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Title: The Systematic Snow Cover Diagnosis: A Process-Based Approach for Avalanche Danger Assessment: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Georg Kronthaler, Christoph Mitterer, Bernd Zenke, Michael Lehning; Description: Recreationists and local avalanche warning services face often the problem of assessing the avalanche danger for a single slope or avalanche path. How...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-11.pdf; Keywords: slope stability, snow cover test, weak layer; View additional details about The Systematic Snow Cover Diagnosis: A Process-Based Approach for Avalanche Danger Assessment

Title: Evaluation de la StabilitÃ© du Manteau Neigeux: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Christian Reverbel; Description: La vie dâ€™une station de sport dâ€™hiver est complÃ©tement dÃ©pendante de lâ€™arrivÃ©e de la neige. Neige naturelle bien Ã©vid...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-17.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, stability; View additional details about Evaluation de la StabilitÃ© du Manteau Neigeux

Title: Long-Term (Climatological) to Short-Term (Intensive Campaigns) Field Investigations of Meteorological and Snow Conditions at the Experimental Site Col de Porte: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Samuel Morin, Yves Lejeune, Jean-Michel Panel, Bernard Lesaffre, Laurent Pezard, Carlo Carmagnola, Marie Dumont, Thomas Condom, Romain Biron, Jean-Paul Laurent, Ghislain Picard, Didier Voisin, Laurent Arnaud, Christophe Genthon, Luc Piard, Quentin Libois, Paul Carrier, FrÃ©dÃ©ric Gottardi; Description: The Col de Porte field station located in the mountains at 1325 m altitude near Grenoble, France, performs snow and meteorological monitoring for ove...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-27.pdf; Keywords: snowpack observations, meteorological observations, physical properties of snow; View additional details about Long-Term (Climatological) to Short-Term (Intensive Campaigns) Field Investigations of Meteorological and Snow Conditions at the Experimental Site Col de Porte

Title: An Integrated System to Assess Snow Forces on Avalanche Defense Structures From Snow-Gliding: La Tour Test Site - Aosta Valley (IT): Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: V. De Biagi, M. Barbero, F. Barpi, M. Borri Brunetto, E. Bovet, B. Chiaia, B. Frigo, O. Pallara, M. Maggioni, E. Ceaglio, M. Freppaz, D. Viglietti, E. Zanini, V. Segor; Description: A new test site devoted to the measurement of the effects of snow-gliding on active defense structures has been conceived and built in Aosta Valley, n...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-31.pdf; Keywords: snow gliding, snow load, avalanche defense structures, snow umbrellas, integrated approach; View additional details about An Integrated System to Assess Snow Forces on Avalanche Defense Structures From Snow-Gliding: La Tour Test Site - Aosta Valley (IT)

Title: Stability Tests and Their Association With the Local Avalanche Danger: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Shane Haladuick, Michael Schirmer, Bruce Jamieson; Description: The avalanche forecast regions in Canada range from 100 to 30,000 km2, far larger than the 10 km2 covered in a typical backcountry day. This differenc...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-01.pdf; Keywords: local avalanche danger, compression test, rutschblock test, avalanche problem, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Stability Tests and Their Association With the Local Avalanche Danger

Title: Edge Effects In Propagation Tests: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Edward H. Bair, Ron Simenhois, Alec van Herwijnen, Karl Birkeland; Description: Guidelines suggest beams with lengths around 1 m for Extended Column Tests (ECTs) and Propagation Saw Tests (PSTs). The longest unstable tests publish...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-02.pdf; Keywords: crack propagation, extended column test, propagation saw test; View additional details about Edge Effects In Propagation Tests

Title: Adaptation of Current Modeled Snow Covers and Avalanche Hazards to Future Climate According Several RCM Scenarii: Application to French Alps: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: G. Giraud, Y. Durand, M. Rousselot, L. MÃ©rindol, I. Dombrowski-Etchevers, M. DÃ©quÃ©, H. Castebrunet, et N.Eckert; Description: This paper presents parts of the results of the SCAMPEI ANR project. In this project, snowpack scenarios are modelled across the French Alps using dy...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-22.pdf; Keywords: climate change, modelling, snowpack, avalanche risk; View additional details about Adaptation of Current Modeled Snow Covers and Avalanche Hazards to Future Climate According Several RCM Scenarii: Application to French Alps

Title: The â€˜Optimal Skiing Dayâ€™: The Future of Ski Resorts Under Climate Change Conditions: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Prof. Dr. JÃ¼rgen Schmude; Description: The purpose of this presentation is to implement and apply a model permitting to identify and assess the most economical days of a skiing season in or...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-27.pdf; Keywords: climate change, skiing tourism, profitability, modeling, christmas-easter-shift; View additional details about The â€˜Optimal Skiing Dayâ€™: The Future of Ski Resorts Under Climate Change Conditions

Title: Peut-On Identifier des Conditions Favorables au DÃ©part dâ€™Avalanches de Plaques de Fond en Neige SÃ¨che GrÃ¢ce Ã la ModÃ©lisation de la Neige?: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Gilles Brunot; Description: The conditions of natural triggering of full-depth slab avalanches are not well known. The mechanism is complex , due to creep phenomena which are ver...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-02.pdf; Keywords: full depth avalanche, favourable conditions, triggering, modelling; View additional details about Peut-On Identifier des Conditions Favorables au DÃ©part dâ€™Avalanches de Plaques de Fond en Neige SÃ¨che GrÃ¢ce Ã la ModÃ©lisation de la Neige?

Title: Toward Better Decision Tools for the Management of Frequent Avalanches: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Segor, V., Pitet, L., Bovet E., Dellavedova P., Sovilla B., Steinkogler W., Veitinger J., Maggioni M., Chiambretti I., Prola M.; Description: Avalanche safety personnel often face with the problem of whether to close a road or a ski-resort exposed frequently to avalanches. Such decisions are...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-03.pdf; Keywords: strada, frequent avalanches, management, routes, ski-resorts, strategies; View additional details about Toward Better Decision Tools for the Management of Frequent Avalanches

Title: New Tool for Avalanche Forecasting in the KrkonoÅ¡e Mountains: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Roman Juras, JiÅ™Ã PavlÃ¡sek, Jan BlahÅ¯t, Petr BaÅ¡ta, ZbynÄ›k Klose, VÃtÄ›slav MoudrÃ½, Jan Balek; Description: The KrkonoÅ¡e Mts., with the highest peak reaching 1602 m a.s.l., is the highest mountain range in the Czech Republic. Despite its low altitude they...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-09.pdf; Keywords: czech republic, expert forecasting system, modelling; View additional details about New Tool for Avalanche Forecasting in the KrkonoÅ¡e Mountains

Title: Analysis of Detected Avalanches by Using Meteorological Data of Nearby Monitoring Stations in Ischgl Austria: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Lisa JÃ¶bstl, Arnold Studeregger, Arnulf Wurzer, Daniel Stock, Richard Koschuh; Description: A set of detected avalanches from January to April 2012 on a hillside southeast of Ischgl, Austria is given. The avalanches are off-the-cut or caused ...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-17.pdf; Keywords: detected avalanches, meteorological weather stations, avalanche danger, snow pack; View additional details about Analysis of Detected Avalanches by Using Meteorological Data of Nearby Monitoring Stations in Ischgl Austria

Title: A Relative Difference Approach to Detect Potential Weak Layers Within a Snow Profile: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Fabiano Monti, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Reducing the subjectivity of stability evaluation derived from snow profiles and increasing the spatial and temporal resolution of snow stratigraphy i...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-30.pdf; Keywords: snow stratigraphy, snow profile, snow stability evaluation; View additional details about A Relative Difference Approach to Detect Potential Weak Layers Within a Snow Profile

Title: Snow Profile Visualisations to Highlight Structural Instability Conditions: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Fabiano Monti, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Interpreting snow profiles is a fairly subjective process, especially when snow stratigraphy was recorded without performing a stability test at the s...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-31.pdf; Keywords: snow stratigraphy, snow profile, snow stability evaluation; View additional details about Snow Profile Visualisations to Highlight Structural Instability Conditions

Title: Data Assimilation of Multilayer Snowpack on ArgentiÃ¨re Glacier, Using X-band SAR Data, DMRT and a Detailed Snowpack Model: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Xuan-Vu Phan, Laurent Ferro-Famil, Michel Gay, Yves Durand, Marie Dumont, Samuel Morin, Guy dâ€™Urso; Description: This study discuss the potential of using remote sensing data from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), couple with Dense Media Radiative Transfer (DMRT) m...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-14.pdf; Keywords: remote sensing, electromagnetic backscattering model, snow grain optical diameter, snow density, radar (sar), data assimilation; View additional details about Data Assimilation of Multilayer Snowpack on ArgentiÃ¨re Glacier, Using X-band SAR Data, DMRT and a Detailed Snowpack Model

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