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Title: Critical Review of Challenges and Potentials for Snow Drift Simulation
Date: 2010
Authors: Arnulf Wurzer, Arnold Studeregger, Peter Fischer
Description: A review of current snow drift models is given. Further a turbulent snow drift model based on an Algebraic Slip Model approach is validated. The drivi...
Object ID: ISSW_P-026.pdf
Keywords: optimization, algebraic slip model, aerodynamic entrainment, snow drift, cfd, time dependent boundary conditions
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Title: Gswarm: An Example of Making a GIS Model for Everyday Use
Date: 2010
Authors: Cora Shea, Bruce Jamieson
Description: Modeling snow processes over terrain with a Geographic Information System (GIS) takes a specific set of skills and a lot of computer processing power ...
Object ID: ISSW_P-041.pdf
Keywords: computer assisted forecasting, geographic information systems (gis), modelling
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Title: A Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard
Date: 2010
Authors: Grant Statham, Pascal Haegeli, Karl W. Birkeland, Ethan Greene, Clair Israelson, Bruce Tremper, Chris Stethem, Bruce McMahon, Brad White, John Kelly
Description: Conventional avalanche forecasting is practiced as a mix of deterministic treatment for snow and weather parameters and inductive logic to reach actua...
Object ID: ISSW_P-072.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, weather parameters, terrain, danger ratings
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Title: Online NWP-Model Data as Boundary Conditions for Snow Drift Simulation
Date: 2009
Authors: Simon Schneiderbauer, Stefan Pirker
Description: The open boundary conditions for the computational fluid dynamics simulation of the micro- and meso-scale flow over the Grimming mountain, Austria, ar...
Object ID: issw-2009-0146-0150.pdf
Keywords: open boundary conditions, optimization, boussinesq approximation, cfd
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Title: Satellite Observed SCA and Gamma Distributed Snow in the HBV Model
Date: 2009
Authors: Thomas Skaugen, Frode Randen
Description: Areas having a seasonal snowpack experience a risk of melt-floods. The magnitude of such a flood is highly dependent on the available water stored in ...
Object ID: issw-2009-0184-0186.pdf
Keywords: snow modelling, satellite observed sca, swe, snow distribution
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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: Interpretation of Prevalent Avalanche Scenarios on the Basis of the Anticrack Model
Date: 2009
Authors: Stephan Harvey, Joachim Heierli
Description: Each winter the build-up of snow conditions is unique and distinctive, but a wide variety of avalanche situations can be attributed to a relatively sm...
Object ID: issw-2009-0276-0281.pdf
Keywords: avalanche scenarios, anticrack model, avalanche formation
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Title: A-b Model: Can We Learn More From the Statistical Avalanche Model With Respect to the Dynamical Behavior of Avalanches
Date: 2009
Authors: Peter Gauer, Steinar Bakkehøi, Karstein Lied, Krister Kristensen, Kalle Kronholm
Description: A meaningful risk assessment in avalanche prone areas involves the estimation of the runout and impact pressures of potential avalanches. Two categori...
Object ID: issw-2009-0405-0408.pdf
Keywords: avalanche dynamics, statistical model, observations
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Title: Experiences in Avalanche Assessment With the Powder Snow Avalanche Model Samosat
Date: 2009
Authors: Matthias Granig, Peter Sampl, Christian Tollinger, Philipp Jörg
Description: In 2004 the Forest Technical Service for Avalanche and Torrent Control (WLV) has initiated the development of the new powder snow avalanche model Samo...
Object ID: issw-2009-0514-0518.pdf
Keywords: avalanche simulation, samosat, model calibration, avalanche case studies
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Title: 2D Modelling of Icelandic Snow Avalanches for Hazard Zoning
Date: 2009
Authors: Eiríkur Gíslason
Description: The methodology for snow avalanche hazard zoning in Iceland is based on a statistical run-out analysis of a data-set of historical avalanches. The met...
Object ID: issw-2009-0529-0532.pdf
Keywords: avalanche modelling, two-dimensional run-out index, hazard zoning
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Title: Avalanche Risk in a Changing Climate Development of a Landslide and Avalanche Risk Model
Date: 2009
Authors: Heidi Bjordal, Jan Otto Larsen
Description: In Norway, approximately 2000 landslides and avalanches affect the road network every year. Projected climate changes will give a milder and wetter cl...
Object ID: issw-2009-0564-0566.pdf
Keywords: climate change, landslide and avalanche frequency, acceptable risk level
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Title: Cellular Automaton Modelling of Slab Avalanche Triggering Mechanisms: From the Universal Statistical Behaviour to Particular Cases
Date: 2006
Authors: J. Faillettaz, F. Louchet, J-R. Grasso
Description: Modelling avalanche release is a long lasting challenge. Despite a general agreement on the basic mechanisms responsible for avalanche release, determ...
Object ID: issw-2006-174-180.pdf
Keywords: snow, avalanches, cellular automata, statistical physics, variability, criticality
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Title: A Snow Microstructure Supplement to Sntherm Model
Date: 2006
Authors: R.K. Aggarwal, M.R. Ravi, P. Mahajan
Description: SNTHERM is a one dimensional heat and mass transfer model that predicts change in surface temperature, temperature of snow and soil layers, settlement...
Object ID: issw-2006-117-126.pdf
Keywords: thermal conductivity, viscosity, microstructure, bond, grain
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Title: Noaa’s National Snow Analyses
Date: 2006
Authors: Tom Carroll, Don Cline
Description: NOAA’s National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC) provides comprehensive, near real-time, snow observations, snow analyses,...
Object ID: issw-2006-797-805.pdf
Keywords: energy-and-mass-balance snow model, remote sensing, airborne snow measurements, snow hydrology, water supply, snowmelt flooding
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Title: Slope Scale Modeling of Snow Surface Temperature in Topographically Complex Terrain
Date: 2006
Authors: J.M. Staples, E.E. Adams, A. E. Slaughter, L.R. McKittrick
Description: In mountainous terrain, landscape strongly influences the thermal state of snow. An energy balance model, Radtherm/RT, can be used to account for topo...
Object ID: issw-2006-806-814.pdf
Keywords: snow surface, temperature, topography, energy balance, modeling, radiation
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