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Title: Automated Terrestrial Laser Scanner Measurements of Small-Scale Snow Avalanches
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Marc S. Adams, Engelbert Gleirscher, Thomas Gigele, Reinhard Fromm
Description: Remote sensing is a powerful and versatile tool for measuring the spatial and temporal distribution of snow. In this study, an Automated Terrestrial L...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-29.pdf
Keywords: automated terrestrial laser scanning, snowcatcher, avalanche control
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Title: The Production of Patents Related to Snow Avalanches and Notes for the Evolution of the Production of Knowledge Around Snow Avalanches in a Collaborative Environment
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Luis G. López-Cobo
Description: Scientific research on snow avalanches is relatively modern, yet in constant and rapid evolution, as the multiple disciplines involved in its developm...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-31.pdf
Keywords: avalanches, patents, knowledge, conceptual map, technology, collaboration
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Title: Qualitative Analysis of the Transfer of Knowledge About Snow Avalanches in the Land Use Planning of Four Territories of Europe - Qualitative Analysis and Conceptual Map
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Luis G. López-Cobo
Description: Scientific research on snow avalanches and land use planning is relatively modern. We know of no previous work that analyzes the knowledge transfer a...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-32.pdf
Keywords: avalanches, regional/spatial planning, knowledge transfer, conceptual map, grounded theory
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Title: Real-Time Detection of Natural Snow Avalanches by Infrasonic Array Network (IAN) on December 2012 in Valtournenche – Aosta Valley (IT)
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Durand N., Ulivieri G., Marchetti E., Frigo B., Dellavedova P., Ripepe M., Segor V.
Description: Since 2009 and within the Operational programme Italy-France (Alps ALCOTRA) – Projects “DynAval” (2009-2012) and “Map3“...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-33.pdf
Keywords: infrasonic array, snow avalanches, real-time monitoring
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Title: A New Application for Quick Boundary Limits of Avalanche Events: Procedure and First Validation
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Bornaz L., Durand N., Frigo B., Dellavedova P., Segor V.
Description: In the framework of MAP3 ALCOTRA project, a 3D mapping tool is under developing to rapidly take the avalanche census and implement the regional Cadast...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-34.pdf
Keywords: avalanche census, solid image, avalanche cadastre, zoning
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Title: Avalanche Impact Pressure on a Plate-Like Obstacle
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Emmanuel THIBERT, Thierry FAUG, Hervé BELLOT, Djebar BAROUDI
Description: Snow avalanche impact pressures on the flat surface of an instrumented structure have been quantified by experiments performed at full-scale. An inver...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-35.pdf
Keywords: avalanche impact pressure, flow obstacle, snow deposition, granular flow, drag coefficient
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Title: Contribution of Dendrogeomorphology in the Field of Avalanche Hazard Assessment in the French Alps
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Romain Schläppy, Vincent Jomelli, Nicolas Eckert, Markus Stoffel, Delphine Grancher, Daniel Brunstein, Christophe Corona, Michaël Deschatres, Mohamed Naaim
Description: On forested paths, dendrogeomorphology has been demonstrated to represent a powerful tool to reconstruct past activity of avalanches with annual reso...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-37.pdf
Keywords: dendrogeomorphology, snow avalanche, hazard zoning, runout distance, return period, statistical-dynamical model
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Title: When Should a Hazard Map Show the Risk of Small Avalanches or Snow Gliding?
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Stefan Margreth
Description: Avalanche hazard maps describe the extent and intensity of snow avalanches. In Switzerland red, blue and yellow zones are used which are based on scen...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-39.pdf
Keywords: hazard map, snow gliding, glide snow avalanche, small avalanche
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Title: Collectivités Publiques et Gestion du Risque Analyse Dans Son Versant Juridique
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Gregory MOLLION
Description: Le droit français donne aux autorités administratives le pouvoir et la charge d’assurer la protection des citoyens sur leur territoire. L...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-40.pdf
Keywords: préfet, maire, police administrative, plan de prévention des risques naturels prévisibles, responsabilités
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Title: Extreme Value Analysis of Design Events
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Jan-Thomas Fischer, Leopold Stepanek, Andreas Huber, Reinhard Fromm, Antonia Zeidler, Karl Kleemayr
Description: Design events are used in avalanche engineering applications like hazard zone mapping, dimensioning of protection measures or the optimization and cal...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-43.pdf
Keywords: snow, avalanche dynamics, extreme value analysis, run out, design event, extreme event
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Title: Modelling Wet Snow Avalanche Flow with a Temperature Dependent Coulomb Friction Function
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: César Vera and Perry Bartelt
Description: We present a model to describe the motion of wet snow avalanches. This model is used to simulate a well-documented wet snow avalanche event in Switzer...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-44.pdf
Keywords: wet snow, avalanche dynamics, ice friction, meltwater lubrication, numerical modelling
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Title: Development of a Simple Raster-Based Model for Gravitational Mass Movement Processes Applied to the Regional Assessment of Forest Stands With Direct Protective Functionality
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Andreas Huber, Frank Perzl, Reinhard Fromm, Jan-Thomas Fischer, Klaus Klebinder, Bernadette Sotier
Description: This contribution describes the development of a model suitable for regional scale delineation of zones potentially affected by gravitational mass mov...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-46.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, rockfall, protective forests, raster-based modeling
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Title: Winter Terrain Roughness as a New Parameter to Define Size and Location of Avalanche Release Areas
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Jochen Veitinger, B. Sovilla, R. S. Purves
Description: Location and size of avalanche release areas are crucial inputs in modelling of avalanche dynamics as, together with fracture depth, they determine th...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-47.pdf
Keywords: roughness, slab avalanche, snow distribution
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Title: Features of Avalanches Based on Aerial Photograph Interpretation in Japan
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Kazuya AKIYAMA, Shinji IKEDA
Description: Avalanche geometry including factors, such as horizontal run-out distance (HL) and vertical height of avalanche drop (h), were investigated by interp...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-48.pdf
Keywords: aerial photograph interpretation, surface-layer avalanche, full-depth avalanche, avalanche geometry, avalanche scale and frequency
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Title: Back-Analysis Modelling of the Catastrophic Avalanches in Sewell, Central Chilean Andes
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Marc Janeras, Pere Oller, Rodrigo Arancibia, Judit Pons, Olga Costa, Danilo Asensio
Description: In the Chilean Andes, avalanche risk is often related to mining industry, due to its presence in this mountain range, comparing to other activities. A...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-49.pdf
Keywords: back-analysis calculation, avalanche dynamics, chilean andes
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