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Title: Uncertainties in Assessing the Stability of Fractured Slopes: Date: 2006; Authors: Karl W. Birkeland, Scott Savage, Simon Trautman, Kalle Kronholm, Spencer Logan, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: While doing avalanche mitigation work or traveling in the backcountry, occasionally a sizable part of a slope fractures without triggering an avalanc...; Object ID: issw-2006-029-037.pdf; Keywords: snow stability, fracture, whumpf, avalanche release, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Uncertainties in Assessing the Stability of Fractured Slopes

Title: Predicting Snow Cover Stability with the Snow Cover Model Snowpack: Date: 2006; Authors: Sascha Bellaire, JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Charles Fierz, Michael Lehning, Christine Pielmeier; Description: The snow cover model SNOWPACK simulates snow stratigraphy for the locations of automatic snow and weather stations. Based on the stratigraphy, snow s...; Object ID: issw-2006-038-043.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow cover modelling, snow stability evaluation, numerical simulation; View additional details about Predicting Snow Cover Stability with the Snow Cover Model Snowpack

Title: Spatial Clusters of Slab Stability and Snowpack Properties Within Avalanche Start Zones: Date: 2006; Authors: Cam Campbell, Bruce Jamieson; Description: During the winters of 2000-01 and 2001-02, 36 spatial arrays of closely spaced smallcolumn-type stability tests were performed, each in a day. Each ar...; Object ID: issw-2006-044-053.pdf; Keywords: spatial variability, snow stability, avalanche start zones, clustering, snowpack stratigraphy, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Spatial Clusters of Slab Stability and Snowpack Properties Within Avalanche Start Zones

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: The Extended Column Test: A Field Test for Fracture Initiation and Propagation: Date: 2006; Authors: Ron Simenhois, Karl Birkeland; Description: For dry slab avalanches, fractures initiate and propagate in a weak layer or along an interface. Current field tests like compression or stuffblock t...; Object ID: issw-2006-079-085.pdf; Keywords: stability test, avalanche forecasting, stability assessment, fracture propagation; View additional details about The Extended Column Test: A Field Test for Fracture Initiation and Propagation

Title: Evaluating a Prototype Field Test for Weak Layer Fracture and Failure Propagation: Date: 2006; Authors: Dave Gauthier, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Researchers and practitioners currently lack a quantitative field test that indicates the propensity of a given slab and weak layer combination to pro...; Object ID: issw-2006-107-116.pdf; Keywords: fracture propagation, field test, extended column, snowpack stability, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Evaluating a Prototype Field Test for Weak Layer Fracture and Failure Propagation

Title: Improvements in the Application of the Snowmicropen to Derive Stability Information for Avalanche Forecasting: Date: 2006; Authors: Christine Pielmeier, JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Hans Peter Marshall; Description: Local snowpack measurements and local stability tests are currently the basis for the assessment of snowpack stability in most avalanche warning opera...; Object ID: issw-2006-187-192.pdf; Keywords: snowpack stability, avalanche forecasting, snow profile, mechanical properties, snow hardness; View additional details about Improvements in the Application of the Snowmicropen to Derive Stability Information for Avalanche Forecasting

Title: Sawlem: Slab and Weak Layer Evolution Model: Date: 2006; Authors: Antonia Zeidler, Bruce Jamieson, Thomas Chalmers, Greg Johnson; Description: Snowpack evolution models developed in Europe require meteorological and radiation instrumentation rarely used in North America. In contrast, SAWLEM ...; Object ID: issw-2006-228-233.pdf; Keywords: slab avalanches, avalanche forecasting, snowpack stratigraphy, persistent weak layers; View additional details about Sawlem: Slab and Weak Layer Evolution Model

Title: A History of Avalanche Hazard and Avalanche Research in the San Juan Mountains, Southwestern Colorado, USA: Date: 2006; Authors: Richard L. Armstrong, Betsy R. Armstrong; Description: The San Juan Mountainsâ€™ recorded avalanche history began simultaneously with mineral exploration in the 1870s. Development of mines and transpo...; Object ID: issw-2006-298-303.pdf; Keywords: avalanche monitoring, forecasting, control, history, zoning, snow metamorphism; View additional details about A History of Avalanche Hazard and Avalanche Research in the San Juan Mountains, Southwestern Colorado, USA

Title: A History of Mitigation and Operational Forecasting on Red Mountain Pass, Colorado: Date: 2006; Authors: Jerry Roberts, Mark Rikkers, Noel Pete Peterson; Description: The San Juan Mountains are an abrupt and youthful mountain range notorious for a very fragile and unstable continental snowpack. In the 19th century, ...; Object ID: issw-2006-304.pdf; Keywords: forecasting, fatalities, safety, transportation; View additional details about A History of Mitigation and Operational Forecasting on Red Mountain Pass, Colorado

Title: Spatial Variability â€“ So What?: Date: 2006; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Kalle Kronholm, J. Bruce Jamieson, Karl W. Birkeland; Description: Since the landmark papers of Conway and Abrahamson many studies have tried to quantify spatial variability. Many different methods have been used and ...; Object ID: issw-2006-365-376.pdf; Keywords: snow mechanical properties, snow slope stability evaluation, avalanche formation, avalanche forecasting, spatial variability, numerical modeling; View additional details about Spatial Variability â€“ So What?

Title: Spatial and Time Scale Effects in Canadian Avalanche Bulletins: Date: 2006; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, Cam Campbell, Alan Jones; Description: In the winters of 2004-05 and 2005-06, 235 local â€œnowcastsâ€ of the avalanche danger at and below treeline in the Coast, Columbia and Rocky...; Object ID: issw-2006-394-402.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, scale issue, spatial scale, temporal scale, avalanche danger; View additional details about Spatial and Time Scale Effects in Canadian Avalanche Bulletins

Title: Can Stability Tests Help Recreationists Assess the Local Avalanche Danger?: Date: 2006; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Pascal Haegeli, Cam Campbell; Description: In western Canada, various agencies issue public avalanche bulletins three to seven times per week for regions which range from less than 500 km2 to a...; Object ID: issw-2006-468-477.pdf; Keywords: snowpack stability tests, avalanche forecasting, avalanche danger, spatial scale; View additional details about Can Stability Tests Help Recreationists Assess the Local Avalanche Danger?

Title: Holistic Geographical Visualization of Spatial Data with Applications in Avalanche Forecasting: Date: 2006; Authors: Phoebe B. McNeally, Harvey J. Miller; Description: Avalanche forecasters face ever increasing pressure to make more informed decisions and accurate predictions. Decisions often are made very quickly a...; Object ID: issw-2006-478-482.pdf; Keywords: geographic visualization, avalanche forecasting, spatial decision support system; View additional details about Holistic Geographical Visualization of Spatial Data with Applications in Avalanche Forecasting

Title: Deep Slab Avalanche Hazard Forecasting and Mitigation: The South Face at Big Sky Ski Area: Date: 2006; Authors: Scott Savage; Description: In December 1995, the Big Sky Ski Area installed a tram to the summit of Lone Mountain, accessing over 130 hectares (320 acres) of avalanche terrain i...; Object ID: issw-2006-483-490.pdf; Keywords: deep slab instability, crusts, ice, facets, explosives, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Deep Slab Avalanche Hazard Forecasting and Mitigation: The South Face at Big Sky Ski Area

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