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Title: Operational Radar and Infrasound Systems for Avalanche Detection: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Walter Steinkogler, Stian Langeland, Samuel Wyssen, Lorenz Meier; Description: Due to the increased mobility demands of societies, long-lasting closures of roads and railway lines are less accepted. Along traffic routes or ski re...; Object ID: ISSW16_O14.02.pdf; Keywords: avalanche detection, racs, avalanche radar, infrasound, ida, lara, sara; View additional details about Operational Radar and Infrasound Systems for Avalanche Detection

Title: Microwave Radar Systems for Detecting Avalanches: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: David G. Long, Andre Brummer, Bill Nalli; Description: Key roads in the Western U.S. are often closed by avalanches during the winter. Fortunately, they generally occur in well-defined paths. Knowing when ...; Object ID: ISSW16_O14.03.pdf; Keywords: avalanche detection, radar, remote sensing; View additional details about Microwave Radar Systems for Detecting Avalanches

Title: The Reliability of Norwegian Rescue Missions Following Road Related Avalanche Incidents, Modelled with Bayesian Belief Network: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Albert Lunde, Ove NjÃ¥; Description: In Norway, snow avalanches hitting roads are a considerable safety challenge for the rescue services. Previous studies have given rise to wondering ab...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.11.pdf; Keywords: avalanche rescue, risk management, reliability, risk indicators, bayesian belief networks; View additional details about The Reliability of Norwegian Rescue Missions Following Road Related Avalanche Incidents, Modelled with Bayesian Belief Network

Title: Weather Forecast Model Grid Spacing â€“ Is Smaller Better: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: John Snook; Description: The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) implemented an in-house numerical weather prediction model in 2011. Computer-generated forecast produ...; Object ID: ISSW16_O15.01.pdf; Keywords: numerical weather prediction, operational forecasting, colorado avalanche information center (caic); View additional details about Weather Forecast Model Grid Spacing â€“ Is Smaller Better

Title: Synopsis, an Innovative Platform Supporting Avalanche Hazard Forecasting in France: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: CÃ©cile ColÃ©ou, Hugo Merzisen, Chantal Gendre, Yannick Danielou, Jean-Marie Willemet, Fabien Marty, Antoine Lasserre-Bigorry, Samuel Morin; Description: For more than 30 years, MÃ©tÃ©o-France has developed software which integrates a broad diversity of information for the daily operations of avalan...; Object ID: ISSW16_O15.02.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecast, operational workstation; View additional details about Synopsis, an Innovative Platform Supporting Avalanche Hazard Forecasting in France

Title: Combining Snowpack Models and Observations for Better Avalanche Danger Assessments: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Fabiano Monti, Christoph Mitterer, Walter Steinkogler, Mathias Bavay, Andrea Pozzi; Description: Now-casting of avalanche danger is mainly based on direct snow stability observations (e.g. recent avalanches), snow stability tests combined with str...; Object ID: ISSW16_O15.03.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, manual observations, snow cover modeling, snow and weather data; View additional details about Combining Snowpack Models and Observations for Better Avalanche Danger Assessments

Title: The Avalanche Character Frequency of Reported Avalanche Events in Colorado, USA, 2011-2016: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Spencer Logan, Ethan Greene; Description: North American avalanche practitioners developed nine Avalanche Characters, based on risk treatment strategies, weak layer, and slab characteristics o...; Object ID: ISSW16_O15.04.pdf; Keywords: avalanche character, avalanche events, accidents; View additional details about The Avalanche Character Frequency of Reported Avalanche Events in Colorado, USA, 2011-2016

Title: The Longyearbyen Fatal Avalanche Accident 19th December 2015, Svalbard - Lessons Learned From Avalanche Rescue Inside a Settlement: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Martin Indreiten, Christian Svarstad; Description: A fatal avalanche hit houses in the city of Longyearbyen early Saturday morning the 19th of December 2015 after an extreme winter storm event. The ava...; Object ID: ISSW16_O16.01.pdf; Keywords: avalanche accident, urban avalanche, rescue; View additional details about The Longyearbyen Fatal Avalanche Accident 19th December 2015, Svalbard - Lessons Learned From Avalanche Rescue Inside a Settlement

Title: Longyearbyen, Svalbard - Vulnerability and Risk Management of an Arctic Settlement Under Changing Climate - a Challenge to Authorities and Experts: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Erik Hestnes, Steinar BakkehÃ¸i, Christian Jaedicke; Description: Longyearbyen, the administrative centre of the Svalbard archipelago, is facing most types of natural hazards under a changing Arctic climate. The cata...; Object ID: ISSW16_O16.02.pdf; Keywords: arctic environment, climate change, natural hazards, mitigation, research, consulting; View additional details about Longyearbyen, Svalbard - Vulnerability and Risk Management of an Arctic Settlement Under Changing Climate - a Challenge to Authorities and Experts

Title: Vulnerability of Houses and Persons Under Avalanche Impact â€“ The Avalanche at Longyearbyen on 2015-12-19: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Dieter Issler, JÃ³nsson Ãrni, Peter Gauer, Ulrik Domaas; Description: This study uses data from the avalanche that killed two persons and destroyed eleven essentially identical wood-frame houses in Longyearbyen, Svalbard...; Object ID: ISSW16_O16.03.pdf; Keywords:; View additional details about Vulnerability of Houses and Persons Under Avalanche Impact â€“ The Avalanche at Longyearbyen on 2015-12-19

Title: Forecasting the Fatal Longyearbyen Avalanche. Possibilities and Challenges: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Christian Jaedicke, Erik Hestnes, Steinar BakkehÃ¸i, Torgeir MÃ¸rk, Kjetil Brattlien; Description: One of the main questions after the fatal avalanche in Longyearbyen in December 2015, where two persons perished and eleven houses were destroyed, was...; Object ID: ISSW16_O16.04.pdf; Keywords: avalanche accident, forecasting, storm weather, wind measurements; View additional details about Forecasting the Fatal Longyearbyen Avalanche. Possibilities and Challenges

Title: A Smartphone Application for Estimating the Critical Slope Angle for Avalanche Release: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Ron Simenhois, Karl W. Birkeland, Alec van Herwijnen; Description: Once a weak layer has fractured, slope steepness largely dictates whether or not an avalanche will release. Exceeding the critical slope angle, i.e. a...; Object ID: ISSW16_O17.01.pdf; Keywords:; View additional details about A Smartphone Application for Estimating the Critical Slope Angle for Avalanche Release

Title: Observer Independent Measures of Snow Instability: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Benjamin Reuter, JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Alec van Herwijnen; Description: Observer independent measures of snow instability are a prerequisite for modeling, verifying and improving avalanche forecasts. However, presently no ...; Object ID: ISSW16_O17.02.pdf; Keywords: snow instability, avalanche forecasting, snow micro-penetrometer, avalanche initiation, crack propagation, tensile strength, finite element modeling; View additional details about Observer Independent Measures of Snow Instability

Title: Measuring the Mechanical Properties of Snow Relevant For Dry-Snow Slab Avalanche Release Using Particle Tracking Velocimetry: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Alec van Herwijnen, Ned Bair, Karl Birkeland, Ben Reuter, Ron Simenhois, Bruce Jamieson, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) is a measurement technique widely used to determine displacement and velocity fields from video recordings. It is ...; Object ID: ISSW16_O17.03.pdf; Keywords: snow mechanical properties, avalanche release, particle tracking velocimetry, snow stability; View additional details about Measuring the Mechanical Properties of Snow Relevant For Dry-Snow Slab Avalanche Release Using Particle Tracking Velocimetry

Title: Artificial Avalanche Release: Flat Field Experiments Using a Gas Exploder: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Stephan Simioni, JÃ¼rg Dual, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Fixed avalanche control installations are frequently used today due to their various advantages to artificially trigger avalanches. Gas mixtures or ex...; Object ID: ISSW16_O17.04.pdf; Keywords: avalanche control, gas exploder, avalanche formation, experiments; View additional details about Artificial Avalanche Release: Flat Field Experiments Using a Gas Exploder

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