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Title: Seismic Responses of Snowpack on a Slope in a Vibration Experiment and Suggestion of the Method Estimating of Earthquake-Induced Avalanche Occurrences
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Yusuke Harada, Wataru Takahashi, Satoshi Omiya, Hiroki Matsushita, Takahiro Chiba, Masaru Matsuzawa
Description: A vibration experiment was conducted to understand the seismic response of the snowpack on a slope. The following were found. 1) The dynamic magnifica...
Object ID: ISSW16_P4.43.pdf
Keywords: vibration experiment, snowpack on a slope, seismic response
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Title: Long-Term (Climatological) to Short-Term (Intensive Campaigns) Field Investigations of Meteorological and Snow Conditions at the Experimental Site Col de Porte
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Samuel Morin, Yves Lejeune, Jean-Michel Panel, Bernard Lesaffre, Laurent Pezard, Carlo Carmagnola, Marie Dumont, Thomas Condom, Romain Biron, Jean-Paul Laurent, Ghislain Picard, Didier Voisin, Laurent Arnaud, Christophe Genthon, Luc Piard, Quentin Libois, Paul Carrier, Frédéric Gottardi
Description: The Col de Porte field station located in the mountains at 1325 m altitude near Grenoble, France, performs snow and meteorological monitoring for ove...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-27.pdf
Keywords: snowpack observations, meteorological observations, physical properties of snow
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Title: Adaptation of Current Modeled Snow Covers and Avalanche Hazards to Future Climate According Several RCM Scenarii: Application to French Alps
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: G. Giraud, Y. Durand, M. Rousselot, L. Mérindol, I. Dombrowski-Etchevers, M. Déqué, H. Castebrunet, et N.Eckert
Description: This paper presents parts of the results of the SCAMPEI ANR project. In this project, snowpack scenarios are modelled across the French Alps using dy...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-22.pdf
Keywords: climate change, modelling, snowpack, avalanche risk
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Title: Data Assimilation of Multilayer Snowpack on Argentière Glacier, Using X-band SAR Data, DMRT and a Detailed Snowpack Model
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Xuan-Vu Phan, Laurent Ferro-Famil, Michel Gay, Yves Durand, Marie Dumont, Samuel Morin, Guy d’Urso
Description: This study discuss the potential of using remote sensing data from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), couple with Dense Media Radiative Transfer (DMRT) m...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-14.pdf
Keywords: remote sensing, electromagnetic backscattering model, snow grain optical diameter, snow density, radar (sar), data assimilation
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Title: Comparison of a Snowpack on a Slope and Flat Land by Focusing on the Effect of Water Infiltration
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Shinji Ikeda, Takafumi Katsushima, Yasuhiko Ito, Hiroki Matsushita, Yukari Takeuchi, Kazuya Akiyama
Description: Water infiltration of snowpack plays an important role in wet avalanche formation. Several studies have examined water infiltration of snowpacks on fl...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-17.pdf
Keywords: water infiltration of snowpack, wet snow, snow stratigraphy, snowpack model
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Title: Modelling the Effect of Changing Snow Cover Regimes on Alpine Plant Species Distribution in Alpine Context
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Jean-Pierre DEDIEU, Christophe RANDIN, Massimiliano ZAPPA, Stefan DULLINGER
Description: Snow cover is a critical parameter for the distribution of plant species in alpine regions. Earlier snow melt and an elongation and/or shift of the sn...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-25.pdf
Keywords: snow, mountains, climate change, alpine ecology
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Title: Strasser, U. and Marke, T. (2013): ESCIMO.spread - A Spreadsheet-Based Point Snow Surface Energy Balance Model to Calculate Hourly Snow Water Equivalent and Melt Rates for Climate
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Strasser, U., Marke, T.
Description: This paper describes the spreadsheet-based point energy balance model ESCIMO.spread which simulates the energy and mass balance as well as melt rates...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-30.pdf
Keywords: snow modeling, canopy interception, spread sheet, energy balance
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Title: On Estimating Avalanche Danger From Simulated Snow Profiles
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Sascha Bellaire, Bruce Jamieson
Description: Estimating avalanche danger is the primary goal of avalanche warning services. Typically avalanche danger is estimated based on a variety of informati...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-01.pdf
Keywords: avalanche warning, avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger, snowpack, snow cover simulations, numerical weather prediction, data sparse areas
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Title: SNOWPACK: Where Do We Stand Today?
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Charles Fierz, Mathias Bavay, Nander Wever, Michael Lehning
Description: We present both snow depth and precipitation driven simulations of the snow cover at Weissfluhjoch, 2540 m a.s.l., near Davos, Switzerland. We perform...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-03.pdf
Keywords: snow, snow settlement, snow-cover modelling
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Title: Will There (Still) Be Snow for the Upcoming Winter Holidays? On the Conditional Predictability of Snow Conditions Several Weeks to Months in Advance
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Samuel Morin, Matthieu Lafaysse, Cecile Coleou, Yves Lejeune
Description: Modern societies increasingly require anticipation capabilities in virtually all aspects of human life, including snow conditions in mountain regions,...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-12.pdf
Keywords: snowpack modelling, predictability, seasonal forecast
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Title: Measuring Acoustic Emissions in an Avalanche Starting Zone to Monitor Snow Stability
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Ingrid Reiweger, Jürg Schweizer
Description: Evaluating snowpack stability still involves time-consuming and labour-intensive manual tests; in dangerous or remote areas performing such tests migh...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O2-14.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche, avalanche release, snow stability evaluation, acoustic emission, precursor
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Title: A Multi-Dimensional Water Transport Model to Reproduce the Preferential Flow in a Snowpack
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Hiroyuki Hirashima, Satoru Yamaguchi, Takafumi Katsushima
Description: Modeling of liquid water transport in snowpack is important for the prediction of wet snow avalanches. In this study, a multi-dimensional water transp...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-06.pdf
Keywords: water transport in the snowpack, numerical model, preferential flow, slope effect
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Title: Evaluation of an Avalanche Triggered by a Local Earthquake at the Vallée de la Sionne (Switzerland) Experimental Site
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: C. Pérez- Guillén, E. Suriñach, G. Furdada, M. Hiller, M. Tapia
Description: The snow avalanche group of the University of Barcelona in a collaboration with the SLF (Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Davos (Suiza)) mon...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-08.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, earthquake, seismic data, infrasound, snow stability factor
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Title: Avalanche Risk Management in Winter 2012/13 in Monterosa Ski Resort – Aosta Valley (IT)
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Prola A., Welf A., Durand N., Frigo B., Dellavedova P., Segor V.
Description: Monterosa Ski is one of the most important resorts in the North/West Italian Alps. Extending through three valleys in two regions (Aosta Valley and Pi...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-15.pdf
Keywords: ski resort, avalanche, risk management
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Title: An Integrated System to Assess Snow Forces on Avalanche Defense Structures From Snow-Gliding: La Tour Test Site - Aosta Valley (IT)
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: V. De Biagi, M. Barbero, F. Barpi, M. Borri Brunetto, E. Bovet, B. Chiaia, B. Frigo, O. Pallara, M. Maggioni, E. Ceaglio, M. Freppaz, D. Viglietti, E. Zanini, V. Segor
Description: A new test site devoted to the measurement of the effects of snow-gliding on active defense structures has been conceived and built in Aosta Valley, n...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-31.pdf
Keywords: snow gliding, snow load, avalanche defense structures, snow umbrellas, integrated approach
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