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Title: A CBA of Artificial Avalanche Release Devices in Ski Resort: Monterosaski (AO â€“ Italy) Case Study: Date: 2012; Authors: B. Frigo, M. Barbero, V. de Biagi; Description: The CBA is a procedure directly linked with a risk analysis and it supports risk-managers to choose the preventive technology to be implemented. To st...; Object ID: issw-2012-662-665.pdf; Keywords: gaz-ex, daisybell, explosives, economic index; View additional details about A CBA of Artificial Avalanche Release Devices in Ski Resort: Monterosaski (AO â€“ Italy) Case Study

Title: Rapid Assessment of a Large-Magnitude Snow Avalanche Event in Colorado: Date: 2012; Authors: Sara E. Simonson, Scott Toepfer, Ethan M. Greene, Steven R. Fassnacht, Thomas J. Stohlgren, Hal Hartman; Description: The winter of 2010-2011 set records for snowfall and snowpack depth for many mountain areas in Colorado. Large, destructive avalanches were reported ...; Object ID: issw-2012-666-673.pdf; Keywords: large-magnitude avalanche, avalanche path vegetation, tree-ring analyses, disturbance assessment; View additional details about Rapid Assessment of a Large-Magnitude Snow Avalanche Event in Colorado

Title: Avalanche Protection on Highway E8 to the City of Tromso, Northern Norway: Date: 2012; Authors: Ole-AndrÃ© Helgaas, Oevind Skeie Hellum, Dag T. Andreassen; Description: The highway network in the northern part of Norway is mostly located in alpine terrain. Every winter snow avalanches affect some of these roads and gi...; Object ID: issw-2012-674-679.pdf; Keywords: avalanche protection, highway safety, alpine terrain, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Avalanche Protection on Highway E8 to the City of Tromso, Northern Norway

Title: National Database for Mitigative Measures Against Rapid Gravity Mass Flows and Rock Falls: Date: 2012; Authors: Ãrni JÃ³nsson, Egil Syre, Kristine Helene Hetland Ekseth, Helge C. Smebye, Eivind M. Paulsen; Description: Mitigation measures against natural catastrophes, such as rapid gravity mass flows and rock falls, have been built in Norway for centuries. Over the l...; Object ID: issw-2012-680-684.pdf; Keywords: mitigation measures, geographic information systems (gis), database; View additional details about National Database for Mitigative Measures Against Rapid Gravity Mass Flows and Rock Falls

Title: The Use of Commercial CAD Software in Snow Avalanche Run-Out Estimation: Date: 2012; Authors: Ãrni JÃ³nsson, SigurjÃ³n Hauksson; Description: Linear infrastructures like highways and transmission lines often pass avalanche terrain both in remote and urban areas. In some cases these areas are...; Object ID: issw-2012-685-688.pdf; Keywords: cad software, avalanches, run-out calculations; View additional details about The Use of Commercial CAD Software in Snow Avalanche Run-Out Estimation

Title: Avalanche Terrain Analysis of Hatch Peak at Hatcher Pass, Alaska Using ATES and GIS: Date: 2012; Authors: Rebekah King; Description: Parks Canada created the popular Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES), identifying eleven factors that can increase the probability of an avalanche...; Object ID: issw-2012-689-692.pdf; Keywords: geographic information systems (gis), ates, terrain analysis hazard mitigation; View additional details about Avalanche Terrain Analysis of Hatch Peak at Hatcher Pass, Alaska Using ATES and GIS

Title: A Rule Based Risk Management System Based on Maps and Danger Level: Date: 2012; Authors: Kalle Kronholm, Jo Gunnar Ellevold; Description: After a tragic accident where 16 soldiers were killed in an avalanche during a military exercise in 1986, the Norwegian Armed Forces took several ste...; Object ID: issw-2012-693-695.pdf; Keywords: avalanche risk management, release zones, geographic information systems (gis); View additional details about A Rule Based Risk Management System Based on Maps and Danger Level

Title: Possibility of Increasing the Slope Distance Between Avalanche Prevention Bridges: Date: 2012; Authors: Hiroki Matsushita, Masaru Matsuzawa, Hiroshi Nakamura; Description: Snow bridges are installed on roadside slopes as a major measure for preventing avalanches in susceptible areas in Japan. Current methods of designing...; Object ID: issw-2012-696-702.pdf; Keywords: snow bridge, avalanche prevention, slope analysis; View additional details about Possibility of Increasing the Slope Distance Between Avalanche Prevention Bridges

Title: Global Variation in Reference Altitude for the Snow, Depending on Latitude and Regional Climate: Date: 2012; Authors: FranÃ§ois Rapin; Description: According to the Swiss guidelines for the defence structures in avalanche starting zones, guidelines dated 1990 and 2007, the altitude factor sets the...; Object ID: issw-2012-707.pdf; Keywords: snow, avalanche, winter climate, method, classification; View additional details about Global Variation in Reference Altitude for the Snow, Depending on Latitude and Regional Climate

Title: A Classification of All the French Avalanche Paths Which Threaten Inhabited Buildings: Date: 2012; Authors: FranÃ§ois Rapin; Description: A classified method for the inhabited sites threatened by avalanches and served by a route secured from avalanches was developed in France from 2001 ...; Object ID: issw-2012-708.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, inhabited sites, method, data, classification, prevention; View additional details about A Classification of All the French Avalanche Paths Which Threaten Inhabited Buildings

Title: Evaluation of Dynamic Actions on Active Snow-Nets Placed in Starting Zones Testing in Site During Winter Seasons 2008-2009-2010-2011: Date: 2012; Authors: Raviglione Massimo, Iori Maurizio; Description: Avalanche prevention projects with active installations provide the execution of structural systems which minimize the avalanche trigger in starting z...; Object ID: issw-2012-709-715.pdf; Keywords: snow net systems, starting zones, snow gliding; View additional details about Evaluation of Dynamic Actions on Active Snow-Nets Placed in Starting Zones Testing in Site During Winter Seasons 2008-2009-2010-2011

Title: Statistical Avalanche Runout Models: How Well Can Computers Predict Beta?: Date: 2012; Authors: Alexandra Sinickas, Bruce Jamieson; Description: We reviewed the performance of a 23 m and 30 m Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and Google Earth in predicting beta (Î²) points for statistical runout...; Object ID: issw-2012-716-722.pdf; Keywords: extreme avalanche runout, statistical model, alpha-beta, runout ratio, repeatability, error; View additional details about Statistical Avalanche Runout Models: How Well Can Computers Predict Beta?

Title: Spatio-Temporal Reconstruction of Snow Avalanche Activity Using Dendrogeomorphological Method in Bucegi Mountains-Romanian Carpathians: Date: 2012; Authors: Mircea Voiculescu, Alexandru Onaca, Patrick Chiroiu; Description: Bucegi Mountains are located on the eastern part of Southern Carpathians (Romanian Carpathians). Considering the high altitudes (over 2500 m) and mass...; Object ID: issw-2012-729-735.pdf; Keywords: dendrochronology, avalanche hazard, snow avalanche path; View additional details about Spatio-Temporal Reconstruction of Snow Avalanche Activity Using Dendrogeomorphological Method in Bucegi Mountains-Romanian Carpathians

Title: Skiers, Trees and Avalanches: A Murderous Triad: Date: 2012; Authors: Dale Atkins; Description: Many skiers and snowboarders perceive treed slopes as less dangerous during periods of unstable snow. In recent years a growing number of accidents ha...; Object ID: issw-2012-736-739.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, accident, fatalities, trees, skier, pedestrian, collisions, motor vehicles; View additional details about Skiers, Trees and Avalanches: A Murderous Triad

Title: Applying Search Theory and Coordinated Incident Management to Avalanche Rescue: Date: 2012; Authors: Don Bogie, Andrew Hobman; Description: Search theory was developed by the USA during World War 2 Koopman (1946, 1980) to make hunting for submarines more effective. Its key concepts of; Ef...; Object ID: issw-2012-740-745.pdf; Keywords: search technology, victim, probability; View additional details about Applying Search Theory and Coordinated Incident Management to Avalanche Rescue

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