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Title: Snow Water Studies and Comparative Electromagentic Measurements in the Austrian Alps: A 15 Year Field Study
Date: 2006
Authors: A. Denoth
Description: Various methods for measuring the liquid water content of a natural snow cover have been tested extensively under field conditions: hot- and freezing ...
Object ID: issw-2006-389-392.pdf
Keywords: snow physics, electromagnetic properties, hydraulic properties, snow texture
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Title: Modeling and Validation of Snow Redistribution by Wind
Date: 2006
Authors: G. Guyomarc'h, Y. Durand, L. Mérindol
Description: As part of the effort of the Centre d'Etudes de la Neige - Météo-France (Snow Research Centre), for the improvement in modeling snow cover evolu...
Object ID: issw-2006-820-828.pdf
Keywords: blowing snow, modeling, in-situ validation
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Title: A Vegetation Study Concerning Effects of Branch Characteristics on Interception of Falling Snow
Date: 2006
Authors: Erica David
Description: What are effects of trees and shrubs on interception of snow? Interception of falling snow by conifer trees and sagebrush shrubs can increase loss of ...
Object ID: issw-2006-868-875.pdf
Keywords: vegetation, branch resistance, interception, sublimation, water conservation
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Title: From the Tree to the Forest - Investigating Snow Accumulation Around Individual Trees
Date: 2006
Authors: S.R. Fassnacht, M. Toro, S. Simonson, E.K. Bentley
Description: Estimating the volume of water stored in a snowpack in a montane forest combines spatial measurements of snow depth with average snowpack density. The...
Object ID: issw-2006-876-879.pdf
Keywords: snow depth, snow density, forest canopy, picea engelmanii, abies lasiocarpa
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Title: World Record 24 Hr. Snowfall
Date: 2004
Authors: Doug Richmond, Jerry Hance
Description: On December 26th – 27th, 2003 Bridger Bowl Ski Area located 17 miles north of Bozeman, MT. Received a world record 24 hr. snowfall. This resul...
Object ID: issw-2004-279.pdf
Keywords: routes, records, snowfall, measurments, safety
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Title: New Observation Guidelines for Avalanche Programs in the United States
Date: 2004
Authors: E. M. Greene, K. W. Birkeland, K. Elder, G. Johnson, C. Landry, I. McCammon, M. Moore, D. Sharaf, C. Sterbenz, B. Tremper, K. Williams
Description: For over 35 years avalanche workers in the United States used observations described on “the blue and green sheets” published by the USDA ...
Object ID: issw-2004-161-164.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, meteorology, measurement, observation, education
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Title: Analysis of the Effectiveness of Geophysical Methods in the Locating of Snow Avalanche Victims
Date: 2004
Authors: D. Klepacki, N.J. Dimick, M. Wennogle
Description: Hundreds of people worldwide are killed in snow avalanches each year. (Adkins, CAIC) A small percentage of victims remain missing after the use of tra...
Object ID: issw-2004-389-398.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, victim recovery, ground penetrating radar (gpr), electromagnetic
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Title: In-Situ Measurements to Test CrocusMepra PC Tool
Date: 2002
Authors: Cecile CoIeou, Gerald Giraud, Yves Lejeune
Description: Since the 1999/2000 winter season, the Snow Research Centre ofMeteo-France (CEN) has carried out various snow measurements in a new observation site. ...
Object ID: issw-2002-277-283.pdf
Keywords: snow stability, avalanche forecasting, computer tool, snow stratigraphy
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Title: A Probabilistic Model to Evaluate Optimal Density of Snow Stations
Date: 2002
Authors: Martin Latemser, Martin Schneebeli
Description: Daily new snow measurements are important for avalanche forecasting and tourism. In Switzerland new snow is measured at many stations, which belong to...
Object ID: issw-2002-301-303.pdf
Keywords: snow station, snow climatology, optimal selection, snowfall intensity, spatial variability
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Title: Application of Multivariate Statistical Techniques for the Characterization of the Surface Circulation Patterns Related to Heavy Snowfalls in Andorra, Pyrenees
Date: 2002
Authors: Pere Esteban, Phillip D. Jones, Javier Martin-Vide, Montse Mases
Description: Heavy precipitation in the form of snow over mountain regions can be a direct cause of avalanches. The characterization of the atmospheric situations ...
Object ID: issw-2002-401-406.pdf
Keywords: heavy snowfall events, principal component analysis and clustering, sea level pressure, circulation patterns, pyrenees, andorra, avalanche forecasting
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Title: In-Situ Observations and Snowdrift Modeling on Alpine Topography
Date: 2002
Authors: G. Guyomarc'h, Y. Durand, L. Merindol
Description: Recently, the Snow Study Centre (Meteo-France, CNRM) has begun to develop some new tools for the modeling of snowdrift in order to improve the avalanc...
Object ID: issw-2002-590-596.pdf
Keywords: snow drifting, alpine experimental site, snowdrift modeling, snow cover distribution
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Title: Preliminary Tests and Evaluation of a Digital Snow Board
Date: 2000
Authors: Robert E. Davis, Jerry Johnson, Walter Rosenthal
Description: Measurement of snowfall by automatic sensors in alpine and subalpine conditions has proven difficult. Those who require observations of snow loading h...
Object ID: issw-2000-396-401.pdf
Keywords: snowfall, snow accumulation, snow measurements
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Title: A Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting Method for Mountain Snowfall
Date: 1996
Authors: Jim Woodmencey
Description: In the winter months, December through March, 1995-96 a methodtllogy was adapted and used for forecasting snowfall amounts at the 9000 to 9500 foot el...
Object ID: issw-1996-090b.pdf
Keywords: weather, snowfall, forecasting
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Title: Instrumentation for In-Situ Snow Liquid Water Measurements
Date: 1996
Authors: A.Denoth
Description: Various methods for measuring the liquid water content of a natural snow cover are discussed. An error analysis gives suitable measuring quantities: m...
Object ID: issw-1996-154-157.pdf
Keywords: snow, water, measurement techniques, dielectric sensors
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Title: Automatic Monitoring of Snow Depth
Date: 1996
Authors: Claude Labine
Description: This presentation is a review of the evolution of the measurement of snow depth using an acoustic (ultra sonic) sensor. Originally developed within th...
Object ID: issw-1996-179-183.pdf
Keywords: snow depth, measurement, automatic
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