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Title: Snowpack Spatial Variability in the Chugach Mountain Range: Date: 2004; Authors: Jerry Hance; Description: A case study: how spatial variations in snowpack influence guides directing human travel patterns during a day of heliskiing near Thompson Pass in th...; Object ID: issw-2004-298.pdf; Keywords: spatial variability, safety, snowpack, structures; View additional details about Snowpack Spatial Variability in the Chugach Mountain Range

Title: Temporal Changes in the Spatial Variability of Shear Strength and Stability: Date: 2004; Authors: Spencer Logan, Karl Birkeland, Kalle Kronholm, Kathy Hansen; Description: Avalanche forecasting involves the prediction of spatial and temporal variability of the snowpack. To predict avalanches with more accuracy it is impo...; Object ID: issw-2004-315-334.pdf; Keywords: spatial variability, avalanches, avalanche forecasting, temporal change; View additional details about Temporal Changes in the Spatial Variability of Shear Strength and Stability

Title: Multi-Scale Spatial Variability of a Layer of Buried Surface Hoar: Date: 2004; Authors: Jurg Schweizer , Kalle Kronholm; Description: Spatial variability of the snowpack exists at different scales. Various studies have investigated and quantified snowpack spatial variability at eith...; Object ID: issw-2004-335-342.pdf; Keywords: spatial variability, snow stability, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Multi-Scale Spatial Variability of a Layer of Buried Surface Hoar

Title: Changes in Spatial Patterns of Snow Stability Through Time: Date: 2002; Authors: Karl W. Birkeland, Chris C. Landry; Description: The spatial variability of snow stability presents a challenge to avalanche workers and scientists attempting to assess avalanche danger. Recent resea...; Object ID: issw-2002-482-490.pdf; Keywords: spatial variability, snow stability, avalanche, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Changes in Spatial Patterns of Snow Stability Through Time

Title: Topographic Influence on the Spatial Patterns of Snow Temperature Gradients in a Mountain Snowpack: Date: 2002; Authors: J. S. Deems, K. W. Birkeland, K. J. Hansen; Description: The objective of this study was to investigate the importance of topography in controlling the geographic patterns of deep snow temperature gradients ...; Object ID: issw-2002-384-392.pdf; Keywords: spatial variation, temperature gradients, topography, regression, geographic information systems (gis); View additional details about Topographic Influence on the Spatial Patterns of Snow Temperature Gradients in a Mountain Snowpack

Title: A Probabilistic Technique for Exploring Multi-Scale Spatial Patterns in Historical Avalanche Data By Combining GIS and Meteorological Nearest Neighbors with an Example from the Jackson Hole Ski Area: Date: 2002; Authors: C. McCollister, K. Birkeland, K. Hansen, R. Aspinall, R. Comey; Description: Many ski areas, backcountry avalanche centers, highway departments, and helicopter ski operations record and archive daily weather parameters and the ...; Object ID: issw-2002-109-116.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, geographic information systems (gis), nearest neighbors, geographic visualization, knowledge discovery in databases; View additional details about A Probabilistic Technique for Exploring Multi-Scale Spatial Patterns in Historical Avalanche Data By Combining GIS and Meteorological Nearest Neighbors with an Example from the Jackson Hole Ski Area

Title: Spatial Variability of Slab Stability in Avalanche Start Zones: Date: 2002; Authors: Kyle Stewart, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Spatial variability of slab stability in avalanche start zones has been observed by avalanche professionals but little research has been published tha...; Object ID: issw-2002-544-548.pdf; Keywords: snow stability, stability tests, avalanches, spatial variability; View additional details about Spatial Variability of Slab Stability in Avalanche Start Zones

Title: Spatial Variability of Snow Stratification in the Absence of Terrain Factors: Date: 2002; Authors: Joel T. Harper, John. H. Bradford; Description: Instrumentation and methods for measuring snow properties are compared in an investigation of mm to m scale stratigraphy in a snowpack not influenced ...; Object ID: issw-2002-366-373.pdf; Keywords: snow stratigraphy, densification, radar, snow-pit, permittivity; View additional details about Spatial Variability of Snow Stratification in the Absence of Terrain Factors

Title: The Spatial and Temporal Variability of Slab Hardness: Date: 2000; Authors: Mark Kozak, Kelly Elder, Karl Birkeland; Description: A slab avalanche occurs when a weak layer or interface below the slab fractures, causing the slab to release. A large percentage of accidents associa...; Object ID: issw-2000-115-120.pdf; Keywords: hardness, new snow-layer, incoming shortwave radiation, maximum daily temperature; View additional details about The Spatial and Temporal Variability of Slab Hardness

Title: The Spatial Variability of Snow Strength on Potential Avalanche Slopes: Date: 1990; Authors: K.W. Birkeland, R.L. Brown, K.J. Hansen-Bristow; Description: (Note: The complete paper is being submitted to the Journal of Glaciology, and only an abstract is provided in these proceedings. Please write to the...; Object ID: issw-1990-115-118.pdf; Keywords: avalanche slopes, snow strength, slope stability, avalanche control; View additional details about The Spatial Variability of Snow Strength on Potential Avalanche Slopes

Title: Periodic Patterns in Snow Stability: Update: Date: 1984; Authors: Peter Lev, Cliff Mohwinkel; Description: "Periodic Patterns in Snow Stability Update" evaluates the original data, upon which the tidal effect theory was based, adds events to the original da...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-129-132.pdf; Keywords: tidal effect theory, stability, avalanche events; View additional details about Periodic Patterns in Snow Stability: Update

Title: Calculating the Net Radiation Potential of an Alpine Drainage Basin: Date: 1982; Authors: Danny Marks; Description: Because net radiation is usually the dominant form of surface energy exchange in alpine regions, different snow characteristics and rates of snowmelt ...; Object ID: issw-1982-012.pdf; Keywords: terrain grid, snowmelt, drainage basin; View additional details about Calculating the Net Radiation Potential of an Alpine Drainage Basin