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Title: Influence of Summer and Winter Surface Topography on Numerical Avalanche Simulations: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Maggioni M., Bovet, E., Dreier, L., Buehler, Y., Godone, D., Bartelt, P., Freppaz M., Chiaia, B., Segor V.; Description: Numerical avalanche dynamics models are widely used to calculate extreme avalanches for hazard mapping and mitigation measure planning. A basic model ...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-21.pdf; Keywords: avalanche modelling, surface topography, running surface, uncertainty; View additional details about Influence of Summer and Winter Surface Topography on Numerical Avalanche Simulations

Title: Evaluation of an Avalanche Triggered by a Local Earthquake at the VallÃ©e de la Sionne (Switzerland) Experimental Site: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: C. PÃ©rez- GuillÃ©n, E. SuriÃ±ach, G. Furdada, M. Hiller, M. Tapia; Description: The snow avalanche group of the University of Barcelona in a collaboration with the SLF (Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, Davos (Suiza)) mon...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-08.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, earthquake, seismic data, infrasound, snow stability factor; View additional details about Evaluation of an Avalanche Triggered by a Local Earthquake at the VallÃ©e de la Sionne (Switzerland) Experimental Site

Title: The Full-Scale Avalanche Test Site, Lautaret, France: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Emmanuel THIBERT, HervÃ© BELLOT, Xavier RAVANAT, FrÃ©dÃ©ric OUSSET, GaÃ«tan PULFER, Mohamed NAAIM, Florence NAAIM-BOUVET, Koichi NISHIMURA, Yoichi ITO, Djebar Baroudi, Alexander PROKOP, Peter SCHÃ–N, P. Alvaro SORUCO, Christian VINCENT, Ali LIMAM, Damianao PESARESI; Description: The Lautaret full-scale avalanche test site in the southern French Alps has been used by IRSTEA (Cemagref) Research Institute since 1973. Over the rec...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-34.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, test-site, full-scale experiments; View additional details about The Full-Scale Avalanche Test Site, Lautaret, France

Title: Terrain Analysis of Skier-Triggered Avalanche Starting Zones: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Irene Vontobel, Stephan Harvey, Ross S. Purves; Description: Terrain is one of the main factors contributing to avalanche formation and important for the assessment of avalanche risk. Terrain characteristics of ...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-05.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, avalanche starting zone, terrain, gis; View additional details about Terrain Analysis of Skier-Triggered Avalanche Starting Zones

Title: The Influence of Weather on Glide-Snow Avalanches: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Lisa Dreier, Christoph Mitterer, Sebastian Feick, Stephan Harvey; Description: During the winter 2011-2012 the Swiss Alps experienced high glide-snow activity. The danger of glide-snow avalanches combined with large snow depths p...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-06.pdf; Keywords: snow gliding, weather influence, glide-snow avalanche, multivariate statistic; View additional details about The Influence of Weather on Glide-Snow Avalanches

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: Avalanches Induced by Earthquake in North Tochigi Prefecture on 25 February 2013: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Hiroki Matsushita, Shinji Ikeda, Yasuhiko Ito, Masaru Matsuzawa, Hiroshi Nakamura; Description: We have investigated characteristics of avalanches induced by the North Tochigi Prefecture earthquake with magnitude of 6.3 on February 2012 in Japan ...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-41.pdf; Keywords: earthquake-induced avalanches, snow pit observation, stability index; View additional details about Avalanches Induced by Earthquake in North Tochigi Prefecture on 25 February 2013

Title: Automatic Detection of Avalanches Using Infrasound and Seismic Signals: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: A. Schimmel, J. HÃ¼bl; Description: The ability to detect avalanches as they occur is essential for avalanche management and avalanche forecasting. Past studies have shown that avalanche...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-67.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, warning systems, infrasound, seismic; View additional details about Automatic Detection of Avalanches Using Infrasound and Seismic Signals

Title: Towards a Basic Avalanche Characterization Based on the Generated Seismic Signal: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Alec van Herwijnen, Lisa Dreier, Perry Bartelt; Description: The primary reasons to study the seismic signal generated by avalanches are (1) to remotely detect snow avalanches and (2) to improve our understandin...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-24.pdf; Keywords: seismic monitoring, avalanche activity, avalanche dynamics; View additional details about Towards a Basic Avalanche Characterization Based on the Generated Seismic Signal

Title: When Should a Hazard Map Show the Risk of Small Avalanches or Snow Gliding?: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Stefan Margreth; Description: Avalanche hazard maps describe the extent and intensity of snow avalanches. In Switzerland red, blue and yellow zones are used which are based on scen...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-39.pdf; Keywords: hazard map, snow gliding, glide snow avalanche, small avalanche; View additional details about When Should a Hazard Map Show the Risk of Small Avalanches or Snow Gliding?

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: Back-Analysis Modelling of the Catastrophic Avalanches in Sewell, Central Chilean Andes: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Marc Janeras, Pere Oller, Rodrigo Arancibia, Judit Pons, Olga Costa, Danilo Asensio; Description: In the Chilean Andes, avalanche risk is often related to mining industry, due to its presence in this mountain range, comparing to other activities. A...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-49.pdf; Keywords: back-analysis calculation, avalanche dynamics, chilean andes; View additional details about Back-Analysis Modelling of the Catastrophic Avalanches in Sewell, Central Chilean Andes

Title: Characterizing Major Avalanche Episodes in Space and Time in the Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries in the Catalan Pyrenees: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Pere Oller, Elena MuntÃ¡n, Carles GarcÃa-SellÃ©s, GlÃ²ria Furdada, Cristina Baeza, Cecilio Angulo; Description: With the aim of better understanding avalanche risk in the Catalan Pyrenees, the present work focuses on the analysis of major (or destructive) avalan...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-50.pdf; Keywords: major avalanche, pyrenees, magnitude, frequency, hazard, risk; View additional details about Characterizing Major Avalanche Episodes in Space and Time in the Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries in the Catalan Pyrenees

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: Determining Avalanche Modelling Input Parameters Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning Technology: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Alexander Prokop, Peter SchÃ¶n, Florian Singer, GaÃ«tan Pulfer, Mohamet Naaim, Emmanuel Thibert; Description: In dynamic avalanche modelling, data about the volumes and areas of the snow released, mobilized and deposited are key input parameters, as well as th...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-59.pdf; Keywords: laser scanning, dynamic avalanche modelling, modeling; View additional details about Determining Avalanche Modelling Input Parameters Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning Technology

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