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Title: The Cumulation of Avalanche Accidents in Certain Periods– An Analysis of Backcountry Events in Austria
Date: 2012
Authors: Peter Höller
Description: This paper deals with an analysis of backcountry avalanche events in Austria. In particular the cumulation of accidents in certain periods will be inv...
Object ID: issw-2012-329-332.pdf
Keywords: backcountry avalanches, avalanche accidents, avalanche statistics
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Title: Historical Analysis of Avalanche Fatalities in Denali National Park
Date: 2012
Authors: Kevin Wright, Tucker Chenoweth
Description: Since the first mountaineering avalanche fatality in Denali National Park (DNP) in 1976, at least 45 climbers have been killed by avalanches in the mo...
Object ID: issw-2012-333-340.pdf
Keywords: fatalitites, runout zones ,public safety
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Title: How Snow Cover Properties Influence Avalanche Dynamics
Date: 2012
Authors: W. Steinkogler, B. Sovilla, M. Lehning
Description: The run-out distance depends, among other things, on the release mass and the snow conditions in the avalanche path. So far, our knowledge on the effe...
Object ID: issw-2012-569-573.pdf
Keywords: run-out distance, snow cover, snowpack conditions
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Title: Objective Comparison of Two to Three Dimensional Avalanche Model Output and Field Data Using the Aimec Approach
Date: 2012
Authors: Jan-Thomas Fische, Reinhard Fromma, Peter Gauerb, Betty Sovillac
Description: In recent years two to three dimensional avalanche simulation tools have gained importance to esti- mate the hazard. The models are optimized to deter...
Object ID: issw-2012-574-579.pdf
Keywords: snow, avalanche, dynamics, modeling, doppler radar, velocity
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Title: Cooling and Avalanches
Date: 2012
Authors: Penelope H. Goddard
Description: Avalanches which occur during periods of cooling are important because they can surprise people, even very experienced practitioners. However, the inf...
Object ID: issw-2012-580-585.pdf
Keywords: freezing levels, slab failure, snow surface temperature, snowpack conditions
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Title: Properties of Weak Layers Composed of Precipitation Particles In and Near Avalanche Starting Zones in Japan
Date: 2012
Authors: Shinji Ikeda, Tomoyuki Noro
Description: To gain further insight into the properties of weak layers composed of precipitation particles(PP weak layer), we analyzed 18 measurement datasets. A...
Object ID: issw-2012-586-590.pdf
Keywords: weak layer, fracture lines, snow crystals, avalanche forecast
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Title: Back-Calculation of Small Avalanches with the 2D Avalanche Dynamics Model Ramms: Four Events Artificially Triggered at the Seehore Test Site in Aosta Valley (NW Italy)
Date: 2012
Authors: M. Maggioni, M. Freppaz, M. Christen, P. Bartelt, E. Zanini
Description: Avalanche dynamics models are widely used to simulate extreme avalanches for hazard mapping purposes; they are well developed and calibrated on numero...
Object ID: issw-2012-591-598.pdf
Keywords: avalanche dynamics, hazard mapping, photogrammetry,
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Title: Automated Detection and Monitoring of Glide-Snow Events Using Satellite Based Optical Remote Sensing and Terrestrial Photography
Date: 2012
Authors: Sebastian Feick, Christoph Mitterer, Lisa Dreier, Stephan Harvey, Jürg Schweizer
Description: On steep slopes the full snowpack can glide on the ground, tension cracks may open and eventually the slope fails as full-depth avalanche (glide-snow ...
Object ID: issw-2012-603-609.pdf
Keywords: glide avalanches, soil-snow interface, time lapse camera
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Title: Towards a Better Understanding of Glide-Snow Avalanche Formation
Date: 2012
Authors: Christoph Mitterer, Jürg Schweizer
Description: Full-depth avalanches (i.e. glide-snow avalanches) often release due to either a failure in the basal layer (e.g. depth hoar) or a failure at the snow...
Object ID: issw-2012-610-616.pdf
Keywords: glide avalanche, full depth avalanche, avalanche simulation, temperature gradients, rain on snow
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Title: Mechanics of Weak Layer Snow Under Cyclic Loading Studied By FEM
Date: 2012
Authors: Evgeny A. Podolskiy, Guillaume Chambon
Description: The mechanical behavior of snow weak layers is a crucial element in dry snow slab avalanche forecasting. Here, we use Finite Element Method (FEM) mod...
Object ID: issw-2012-617-621.pdf
Keywords: dry slab avalanche, elasticity, weak layer
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Title: Lautaret Avalanche Test Site: Outcomes from the 11th April 2012 Event
Date: 2012
Authors: Xavier Ravanat, Hervé Bellot, Frederic Ousset, Emmanuel Thibert, Mohamed Naaim
Description: The Lautaret full-scale avalanche test site has been used by Cemagref-Irstea since the early 70’s. The first studies were dedicated to avalanch...
Object ID: issw-2012-622-627.pdf
Keywords: snow, avalanche, experimental test-site, propagation model
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Title: Avalanche Simulations in Forested Terrain: A Framework Towards a Bayesian Probabilistic Model Calibration
Date: 2012
Authors: Michaela Teich, Irene Vasella, Perry Bartelt, Peter Bebi, Thomas Feistl, Adrienne Grêt Regamey
Description: Avalanche dynamics models are used for hazard zoning and engineering to predict runout distances and impact pressures of snow avalanche events. The ef...
Object ID: issw-2012-628-632.pdf
Keywords: avalanche simulation, avalanche dynamics, avalanche runout, swiss alps
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Title: Influence of Forest on Snow Avalanche Hazard – Norwegian Challenges
Date: 2012
Authors: Hedda Breien, Øyvind A. Høydal
Description: Forested areas are less prone to snow avalanches, due to the trees' influence on snow accumulation, snow pack layering, energy balance and the armori...
Object ID: issw-2012-633-638.pdf
Keywords: avalanche hazard, forests, hazard zoning, runout zones
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Title: Relative Influence of Mechanical and Meteorological Factors on Avalanche Release Depth Distributions: An Application to French Alps
Date: 2012
Authors: Johan Gaume, Guillaume Chambon, Nicolas Eckert, Mohamed Naaim
Description: The evaluation of avalanche release depth distributions represents a challenging issue for the mapping, zoning and long-term hazard management in moun...
Object ID: issw-2012-644-649.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche release, snowpack stability, avalanche mechanics, deep slab avalanches
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Title: The Results From Two Years of Testing the Wyssen Avalanche Tower in Norway
Date: 2012
Authors: Njål Farestveit
Description: The Wyssen Avalanche Tower LS12-5 has been tested for the first time in Scandinavia by The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) in cooperation...
Object ID: issw-2012-657-661.pdf
Keywords: avalanche tower, norwegian public roads administration, tyin
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