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Title: Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Snow Depth Observations: An Update on Technical Developments and Applications
Date: 2009
Authors: Alexander Prokop
Description: In the past few years terrestrial laser scanning methodology has become a powerful tool for determining the spatial snow depth distribution on slopes....
Object ID: issw-2009-0192-0196.pdf
Keywords: terrestrial laser scanning, snow depth, avalanche dynamics, avalanche case study
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Title: Could Retrieval of Snow Layer Formation by Optical Satellite Remote Sensing Help Avalanche Forecasting? Presentation of First Results.
Date: 2009
Authors: Rune Solberg, Regula Frauenfelder, Hans Koren, Kalle Kronholm
Description: Of special interest within the field of avalanche research and avalanche warning are properties related to snow grain type and snow grain size at the...
Object ID: issw-2009-0207-0210.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, remote sensing, snow grain size, snow temperature, snow wetness
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Title: Snow Simulation and Forecasting Through All Norway: The Senorge Model
Date: 2009
Authors: Stefano Endrizzi, Thomas Skaugen
Description: A model has been recently set up (since 2006) that provides the snow conditions, along with other hydrometeorological parameters, for all Norway at 1 ...
Object ID: issw-2009-0211-0213.pdf
Keywords: norway, snow modelling, snow monitoring
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Title: Snow Cover Monitoring and Modelling in the Alps Using Multi Temporal Modis Data
Date: 2009
Authors: P. Rastner, L. Irsara, T. Schellenberger, S. Della Chiesa, G. Bertoldi, S. Endrizzi , C. Notarnicola, M. Zebisch
Description: This study presents an intercomparison of three snow cover products derived from satellite data: the MODIS MOD10 standard product, a new MODIS snow co...
Object ID: issw-2009-0214-0218.pdf
Keywords: south tyrol, modis, snow cover, time series, climate change, modelling
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Title: Trends in Annual Maximum Snow Water Equivalent in South-Norway (1914 - 2008)
Date: 2009
Authors: Heidi Bache Stranden, Thomas Skaugen
Description: Since 1915, snow has been measured annually at expected snow maximum in Norway in relation to power production and flood forecasting. Analysis of ann...
Object ID: issw-2009-0224-0228.pdf
Keywords: snow water equivalent, trends, climate change, south norway
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Title: Recent Snow Cover Variations and Avalanche Activities in the Southern Alps
Date: 2009
Authors: Mauro Valt, Paola Cianfarra, Daniele Moro, Renato Zasso
Description: Snow and albedo play a significant role in the planet’s radiation balance. Snow cover extension, of the Northern Hemisphere in the last forty ...
Object ID: issw-2009-0229-0233.pdf
Keywords: snow cover variation, avalanche activity, risk
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Title: Measuring the water retention curve of snow
Date: 2009
Authors: Satoru Yamaguchi, Takafumi Katsuhima, Atsushi Sato, Toshiro Kumakura
Description: The water retention curve (WRC), which shows the relationship between the volumetric water content and matric potential, is a fundamental part of the ...
Object ID: issw-2009-0244-0247.pdf
Keywords: water retention curve, water transportation, van genuchten model
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Title: Measurement of Dynamic Water-Entry Value for Dry Snow
Date: 2009
Authors: Takafumi Katsushima, Satoru Yamaguchi, Toshiro Kumakura, Atsushi Sato
Description: In soil physics, many people have discussed about mechanisms of developing preferential flow based on porous media hydraulics. In snow science, there ...
Object ID: issw-2009-0248-0251.pdf
Keywords: preferential flow, water-entry value, homogeneous dry snow
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Title: Numerical Modeling of Liquid Water Movement in Snow Cover
Date: 2009
Authors: Hiroyuki Hirashima, Satoru Yamaguchi, Atsushi Sato
Description: Liquid water movement in snow cover is an important aspect of wet snow metamorphism, and understanding it is vital for forecasting wet snow avalanches...
Object ID: issw-2009-0252-0255.pdf
Keywords: water transport model, capillary pressure, hydraulic conductivity, numerical snowpack model
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Title: Wet Snow Diurnal Evolution and Stability Assessment
Date: 2009
Authors: Frank Techel, Christine Pielmeier
Description: Wet snow avalanches pose a threat to snow recreationists and to infrastructure such as mountain roads. The timing of wet snow avalanche formation is d...
Object ID: issw-2009-0256-0261.pdf
Keywords: wet snow, snow stability, water content, rutschblock test, extended column test, shovel shear test, persistent weak layer
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Title: Observations and Analysis of Two Wet-Snow Avalanche Cycles
Date: 2009
Authors: Christoph Mitterer, Rebecca Mott, Jürg Schweizer
Description: Wet-snow avalanches threaten mountain communities and communication lines. Their formation as well as the snowpack processes leading to wet-snow insta...
Object ID: issw-2009-0262-0266.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche, wet snow, liquid water content, avalanche release
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Title: Rainonsnow Avalanches: Forecasting the Return to Stability
Date: 2009
Authors: Howard Conway, Wayne Carran, Ann Carran
Description: Mid-winter rain-on-snow often results in avalanches that threaten the Milford Road between TeAnau and Milford Sound on the southwest coast of new Zea...
Object ID: issw-2009-0267-0270.pdf
Keywords: rainonsnow, avalanches, forecasting
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Title: Where to Dig? – On Optimizing Sampling Strategy
Date: 2009
Authors: Jürg Schweizer, Sascha Bellaire
Description: Snow slope stability evaluation is often based on a single test location within a slope. However, we know that snow cover properties and stability may...
Object ID: issw-2009-0298-0300.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche release, snow stability evaluation, snow stability test
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Title: Glide Avalanche Response to an Extreme Rain-on-Snow Event, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, USA
Date: 2009
Authors: John Stimberis, Charles M. Rubin
Description: Rain-on-snow events trigger immediate and delayed avalanches as liquid water penetrates the snowpack. We present results from an extreme rain-on-snow ...
Object ID: issw-2009-0301-0305.pdf
Keywords: glide avalanches, rain-on-snow, snow glide
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Title: Regional Stability Evaluation With Modelled Snow Cover Data
Date: 2009
Authors: Michael Schirmer, Jürg Schweizer, Michael Lehning
Description: Stability (or the probability of avalanche occurrence or release) is probably the key factor defining the avalanche danger level. Most snow stability ...
Object ID: issw-2009-0306-0312.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow stability, avalanche danger, snow cover, numerical modelling
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