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Title: The Software Behind the Interactive Display of the Swiss Avalanche Bulletin: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Marc Ruesch, Andreas Egloff, Matthias Gerber, Gerd Weiss, Kurt Winkler; Description: The step towards interactively displaying the avalanche bulletins twice a day in four languages raised the need for specifically designed software to...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-17.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, software tools, avalanche bulletin, mobile applications; View additional details about The Software Behind the Interactive Display of the Swiss Avalanche Bulletin

Title: Trend Analysis of Snow Density and Water Equivalent in the Alpine Region: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Christoph Marty, Anna-Maria Tilg, Tobias Jonas; Description: Snow density is an important property for the characterisation of a snow cover. It is also a key factor for retrieving the snow water equivalent (SWE)...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-24.pdf; Keywords: snow density, snow water equivalent, alpine region, variability; View additional details about Trend Analysis of Snow Density and Water Equivalent in the Alpine Region

Title: Automatic Classification of Manual Snow Profiles by Snow Structure: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Frank Techel, Christine Pielmeier; Description: Manual snowpack observations are an important component of avalanche hazard assessment for the Swiss avalanche forecasting service. Approximately 900 ...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-07.pdf; Keywords: snowpack structure, avalanche forecasting, snow profile analysis; View additional details about Automatic Classification of Manual Snow Profiles by Snow Structure

Title: New Tool for Avalanche Forecasting in the KrkonoÅ¡e Mountains: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Roman Juras, JiÅ™Ã PavlÃ¡sek, Jan BlahÅ¯t, Petr BaÅ¡ta, ZbynÄ›k Klose, VÃtÄ›slav MoudrÃ½, Jan Balek; Description: The KrkonoÅ¡e Mts., with the highest peak reaching 1602 m a.s.l., is the highest mountain range in the Czech Republic. Despite its low altitude they...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-09.pdf; Keywords: czech republic, expert forecasting system, modelling; View additional details about New Tool for Avalanche Forecasting in the KrkonoÅ¡e Mountains

Title: Integration of a Drifting Snow Scheme in the French Operational Modelling for Avalanche Risk Forecasting: Evaluation by Avalanche Forecasters: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Daniel Goetz, Vincent Latu, Gilbert Guyomarcâ€™h, Yves Durand, GÃ©rald Giraud, Jean-Marie Willemet; Description: Snow drift modelling is a difficult challenge due to the large range of concerned working scales and the permanent interaction between snow, meteorolo...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-10.pdf; Keywords: drifting snow, modelling, avalanche risk, forecast, evaluation; View additional details about Integration of a Drifting Snow Scheme in the French Operational Modelling for Avalanche Risk Forecasting: Evaluation by Avalanche Forecasters

Title: The expert tool XGEO and its applications in the Norwegian Avalanche Forecasting Service: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Emma Barfod, Karsten MÃ¼ller, Tuomo Saloranta, Jess Andersen, Nils Kristian Orthe, Anders Wartianien, Tore Humstad, Steinar MyrabÃ¸, Rune Engeset; Description: Norway is highly dependent on tracking the changing snow cover, not only for the avalanche forecasting but also for hydropower production planning, fl...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-13.pdf; Keywords: map centric tool, observations, snow model, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about The expert tool XGEO and its applications in the Norwegian Avalanche Forecasting Service

Title: National Avalanche Warning Service for Norway â€“ Established 2013: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Rune Verpe Engeset; Description: Norway established a national public avalanche danger warning service on 14 January 2013 based on international standards - a milestone in the Governm...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-19.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, warning, forecasting, public safety; View additional details about National Avalanche Warning Service for Norway â€“ Established 2013

Title: Report From the First Operational Winter of the Norwegian Avalanche Centre: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Karsten MÃ¼ller, Solveig Kosberg, Markus LandrÃ¸, Rune V. Engeset; Description: The Norwegian Avalanche Centre had its first operational season from mid-January until the end of May 2013. We report on the experiences from the firs...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-20.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting service, avalanche bulletin, norway, winter conditions, varsom. no; View additional details about Report From the First Operational Winter of the Norwegian Avalanche Centre

Title: Key to Success for the Norwegian Avalanche Center: Merging of Theoretical and Practical Knowhow: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Solveig Kosberg, Karsten MÃ¼ller, Markus LandrÃ¸, Ragnar Ekker, Rune Engeset; Description: Norway has chosen a quite practical approach to avalanche forecasting. Field observations from the more than 50 professional observers are very import...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-21.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, field observations, practical knowhow, training; View additional details about Key to Success for the Norwegian Avalanche Center: Merging of Theoretical and Practical Knowhow

Title: Forecasting Forest Avalanches: A Review of Winter 2011/12: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Michaela Teich, Frank Techel, Peder Caviezel, Peter Bebi; Description: Mountain forests play a crucial role in avalanche mitigation by hindering avalanche formation. Nevertheless, due to the complex interactions between e...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-24.pdf; Keywords: forest avalanches, forecasting, road, railway, ski-run safety; View additional details about Forecasting Forest Avalanches: A Review of Winter 2011/12

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: Avalanche Forecasting and Risk Mitigation for Specific Objects at Risk: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Krister Kristensen, Hedda Breien, Suzanne Lacasse; Description: Objects and individuals can be exposed to different levels of avalanche hazard. For object specific avalanche forecasting and risk mitigation programs...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-59.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, local forecasting, danger scales, danger levels, probability of occurrence, risk, objects at risk, risk mitigation; View additional details about Avalanche Forecasting and Risk Mitigation for Specific Objects at Risk

Title: Snowmonit - Winner of GMES Best Service Challenge 2012: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Francesco Bartoli; Description: SnowMonit is designed to improve services that treat snow avalanche information through Earth Observation data. Snow accumulation, depth, and water e...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-01.pdf; Keywords: snow, gmes, satellite, wms, wmts, esa; View additional details about Snowmonit - Winner of GMES Best Service Challenge 2012

Title: The Avalanche Detector - A New Avalanche Monitoring Tool Using Distributed Acoustic Fibre Optic Sensing: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Alexander Prokop, Anna Wirbel, Markus Jungmayr; Description: Information on avalanche activity is a paramount parameter in avalanche forecasting. When avalanches are released spontaneously, the risk of avalanche...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-23.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, monitoring, detection, fibre optic sensing; View additional details about The Avalanche Detector - A New Avalanche Monitoring Tool Using Distributed Acoustic Fibre Optic Sensing

Title: A New Application for Quick Boundary Limits of Avalanche Events: Procedure and First Validation: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Bornaz L., Durand N., Frigo B., Dellavedova P., Segor V.; Description: In the framework of MAP3 ALCOTRA project, a 3D mapping tool is under developing to rapidly take the avalanche census and implement the regional Cadast...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-34.pdf; Keywords: avalanche census, solid image, avalanche cadastre, zoning; View additional details about A New Application for Quick Boundary Limits of Avalanche Events: Procedure and First Validation

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