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Title: San Juan Mountains Snow System Observatory & Research Venue
Date: 2006
Authors: Christopher C. Landry
Description: Building on a legacy of San Juan Mountains snow research begun in the 1970's, the Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies is hosting and conducting inte...
Object ID: issw-2006-407-410.pdf
Keywords: san juan mountains, snow system science, snow hydrology, snow ecology, mountain climate monitoring
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Title: Spatial Similarities in Snowpack Profile Characteristics
Date: 2006
Authors: A. I. Mace, E. K. Bentley, S. R. Fassnacht
Description: Temporal and spatial differences in snow accumulation and trends in snowpack characteristics, as illustrated by the vertical snow profile, are variab...
Object ID: issw-2006-419.pdf
Keywords: snow accumulation, spatial snowpack similarities, snow density, snow temperature profile
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Title: Rough Correlations of Common Snowpack Stability Tests
Date: 2006
Authors: Mark Moore
Description: Because each different layer of snow can respond to applied stress in a variety of ways, and because the mechanical properties of snow layers often ch...
Object ID: issw-2006-428-434.pdf
Keywords: stability test, snowpack strength, avalanche danger, snowpack structure, snow profile, shear test
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Title: An Interdisciplinary Snow Systems Course for Undergraduates
Date: 2006
Authors: Dr. Koren Nydick, Chris Landry
Description: Despite the growing need for environmental scientists and managers to think with an interdisciplinary perspective, many undergraduate courses are dis...
Object ID: issw-2006-435.pdf
Keywords: education, snow science, winter ecology, fort lewis college, mountain studies institute, energy budgets
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Title: High Resolution Tree-Ring Based Spatial Reconstructions of Snow Avalanche Activity in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
Date: 2006
Authors: Gregory T. Pederson, Blase A. Reardon, Christian J. Caruso, Daniel B. Fagre
Description: Effective design of avalanche hazard mitigation measures requires long-term records of natural avalanche frequency and extent. Such records are also v...
Object ID: issw-2006-436-443.pdf
Keywords: avalanche history, tree-rings, kriging, return periods
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Title: Measuring Snow Depth With a Terrestrial Laser Ranging System
Date: 2006
Authors: Philipp Jörg, Reinhard Fromm, Rudolf Sailer, Andreas Schaffhauser
Description: Knowledge on the spatial and temporal distribution of snow depth is one of the key parameter in the assessment of avalanche hazards, for snow drift a...
Object ID: issw-2006-452-460.pdf
Keywords: tsl, terrestrial scanning laser, remote sensing, snow depth distribution
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Title: Minimizing “False-Stable” Stability Test Results: Why Digging More Snowpits is a Good Idea
Date: 2006
Authors: Karl W. Birkeland, Doug Chabot
Description: The worst nightmare for an avalanche worker is to assess an unstable slope as stable since the consequence of such an assessment is that you, your cli...
Object ID: issw-2006-498-504.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, stability assessment, stability tests, false-stable conditions
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Title: Methodology of Snow Avalanche Post-Event Field Investigations: Tools, Difficulties and Perspectives
Date: 2006
Authors: Jean-Marc Tacnet , Sébastien Escande, François Rapin, Roland Burnet, Mireille Batton-Hubert
Description: Avalanche post-event field investigations are usually made immediately following the event. Assessments and results often vary depending on the person...
Object ID: issw-2006-530-539.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche assessment, analytic hierarchic process, reliability, traceability, information systems
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Title: Field Report on the Validation of a Capacitance Snow Profile Probe in an Avalanche Forecasting Application
Date: 2006
Authors: Steven Conger
Description: During the winters of 2004/05 and 2005/06, I field-tested the prototype and second generation portable, capacitance-type snow sonde in an avalanche fo...
Object ID: issw-2006-540-544.pdf
Keywords: snow density profile, dielectrics, snow sonde
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Title: Investigations of New Economical Designs of “Thick Snow Fences” to Preserve Snow for Maximum Water Conservation
Date: 2006
Authors: Erica David
Description: What are effects of snow fences on interception of snow? Snow is a vital consideration as potential water conservation method during drought. Dense dr...
Object ID: issw-2006-545-554.pdf
Keywords: blowing snow, interception, drifting snow, snow fences, water conservation
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Title: Empirical Analysis of Snow Deformation Below Penetrometer Tips
Date: 2006
Authors: James Floyer, Bruce Jamieson
Description: Recent field observations suggest that when an object, such as a digital snow penetrometer, is pushed through snow, a zone of densified snow develops...
Object ID: issw-2006-555-561.pdf
Keywords: snow deformation, penetrometer, compacted zone, snowpack stratigraphy
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Title: A General Methodology for Use of Paint Brushes in Snow Profile Investigation
Date: 2006
Authors: Steven Conger
Description: The use of a brush was suggested by Anderson (1960) as an aid to highlight the separation of layers in the snowpack. Interpretation was briefly descr...
Object ID: issw-2006-611.pdf
Keywords: paint brushes, snow layering, hand hardness test
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Title: The French Nivological Workstation an Integrated Software for Regional Snow Data Analysis
Date: 2006
Authors: J.L Dumas, Y. Danielou, C. Gendre, G. Giraud, E. Pougatch
Description: For more than 20 years, the CEN (Snow Study Centre) has been developing operational software for snow data analysis including models for avalanche ha...
Object ID: issw-2006-624-627.pdf
Keywords: nivological workstation, modeling, operational forecast
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Title: Evaluating the AK Block, A Sized Non-Cutback Snow Test
Date: 2006
Authors: Bill Glude, Randall Mullen
Description: The AK Block is a snow test block sized to the tester’s weight and their ski or snowboard contact length, dug out on three sides, and loaded mu...
Object ID: issw-2006-630-639.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, snow stability tests, block tests, sized-block, ak block, rutschblock
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Title: Are You a Hard Hitter? Systematic Measurement Error in the Compression Test
Date: 2006
Authors: Spencer Logan
Description: The compression test is an effective, internationally standardized stability test. One reason for the widespread use is that results are generally re...
Object ID: issw-2006-682.pdf
Keywords: compression test, stability tests, measurement error
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