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Title: Measurements of Snow Straigraphy with FMCW Radar: Comparison with Other Snow Science Instruments: Date: 2004; Authors: H.P. Marshall, M. Schneebeli, G. Koh, M. Matzl, C. Pielmeier; Description: The stratigraphy of an alpine snowpack is very important for avalanche danger assessment, as well as interpretation of remote sensing measurements for...; Object ID: issw-2004-057-063.pdf; Keywords: snowpack, stratigraphy, snowmicropen, danger; View additional details about Measurements of Snow Straigraphy with FMCW Radar: Comparison with Other Snow Science Instruments

Title: Verification of Snow-Cover Modeling on Slopes: Date: 2004; Authors: Charles Fierz, Michael Lehning; Description: A correct representation of snow-cover evolution on slopes is crucial to enable the use of snow-cover models as a valuable tool for avalanche forecast...; Object ID: issw-2004-094-098.pdf; Keywords: snow-cover modeling, snow stratigraphy, snow stability; View additional details about Verification of Snow-Cover Modeling on Slopes

Title: Evolution of the Early Season Snow Cover in the Colorado Rockies: Date: 2004; Authors: Hal Hartman; Description: Thirty years of empirical evidence gathered in the Colorado Rockies suggest the frequent development of three distinct layers embedded within the basa...; Object ID: issw-2004-099-106.pdf; Keywords: predictable, normalized, composite ram profile, kinetic metamorphism; View additional details about Evolution of the Early Season Snow Cover in the Colorado Rockies

Title: Faceting Above Crusts and Associated Slab Avalanching in the Columbia Mountains: Date: 2004; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, Paul Langevin; Description: Numerous slab avalanches including unexpected human triggered avalanches are reported on crusts. For 70 dry slab avalanches that slid on a crust in th...; Object ID: issw-2004-112-120.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snowpack stratigraphy, crusts, melt-freeze layers, faceted crystals; View additional details about Faceting Above Crusts and Associated Slab Avalanching in the Columbia Mountains

Title: Evaluating the Stuffblock and Tilt Board Snowpack Stability Tests as Snow Avalanche Forecasting Tools: Date: 2004; Authors: Peter Carter, Matt Heavner, Eran Hood; Description: Snow avalanche forecasting relies on, among other factors, an assessment of snowpack stability derived from careful observation of snow cover stratigr...; Object ID: issw-2004-138-144.pdf; Keywords: snowpack stability tests, tilt board, stuffblock; View additional details about Evaluating the Stuffblock and Tilt Board Snowpack Stability Tests as Snow Avalanche Forecasting Tools

Title: Crocusmeprapc Software: A Tool for Local Simulations of Snow Cover Stratigraphy and Avalanche Risks: Date: 2002; Authors: Gerald Giraud, Eric Martin, Eric Brun, Jean-Pierre Navarre; Description: To help the regional avalanche forecaster and to describe the great variability of the snow pack and the avalanche risk, the CEN (Centre d'Etudes de l...; Object ID: issw-2002-123-129.pdf; Keywords: snow model, avalanche forecasting, computer tool; View additional details about Crocusmeprapc Software: A Tool for Local Simulations of Snow Cover Stratigraphy and Avalanche Risks

Title: Snow Stratigraphy Measured by Snow Hardness and Compared to Surface Section Images: Date: 2002; Authors: Christine Pielmeier, Martin Schneebeli; Description: Snow hardness is one of the most important parameters in the study of snow. Hand, ram and micro penetrometer hardness measurements were taken in seven...; Object ID: issw-2002-345-352.pdf; Keywords: snow cover, snow stratigraphy, snow hardness, mechanical properties, spatial variability; View additional details about Snow Stratigraphy Measured by Snow Hardness and Compared to Surface Section Images

Title: A Portable Capacitance Snow Sounding Instrument: Date: 1998; Authors: Michel Y. Louge, Robert L. Foster, Newel Jensen, Ralph Patterson; Description: We describe a penetration field-portable capacitance instrument capable of recording profiles of dielectric permittivity at a horizontal resolution of...; Object ID: issw-1998-202-207.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow density, snow electrical properties, snow water equivalent, snow stratigraphy; View additional details about A Portable Capacitance Snow Sounding Instrument

Title: Slab Avalanches and New Snow: Date: 1998; Authors: Alain Duclos; Description: A three-year study based on observations carried out both on the field and inside the laboratory has enabled us to describe accurately 22 slab avalanc...; Object ID: issw-1998-478-488.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow cover stability, snow stratigraphy; View additional details about Slab Avalanches and New Snow

Title: Validations of Objective Models to Simulate Snow Cover Stratigraphy and Avalanche Risk for Avalanche Forecasting: Date: 1994; Authors: G. Giraud, E. Brun, Y. Durand, E. Martin; Description: This paper describes the current state of a complete automatic chain of three objective models to simulate snow cover stratigraphy and avalanche risk ...; Object ID: issw-1994-509-517.pdf; Keywords: stratigraphy, forecasting, avalanche risk, avalanche casualties; View additional details about Validations of Objective Models to Simulate Snow Cover Stratigraphy and Avalanche Risk for Avalanche Forecasting

Title: The Climate of Major Avalanche Cycles: Date: 1994; Authors: S. Ferguson, P. Hayes, T. Nakamura, T. Ikarashi, Y. Yamada; Description: Every winter, mountainous areas throughout the world experience numerous snow avalanches. Most are small, killing only one or two people at a time or ...; Object ID: issw-1994-670.pdf; Keywords: stratigraphy, forecasting, avalanche risk, avalanche casualties; View additional details about The Climate of Major Avalanche Cycles

Title: Micro- and Macro- Analyses of Stratigraphic Snow Profiles: Date: 1992; Authors: Walter Good, Georg Kriisi; Description: A method to prepare and investigate snow profiles is described and illustrated. Compared to the conventional and the dyed profiles, this new method ha...; Object ID: issw-1992-001-009.pdf; Keywords: snowpack, stratigraphy, surface hoar, microwaves,; View additional details about Micro- and Macro- Analyses of Stratigraphic Snow Profiles

Title: Discussion of Deformation Measurements in Relation to Snow Slab Release: Date: 1976; Authors: D.M. McClung; Description: Snow stratigraphy studies at avalanche fracture lines indicate that the situation may be viewed essentially as a thick slab overlying a thin failure p...; Object ID: issw-1976-186-192.pdf; Keywords: snow stratigraphy, slab release, fracture lines; View additional details about Discussion of Deformation Measurements in Relation to Snow Slab Release