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Title: Comparing Local Stream Flow Peaks to the Onset of Wet Avalanche Cycles: Date: 2012; Authors: Mark Saurer; Description: When the snow has melted from the valley floors, peak flow levels in our local streams may help predict the onset of annual wet avalanche events. Park...; Object ID: issw-2012-069-076.pdf; Keywords: wet slab avalanches, avalanche forecasting, stream discharge; View additional details about Comparing Local Stream Flow Peaks to the Onset of Wet Avalanche Cycles

Title: Analyzing the Atmosphere-Snow Energy Balance for Wet-Snow Avalanche Prediction: Date: 2012; Authors: Christoph Mitterer, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Melt water is the major driver of wet-snow instability. Its percolation and interaction with snow is complex, poorly understood and hence not well dep...; Object ID: issw-2012-077-083.pdf; Keywords: snow pack, wet snow avalanches, avalanche danger scale,; View additional details about Analyzing the Atmosphere-Snow Energy Balance for Wet-Snow Avalanche Prediction

Title: Weak Layer Detection in Simulated Snow Stratigraphy: Date: 2012; Authors: Fabiano Monti, JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Charles Fierz; Description: Numerical modelling of snow cover stratigraphy with, for example, the 1-D snow cover model SNOWPACK has the potential to increase the spatial and temp...; Object ID: issw-2012-092-097.pdf; Keywords: snowpack stratigraphy, snow hardness, hand hardness test, weak layer; View additional details about Weak Layer Detection in Simulated Snow Stratigraphy

Title: The Underestimated Role of the Stauchwall in Full-Depth Avalanche Release: Date: 2012; Authors: Perry Bartelt, Christine Pielmeier, Stefan Margreth, Stephan Harvey, Thomas Stucki; Description: During the winter 2011/12 the Swiss Alps experienced repeated cycles with high activity of snow gliding and full-depth avalanches. Up to 8 m deep glid...; Object ID: issw-2012-127-133.pdf; Keywords: snow gliding, full-depth avalanche, compacted zone,; View additional details about The Underestimated Role of the Stauchwall in Full-Depth Avalanche Release

Title: Formation of Depth Hoar Resulting from Thermal Optimization of Snow Microstructure: Date: 2012; Authors: Patrick J. Staron, Edward E. Adams, Daniel A. Miller; Description: Snow metamorphism can be described by the flows of heat and mass that result from gradients of temperature and water vapor concentration. The size of...; Object ID: issw-2012-186-193.pdf; Keywords: entropy, metamorphism, microstructure, optimization, snow, thermodynamics; View additional details about Formation of Depth Hoar Resulting from Thermal Optimization of Snow Microstructure

Title: Yukon Avalanche Association - The First Year and the Future: Date: 2012; Authors: Michael Smith, Eirik Sharp; Description: The Yukon Avalanche Association (YAA) was formed in 2010 with the goal of promoting avalanche safety and awareness to an expanding group of backcountr...; Object ID: issw-2012-214-219.pdf; Keywords: avalanche safety, terrains, winter backcountry recreation, canadian avalanche centre; View additional details about Yukon Avalanche Association - The First Year and the Future

Title: Spatial Variability of Snow Stratigraphy From Microwave Radar: Date: 2012; Authors: Hans Peter Marshall, J. And rew Gleason, Achim Heilig, Gary Koh, Matthew Sturm; Description: Slab avalanches occur because of the layered nature of the seasonal snowpack. Differences in metrological conditions during deposition, as well as dif...; Object ID: issw-2012-259-263.pdf; Keywords: spatial variability, radar, snow stratigraphy, snow depth; View additional details about Spatial Variability of Snow Stratigraphy From Microwave Radar

Title: Remote Sensing Tools for Snow and Avalanche Research: Date: 2012; Authors: Yves BÃ¼hler; Description: Since the first images acquired from airplanes (1915) and satellites (1960), remote sensing has had a great impact in diverse number of fields such a...; Object ID: issw-2012-264-268.pdf; Keywords: remote sensing, digital elevation models dem, snow depth, snow type, spatially continuous measurements; View additional details about Remote Sensing Tools for Snow and Avalanche Research

Title: Using a Thermal Imager to Quantify Buried Thermal Structure in Natural Snow: Date: 2012; Authors: Cora Shea, Bruce Jamieson, Karl Birkeland; Description: Avalanche researchers and practitioners have long measured snowpack temperatures in snow pits with thermometers about 10 cm apart. This led to the ass...; Object ID: issw-2012-267-276.pdf; Keywords: temperature gradient, thermal imaging, snow crystals, snow stability tests; View additional details about Using a Thermal Imager to Quantify Buried Thermal Structure in Natural Snow

Title: Different Surveys Techniques to Assess the Snow Erosion and Deposition at the Punta Seehore Avalanche Test Site: Date: 2012; Authors: E. Bovet, B. Chiaia, M. Maggioni, D. Godone, M. Freppaz; Description: The aim of this paper is to describe the surveys techniques, used at the Seehore avalanche test site located in Aosta Valley (NW Italy), concerning th...; Object ID: issw-2012-277-284.pdf; Keywords: snow erosion, terrestrial laser scanning, deposited layer, probe pole; View additional details about Different Surveys Techniques to Assess the Snow Erosion and Deposition at the Punta Seehore Avalanche Test Site

Title: Resuscitation of the Avalanche Victim: An Evidence-Based Guideline: Date: 2012; Authors: Jeff Boyd, Hermann Brugger, Fidel Elsensohn, Peter Paal, Giacomo Strapazzon, Eveline Winterberger, Ken Zafren; Description: Background. Earlier avalanche resuscitation recommendations, published in 1996 and 2001, were principally extrapolated from biostatistical survival an...; Object ID: issw-2012-307-313.pdf; Keywords: avalanche victim resuscitation, victim, asphyxia, ventilation; View additional details about Resuscitation of the Avalanche Victim: An Evidence-Based Guideline

Title: A Characterization of Snow Gliding and Potential Predisposing Factors in a Full-Depth Slab Avalanche Release Area (Valle dâ€™Aosta, NW Italian Alps): Date: 2012; Authors: E. Ceaglio, M. Freppaz, G. Filippa, S. Ferraris, E. Zanini, V. Segor; Description: In recent years many progresses have been made in the comprehension of the glide avalanches; however processes leading to this kind of phenomena are ...; Object ID: issw-2012-561-568.pdf; Keywords: snow gliding, full-depth avalanche, avalanche forecasting, glide crack activity; View additional details about A Characterization of Snow Gliding and Potential Predisposing Factors in a Full-Depth Slab Avalanche Release Area (Valle dâ€™Aosta, NW Italian Alps)

Title: Cooling and Avalanches: Date: 2012; Authors: Penelope H. Goddard; Description: Avalanches which occur during periods of cooling are important because they can surprise people, even very experienced practitioners. However, the inf...; Object ID: issw-2012-580-585.pdf; Keywords: freezing levels, slab failure, snow surface temperature, snowpack conditions; View additional details about Cooling and Avalanches

Title: Back-Calculation of Small Avalanches with the 2D Avalanche Dynamics Model Ramms: Four Events Artificially Triggered at the Seehore Test Site in Aosta Valley (NW Italy): Date: 2012; Authors: M. Maggioni, M. Freppaz, M. Christen, P. Bartelt, E. Zanini; Description: Avalanche dynamics models are widely used to simulate extreme avalanches for hazard mapping purposes; they are well developed and calibrated on numero...; Object ID: issw-2012-591-598.pdf; Keywords: avalanche dynamics, hazard mapping, photogrammetry,; View additional details about Back-Calculation of Small Avalanches with the 2D Avalanche Dynamics Model Ramms: Four Events Artificially Triggered at the Seehore Test Site in Aosta Valley (NW Italy)

Title: Multiple Linear Regression Modeling and the Correlation Between Surface Area, Snow Density and Burial Depth of Improvised Snow Protection: Date: 2012; Authors: Salvatore G. Candela , Eeva Latosuo M.S.; Description: While there is a growing body of research on snow anchors, there has never been a published study on the use of improvised objects as snow protectio...; Object ID: issw-2012-650-656.pdf; Keywords: improvised protection, snow density, static forces, regression modeling, peak failure, snow anchors; View additional details about Multiple Linear Regression Modeling and the Correlation Between Surface Area, Snow Density and Burial Depth of Improvised Snow Protection

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