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Title: Measurements of Weak Snowpack Layer Friction
Date: 2009
Authors: Alec van Herwijnen, Joachim Heierli
Description: An essential stage in the release of an avalanche is the propagation of a fracture through a weak snowpack layer. As the fracture propagates, the slab...
Object ID: issw-2009-0112-0114.pdf
Keywords: particle image velocimetry, friction, weak layers, avalanche formation
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Title: Aerodynamic and Surface Characteristic Length Scales of Snow Covered Flat Planes
Date: 2009
Authors: Christof Gromke, Michele Guala, Costantino Manes, Benjamin Walter, Michael Lehning
Description: Velocity profiles over fresh fallen snow surfaces have been measured in the SLF cold atmospheric boundary layer wind tunnel. Aerodynamic roughness le...
Object ID: issw-2009-0136-0140.pdf
Keywords: aerodynamic roughness length, digital image analysis, snow surface roughness, structure functions, surface characteristic length scales, turbulent boundary layer flow
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Title: Could Retrieval of Snow Layer Formation by Optical Satellite Remote Sensing Help Avalanche Forecasting? Presentation of First Results.
Date: 2009
Authors: Rune Solberg, Regula Frauenfelder, Hans Koren, Kalle Kronholm
Description: Of special interest within the field of avalanche research and avalanche warning are properties related to snow grain type and snow grain size at the...
Object ID: issw-2009-0207-0210.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, remote sensing, snow grain size, snow temperature, snow wetness
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Title: Associations Between Shear Strength of a Buried Surface Hoar Layer and Stratigraphic, Topographic and Vegetation Characteristics on a “Uniform” Slope
Date: Unknown
Authors: Eric Lutz, Karl W. Birkeland, Martin Schneebeli, Kathy J. Hansen, Kalle Kronholm
Description: Extended Abstract. In this study we quantify 1) changes in spatial and aspatial characteristics of the shear strength of a buried surface hoar layer,...
Object ID: issw-2006-027-028.pdf
Keywords: shear strength, snow stratigraphy, snow microstructure, slope uniformity
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Title: An Observation of Depth Hoar in the Maritime
Date: 2006
Authors: S. Ikeda, M. Ryan
Description: Generally speaking, in continental climates thick depth hoar layer may develop near at or near the ground, where in maritime climates a compacted sno...
Object ID: issw-2006-132-138.pdf
Keywords: depth hoar, maritime climate, wind erosion, rainfall
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Title: Skier Triggered Surface Hoar: A Discussion of Avalanche Involvements During the 2006 Valdez Chugach Helicopter Ski Season
Date: 2006
Authors: Sarah Carter, Peter Carter, Jeff Levison
Description: April of the 2006 helicopter ski season in the Valdez Alaska Chugach Mountains is characterized by numerous skier triggered avalanches. Preliminary da...
Object ID: issw-2006-860-867.pdf
Keywords: buried surface hoar, skier triggered, chugach, helicopter ski
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Title: Surface Hoar Growth from Valley Clouds
Date: 2006
Authors: Sam Colbeck, Bruce Jamieson
Description: Avalanches release from buried surface hoar layers which form when stratus clouds extend across valleys on consecutive nights. Water vapor diffusion o...
Object ID: issw-2006-001-006.pdf
Keywords: surface hoar, stratus cloud, snowpack stratigraphy, snow slab avalanches
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Title: Associations Between Shear Strength of a Buried Surface Hoar Layer and Stratigraphic, Topographic and Vegetation Characteristics on a “Uniform” Slope
Date: 2006
Authors: Eric Lutz, Karl W. Birkeland, Martin Schneebeli, Kathy J. Hansen, Kalle Kronholm
Description: In this study we quantify 1) changes in spatial and aspatial characteristics of the shear strength of a buried surface hoar layer, and 2) identify ch...
Object ID: issw-2006-027-028.pdf
Keywords: shear strength, snow stratigraphy, snow microstructure, slope uniformity
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Title: Shear Strength of Natural and Artificial Depth Hoar Layers
Date: 2006
Authors: Osamu Abe, Junrong Xu, Jian Liu, Hiroyuki Hirashima, Shigeto Mochizuki, Satoru Yamaguchi, Takeshi Sato, Atsushi Sato
Description: Many data on shear strength and density of natural depth hoar layers were collected from Japan, west China and Alaska. Snow metamorphism experiments u...
Object ID: issw-2006-007-014.pdf
Keywords: shear strength, depth hoar, avalanche occurrence
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Title: The Microstructual Effects of Kinetic Growth Metamorphism in a Layered Snow Structure
Date: 2006
Authors: Ethan M. Greene, Martin Schneebeli, Kelly Elder
Description: Faceted snow near a hard crust often poses a dangerous problem for avalanche forecasters. producing a persistent weakness where the avalanches are dif...
Object ID: issw-2006-022-026.pdf
Keywords: snow microstructure, kinetic growth metamorphism, facets near crusts
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Title: The Effect of Slab and Bed Surface Stiffness on the Skier-Induced Shear Stress in Weak Snowpack Layers
Date: 2006
Authors: Alan Jones, Bruce Jamieson, Jürg Schweizer
Description: A finite element model was developed to simulate a snowpack with localized surface loading of a skier on a slab of varying stiffness overlaying a thin...
Object ID: issw-2006-157-164.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche, avalanche formation, skier triggering, numerical modeling
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Title: Snowpack Basal Layer Facets in the Sierra Nevada
Date: 2006
Authors: Randall Osterhuber
Description: Though California’s Sierra Nevada generally experiences deep snowpacks and modest midwinter air temperatures, faceted snow grains do form and p...
Object ID: issw-2006-183-186.pdf
Keywords: facets, depth hoar, wet slab avalanche
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Title: Measuring Near-Surface Snow Temperature Changes Over Terrain
Date: 2006
Authors: Laura Bakermans, Bruce Jamieson
Description: The energy balance at the snow surface results in substantial diurnal temperature fluctuations within the top portion of the snowpack. These temperat...
Object ID: issw-2006-377-386.pdf
Keywords: daytime warming, near-surface temperature change, snow surface energy balance, radiation, seasonal snowcover
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Title: Slope Scale Modeling of Snow Surface Temperature in Topographically Complex Terrain
Date: 2006
Authors: J.M. Staples, E.E. Adams, A. E. Slaughter, L.R. McKittrick
Description: In mountainous terrain, landscape strongly influences the thermal state of snow. An energy balance model, Radtherm/RT, can be used to account for topo...
Object ID: issw-2006-806-814.pdf
Keywords: snow surface, temperature, topography, energy balance, modeling, radiation
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Title: A Comparison of the Spatial Structure of the Penetration Resistance of Snow Layers in Two Different Snow Climates
Date: 2004
Authors: Karl Birkeland, Kalle Kronholm, Spencer Logan
Description: This paper compares the spatial structure of the compressive strength of slab and weak layers from two different snow climates. Our data come from ar...
Object ID: ISSW-2004-003.pdf
Keywords: avalanches, avalanche forecasting, spatial variability, snow layers, stratigraphy
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