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Title: Observations of a Slushflow on a Low-Angle Slope in West Karakol Valley, Kirgizstan, Middle Asia: Date: 1992; Authors: Kelly Elder, Richard Kattelmann; Description: A rare observation of a slushflow that released on a low-angle slope was made on 16 May, 1992 in the West Karakol Valley, southern Kirgiz Range, Kirgi...; Object ID: issw-1992-309-316.pdf; Keywords: snowpack, precipitation, starting zone, slushflow; View additional details about Observations of a Slushflow on a Low-Angle Slope in West Karakol Valley, Kirgizstan, Middle Asia

Title: Avalanche Starting Zones Below the Timber Linestructure of Forest: Date: 1992; Authors: Martin Schneebeli, Martin Meyer-Grass; Description: Avalanches starting in small clearings of forests are not uncommon in Switzerland. Forests covering steep slopes are the main means to shelter roads a...; Object ID: issw-1992-176-181.pdf; Keywords: starting zone, release, density; View additional details about Avalanche Starting Zones Below the Timber Linestructure of Forest

Title: Townsite Avalanche Protection at Tungsten, NWT: Date: 1992; Authors: Chris Stethem; Description: The mining town of Tungsten, North West Territories, is located at 62 degrees north latitude, on the YUkon - N.W.T border. The remote Selwyn Mountains...; Object ID: issw-1992-269.pdf; Keywords: runout zone, starting zone, protection, safety, terrain; View additional details about Townsite Avalanche Protection at Tungsten, NWT

Title: The Width of Unconfined Slab Avalanches Based on Field Measurements of Slab Properties: Date: 1990; Authors: J.B. Jamieson, C.D. Johnston; Description: Using principles of fracture mechanics, a linear elastic model of an unconfined dry slab and simplifying assumptions, expressions are derived for the ...; Object ID: issw-1990-234-244.pdf; Keywords: field measurements, fracture mechanics, starting zone; View additional details about The Width of Unconfined Slab Avalanches Based on Field Measurements of Slab Properties

Title: Avlanche Defense Systems in the Starting Zone: Date: 1986; Authors: Alain J. Lazard; Description: Avalanche Defense Systems in the Starting Zones are common practice in Europe: Several thousand installations have been erected over the last 30+ year...; Object ID: issw-1986-077-078.pdf; Keywords: manufacturers, history, defense systems; View additional details about Avlanche Defense Systems in the Starting Zone

Title: The Mass of Maximum Avalanches: Date: 1982; Authors: Peter Schaerer; Description: Since 1966 the National Research Council of Canada measured the mass of snow brought down by individual avalanches at 45 avalanche paths at Rogers Pa...; Object ID: issw-1982-002-003.pdf; Keywords: starting zone, wind, slope; View additional details about The Mass of Maximum Avalanches