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Title: Concept to optimize road closures due to avalanche hazard on low traffic roads in Norway: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Dag Theodor R. Andreassen, Ole-Andre Helgaas; Description: The Norwegian road network connects remote communities to central parts of the country. These communities are often vulnerable to isolation due to ava...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.46.pdf; Keywords: monitoring, warning, observation, avalanche control, hazard evaluation; View additional details about Concept to optimize road closures due to avalanche hazard on low traffic roads in Norway

Title: The White Pass and Yukon Route Avalanche Program, Forecasting and Risk Management for a Historical Railroad: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Bill Glude; Description: The White Pass and Yukon Route (WPYR) is a narrow gauge railroad built in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush. Considered impossible to build by many w...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.48.pdf; Keywords: railroad, avalanche program, alaska, yukon; View additional details about The White Pass and Yukon Route Avalanche Program, Forecasting and Risk Management for a Historical Railroad

Title: Stochastic Methods in Operational Avalanche Simulation - From Back Calculation to Prediction: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Valentin Hellweger, Jan-Thomas Fischer, Andreas Kofler, Andreas Huber, Wolfgang Fellin, Michael Oberguggenberger; Description: Avalanche simulations are an integral part of hazard assessment. Determining the potential hazard requires a multidisciplinary approach, including dif...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.50.pdf; Keywords: avalanche dynamics, parameter estimation, stochastic simulation, bayesâ€™ theorem, metropolis-hastings algorithm, posterior distribution, back calculation, prediction; View additional details about Stochastic Methods in Operational Avalanche Simulation - From Back Calculation to Prediction

Title: Loveland Pass Avalanche Mitigation: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Fanny Bourjaillat, Ethan Greene, Raymond Mumford, Tyler Weldon, Philippe Berthet-Rambaud; Description: Close to Denver, Loveland Pass is part of the route that provides access to some famous ski resorts such as Vail and Keystone and is among of the more...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.51.pdf; Keywords: avalanche mitigation, loveland pass, protection strategy; View additional details about Loveland Pass Avalanche Mitigation

Title: An Operational Supporting Tool for Assessing Wet-Snow Avalanche Danger: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Christoph Mitterer, Frank Techel, Charles Fierz, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Assessing the danger due to wet-snow avalanches is notoriously difficult, in particular, since conditions favouring wet-snow avalanches may persist on...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-28.pdf; Keywords: wet-snow avalanches, forecast, energy balance, avalanche danger assessment; View additional details about An Operational Supporting Tool for Assessing Wet-Snow Avalanche Danger

Title: Wet Snow Instabilities â€“ Multiple Approaches to Lift the Veil: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Thomas Wiesinger, Martin Oberhammer, Johann Seiwald, Stefan Koch; Description: Wet snow avalanches are notoriously difficult to predict, since their formation mechanism is poorly understood and because the material snow is exactl...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-70.pdf; Keywords: wet snow, liquid water content, ground penetrating radar, artificial triggering; View additional details about Wet Snow Instabilities â€“ Multiple Approaches to Lift the Veil

Title: Modelling Wet Snow Avalanche Flow with a Temperature Dependent Coulomb Friction Function: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: CÃ©sar Vera and Perry Bartelt; Description: We present a model to describe the motion of wet snow avalanches. This model is used to simulate a well-documented wet snow avalanche event in Switzer...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-44.pdf; Keywords: wet snow, avalanche dynamics, ice friction, meltwater lubrication, numerical modelling; View additional details about Modelling Wet Snow Avalanche Flow with a Temperature Dependent Coulomb Friction Function

Title: Application of Empirical Calculations and Dynamics Models for Snow Avalanche Hazard Assessment in Russia: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Alla S. Turchaninova; Description: A lot of statistical runout models based on topographic parameters of the avalanche tracks were performed by snow engineers for different mountain re...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-51.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche, statistical runout models, dynamics modeling, ramms, hazard assessment; View additional details about Application of Empirical Calculations and Dynamics Models for Snow Avalanche Hazard Assessment in Russia

Title: Wet Snow Avalanche Activity in the Swiss Alps â€“ Trend Analysis for Mid-Winter Season: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Christine Pielmeier, Frank Techel, Christoph Marty, Thomas Stucki; Description: During the winter 2011-2012 the Alps experienced repeated periods with high activity of wet snow and full-depth glide avalanches during mid-winter sea...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-47.pdf; Keywords: wet snow avalanche, full-depth glide avalanche, snowfall limit, avalanche forecasting, climate change; View additional details about Wet Snow Avalanche Activity in the Swiss Alps â€“ Trend Analysis for Mid-Winter Season

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; View additional details about On Estimating Avalanche Danger From Simulated Snow Profiles

Title: Towards a New Chain of Models for Avalanche Hazard Forecasting in French Mountain Ranges, Including Low Altitude Mountains: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Matthieu Lafaysse, Samuel Morin, Cecile Coleou, Matthieu Vernay, Damien Serca, Francois Besson, Jean-Marie Willemet, Gerald Giraud, Yves Durand; Description: Operational avalanche hazard warning carried out by MÃ©tÃ©o-France for the three main mountain ranges (Alps, Pyrenees, Corsica) have used snow sim...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-02.pdf; Keywords: snow modelling, operational, ground, mid-altitude; View additional details about Towards a New Chain of Models for Avalanche Hazard Forecasting in French Mountain Ranges, Including Low Altitude Mountains

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; View additional details about SNOWPACK: Where Do We Stand Today?

Title: Verification of SNOWPACK Model in the Western Caucasus, Russia, for Spatial Assessment of Snow Cover Stability: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Elena S. Klimenko; Description: We applied physical model Snowpack, developed in Switzerland, to simulate the evolution of snow cover in the Western Caucasus, Russia during three wi...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-04.pdf; Keywords: snow cover evolution, physical modeling, snow properties, meteorological data; View additional details about Verification of SNOWPACK Model in the Western Caucasus, Russia, for Spatial Assessment of Snow Cover Stability

Title: Identification of Slushflow Situations from Regional Weather Models: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Christian Jaedicke, Oyvind Armand Hoydal, Knut Helge Midtbo; Description: Slushflows are known phenomena that cause significant problems for settlements and infrastructure in Norway. Even though single events in the same loc...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-05.pdf; Keywords: slushflow, avalanche warning, weather models, forecasting; View additional details about Identification of Slushflow Situations from Regional Weather Models

Title: Le RÃ´le du Chef d'OpÃ©ration Sur Une Avalanche d'Envergure: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Colonel Blaise Agresti; Description: L'objet de l'intervention est de proposer une mÃ©thodologie de dÃ©cision et d'organisation adaptÃ©e Ã la gestion d'un secours en avalanche mu...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-06.pdf; Keywords: gestion de crise, processus iteratif de decision, intuition; View additional details about Le RÃ´le du Chef d'OpÃ©ration Sur Une Avalanche d'Envergure

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