International Snow Science Workshop Proceedings - Montana State University Library

skip navigation

Digital Collections Home

Your search for Subject wet snow stabilityresulted in 765 records.

Title: Characterizing Snow Stratigraphy: a Comparison of SP2, Snowmicropen, Ramsonde and Hand Hardness Profiles
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Christine Pielmeier, Alec van Herwijnen
Description: Information on the structure of the snow cover is of great importance for operational avalanche forecasting. Manually observed snow profiles including...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.16.pdf
Keywords: snow cover, stratigraphy, snow penetrometer, snowmicropen, sp2, ramsonde, hand hardness index, snow density
View additional details about Characterizing Snow Stratigraphy: a Comparison of SP2, Snowmicropen, Ramsonde and Hand Hardness Profiles

Title: Using a Thin-Blade Tool for Measuring Snow Hardness and Change in Strength of Buried Surface Hoar
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Fraser Pogue, David M. McClung
Description: Measuring and tracking changes in the properties of snow layers is important for avalanche forecasting. The accuracy of collecting snow data is depend...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.19.pdf
Keywords: snow hardness, thin-blade, handheld device, penetration resistance
View additional details about Using a Thin-Blade Tool for Measuring Snow Hardness and Change in Strength of Buried Surface Hoar

Title: Evaluation of AvaTech SP2 for Snow Research and Snow Science Education
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Hans Peter Marshall
Description: This poster presents results from preliminary testing of the AvaTech SP2 for snow research and snow science education. The SP2 was used during a gradu...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.21.pdf
Keywords: instrumentation, penetrometer, hardness, snowmicropen
View additional details about Evaluation of AvaTech SP2 for Snow Research and Snow Science Education

Title: Examining Meteorological Influences on Dust-on-Snow Event Character Using the HYSPLIT Model
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Philip Straub
Description: Dust-on-snow (DOS) events are common to the Upper Colorado River Basin. Dust is transported from adjacent arid regions during periods of high wind and...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.22.pdf
Keywords: dust-on-snow, hysplit, snow hydrology, mass loading, event character
View additional details about Examining Meteorological Influences on Dust-on-Snow Event Character Using the HYSPLIT Model

Title: Snow Pressures on a Rigid Snow Supporting Structure at the Milepost 151 Avalanche, Jackson, Wyoming
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Joshua T. Hewes, Rand Decker, Sean Strain, Megan Stevens
Description: Mitigation of avalanche hazard to roadways within the Western United States has historically been conducted by means of artificial release of explosiv...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.23.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, snow supporting structures, mitigation
View additional details about Snow Pressures on a Rigid Snow Supporting Structure at the Milepost 151 Avalanche, Jackson, Wyoming

Title: Available Data From the French Experimental Site Col Du Lac Blanc Dedicated to Studies on Drifting Snow: a 15-Year Database
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Hervé Bellot, Gilbert Guyomarc'h, Florence Naaim-Bouvet, Vincent Vionnet, Firmin Fontaine, Yannick Deliot
Description: Wind and associated snow transport are the dominating factors determining small-scale snow distribution and accumulation in alpine areas and have ther...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.24.pdf
Keywords: drifting snow, blowing snow, snow particles counter, database
View additional details about Available Data From the French Experimental Site Col Du Lac Blanc Dedicated to Studies on Drifting Snow: a 15-Year Database

Title: Potential and Challenges of an Extensive Operational Use of High Accuracy Optical Snow Depth Sensors to Minimize Solid Precipitation Undercatch
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Kay Helfricht, Roland Koch, Lea Hartl, Marc Olefs
Description: Within the pluSnow project we analyse snow depth measurements using the SHM30 optical sensor with the objective to minimize the error of solid precipi...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.28.pdf
Keywords: new snow, snow density, solid precipitation, undercatch, snow water equivalent
View additional details about Potential and Challenges of an Extensive Operational Use of High Accuracy Optical Snow Depth Sensors to Minimize Solid Precipitation Undercatch

Title: SnopViz, an Interactive Visualization Tool for Both Snow-Cover Model Output and Observed Snow Profiles
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Charles Fierz, Thomas Egger, Matthias Gerber, Frank Techel, Mathias Bavay
Description: "SnopViz" is primarily a visualization tool for both observed snow profiles (CAAML V5.0 Snow Profile IACS) and simulation output of the snow-cover mod...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.29.pdf
Keywords: snowpack, graphical user interface, caaml-format
View additional details about SnopViz, an Interactive Visualization Tool for Both Snow-Cover Model Output and Observed Snow Profiles

Title: Utilisation of the SM4 Automatic Snowpack Sensor in Avalanche Forecasting
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Harpa Grimsdottir, Orn Ingolfsson, Magni H. Jonsson, Vidir Arnarson, Halfdan Ingolfsson, Sveinn Brynjolfsson, Gestur Hansson
Description: A small innovation company in Iceland, POLS Engineering, has developed the SM4 automatic snowpack sensor that is currently installed at over 30 locati...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.30.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow sensor, automatic warnings, snow crystals, snow depth, facets
View additional details about Utilisation of the SM4 Automatic Snowpack Sensor in Avalanche Forecasting

Title: Snow Surface Roughness Monitoring Using Time-Lapse Terrestrial Laserscan
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Florence Naaim-Bouvet, Ghislain Picard, Hervé Bellot, Laurent Arnaud, Vincent Vionnet
Description: Some elements of snow surface roughness, such as ripple or sastrugi, are a direct manifestation of wind erosion and in turn modify the near-surface wi...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.32.pdf
Keywords: snow surface roughness, sastrugi, blowing snow, drifting snow, laserscan
View additional details about Snow Surface Roughness Monitoring Using Time-Lapse Terrestrial Laserscan

Title: Micromechanical Analysis of Energy Release in Snow Fracture
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Anthony M. LeBaron, Daniel A. Miller
Description: Fracture initiation and propagation in snow is paramount to understanding the avalanche process. There is ongoing discussion and debate regarding the ...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.34.pdf
Keywords: fracture, energy release rate
View additional details about Micromechanical Analysis of Energy Release in Snow Fracture

Title: Producing Nature-Like Snow in a Supercooled Cloud for Laboratory Experiments
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Ursula Enzenhofer, Michael Bacher, Sergey Sokratov, Christian Mahr, Johannes Müller, Ulrich Worthmann, Ingrid Reiweger
Description: We here introduce our cloud chamber which enabled us to grow snow crystals from water vapour under conditions similar to those in natural clouds. The ...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.35.pdf
Keywords: ice crystals, snow formation, technical snow, supercooled cloud
View additional details about Producing Nature-Like Snow in a Supercooled Cloud for Laboratory Experiments

Title: Ram Profiles With Swiss Penetrometer, Avatech SP2 Probe and Hand Tests. Comparison of the Hardness Profiles Obtained From on Site Detections in the Italian Alps During the 2015-2016 Season
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Flavio Berbenni, Igor Chiambretti, Flavio Papetti, Massimo Raviglione, Michela Barberis
Description: In snowpack observations, the hardness profile of snow cover is determined by a ram profile and a hand test which are performed according to codified ...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.36.pdf
Keywords: ram penetrometer, avatech sp2, hand test, hardness profile
View additional details about Ram Profiles With Swiss Penetrometer, Avatech SP2 Probe and Hand Tests. Comparison of the Hardness Profiles Obtained From on Site Detections in the Italian Alps During the 2015-2016 Season

Title: Changes of Snow Cover Area in Different Aspects in Kaidu River Basin Based on Modis Data
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Feiyun Zhang, Lanhai Li
Description: Snow cover plays an important role in balancing earth surface heat and generating runoff in alpine basins. Snowpack accumulation depends on snowfall a...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.38.pdf
Keywords: modis; snow cover; aspects; kaidu river basin
View additional details about Changes of Snow Cover Area in Different Aspects in Kaidu River Basin Based on Modis Data

Title: A Unique Time Series of Daily and Weekly Snowpack Measurements At Weissfluhjoch, Davos, Switzerland
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Neige Calonne, Cecilia Cetti, Charles Fierz, Alec van Herwijnen, Matthias Jaggi, Henning Löwe, M. Matzl, Lino Schmid, Martin Schneebeli
Description: Recently, different efforts were dedicated to improve various components of snowpack models, notably, by including more objective parameters of snow m...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.39.pdf
Keywords: density, specific surface area, snowpack, monitoring, measurement
View additional details about A Unique Time Series of Daily and Weekly Snowpack Measurements At Weissfluhjoch, Davos, Switzerland