FIGUERAS, JuliÃ TALAYA LÃ“PEZ; Description: In order to evaluate water reserves in mountain watersheds the Institut GeolÃ²gic de Catalunya (IGC) jointly with Institut CartogrÃ fic de Catalun...; Object ID: issw-2009-0202-0206.pdf; Keywords: snowpack depth, stepwise regression tree, lidar, geographic information systems (gis), pyrenees; View additional details about Snowpack Depth Modelling and Water Availability from Lidar Measurements in Eastern Pyrenees

Title: Early Warnings for Extreme Snowfall in the Swiss Alps: Date: 2009; Authors: Patrick HÃ¤chler, Daniel Gerstgrasser; Description: For more than 10 years MeteoSwiss provides warnings in case of heavy snowfall in the Alps. It helps the Swiss Institute for snow and avalanche resear...; Object ID: issw-2009-0353-0355.pdf; Keywords: weather forecast, extreme snowfall, avalanche forecast, safety; View additional details about Early Warnings for Extreme Snowfall in the Swiss Alps

Title: In Situ and Photogrammetric Measurements of Avalanche Crown Transects: Date: 2009; Authors: Edward H. Bair, Karl W. Birkeland, Jeff Dozier; Description: We present results on the geometry and depth distributions for transects along the crowns of small to large avalanches. Previous research suggests th...; Object ID: issw-2009-0395-0399.pdf; Keywords: photogrammetry, crowns, power laws, distributions; View additional details about In Situ and Photogrammetric Measurements of Avalanche Crown Transects

Title: Comparison and Complementarities of Avalanche Pressure Measurements: Piezo-Electric Load Cells and Deformation Based Pressure Deconvolution: Date: 2009; Authors: Djebar Baroudi, Betty Sovilla, Emmanuel Thibert; Description: The impact pressure of snow avalanches have been measured at the VallÃ©e de La Sionne experimental test site using two different types of sensors. T...; Object ID: issw-2009-0443-0447.pdf; Keywords: impact pressure, piezo-electric load cells, gage-cantilever load sensor, deconvolution; View additional details about Comparison and Complementarities of Avalanche Pressure Measurements: Piezo-Electric Load Cells and Deformation Based Pressure Deconvolution

Title: Automatised Range-Gated Doppler Radar Measurements of a Spontaneously Released Avalanche at the VallÃ©e de la Sionne Test Site: Date: 2009; Authors: L. Rammer, H. Schreiber, M. Hiller, F. Dufour, B. Sovilla, P. Gauer, M.A. Kern; Description: Range-gated Doppler radar measurements provide decisive information about the motion of an avalanche along the avalanche track. However, up to now, su...; Object ID: issw-2009-0472-0476.pdf; Keywords: avalanche dynamics, radar measurements, spontaneous avalanche; View additional details about Automatised Range-Gated Doppler Radar Measurements of a Spontaneously Released Avalanche at the VallÃ©e de la Sionne Test Site

Title: Investigation on the Effectiveness of the Catch-Fence â€œSnowcatcherâ€ as Avalanche Protection System: Date: 2009; Authors: Lambert Rammer, Gernot Stelzer, Martin Kern; Description: To date, the only available structures for mitigating avalanches in motion in the track or run-out zones of avalanches have been rigid structures such...; Object ID: issw-2009-0548-0552.pdf; Keywords: avalanche protective structure, snow net system, force measurements; View additional details about Investigation on the Effectiveness of the Catch-Fence â€œSnowcatcherâ€ as Avalanche Protection System

Title: Avalanche Forecasting in a Heavy Snowfall Area Using the Snowpack Model: Date: 2006; Authors: Hiroyuki Hirashima, Kouichi Nishimura, Satoru Yamaguchi, Atsushi Sato, Michael Lehning; Description: We describe the use of a snow cover model â€” SNOWPACK â€” for a heavy snowfall area. The area along the Sea of Japan received record-breaki...; Object ID: issw-2006-054-062.pdf; Keywords: snowpack model, avalanche forecasting, heavy snow, stability index; View additional details about Avalanche Forecasting in a Heavy Snowfall Area Using the Snowpack Model

Title: On Avalanche Measurements at the Norwegian Full-Scale Test-Site Ryggfonn: Date: 2006; Authors: Peter Gauer, Karstein Lied, Krister Kristensen; Description: Avalanche measurements and observations that were carried out at the Ryggfonn test site, Norway, on 16 April 2005 are analyzed. The data include pulse...; Object ID: issw-2006-086-091.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, full-scale measurements, velocity, acceleration, impact pressure, shear stress; View additional details about On Avalanche Measurements at the Norwegian Full-Scale Test-Site Ryggfonn

Title: Fracture and Accumulation Conditions of Snowflakes on the Snow Surface: Date: 2006; Authors: Takeshi Sato, Kenji Kosugi, Shigeto Mochizuki, Masaki Nemoto; Description: Snowflakes colliding with the snow surface break under strong wind conditions and their fragments are blown off, which leads to the development of dr...; Object ID: issw-2006-203-210.pdf; Keywords: snowflake, fracture, accumulation, drifting snow, snowfall; View additional details about Fracture and Accumulation Conditions of Snowflakes on the Snow Surface

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