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Title: Probabilistic Analysis of Recent Snow Avalanche Activity and Climate in the French Alps
Date: 2004
Authors: Vincent Jomelli, Cécile Delval, Delphine Grancher, Sebastien Escande, Daniel Brunstein, Bernard Hetu, Louise Filion, Pierre Pech
Description: The characterization of statistical relationships between snow avalanche occurrence and climate can be useful for avalanche prediction. We investigat...
Object ID: issw-2004-261-269.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche, climate, statistic modelling, occurrence probability, french alps
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Title: Overview of the Spatial Distribution of Avalanche Activity in Relation to Meteorological and Topographic Variables in an Extreme Maritime Environment
Date: 2004
Authors: Jordy Hendrikx, Ian Owens, Wayne Carran, Ann Carran
Description: The spatial distribution of avalanche occurrences on the Milford Road, Fiordland, New Zealand have been qualitatively examined and related to meteorol...
Object ID: issw-2004-299-307.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, avalanche forecasting, maritime climate, visualisation, hypothesis testing
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Title: An Avalanche Characterization Checklist for Backcountry Travel Decisions
Date: 2004
Authors: Roger Atkins
Description: This paper presents a checklist to assess the character of likely avalanche activity for the purpose of backcountry travel decisions. The purpose of t...
Object ID: issw-2004-462-468.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, characterization, checklist
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Title: Storm Lewis: A Rain-on-Snow Event on the Milford Road, New Zealand
Date: 2004
Authors: Transit New Zealand Milford Road Avalanche Program
Description: We report and discuss observations and measurements during Storm Lewis, a 160mm rain-on-snow event on the Milford Road, New Zealand from 21-23 Octobe...
Object ID: issw-2004-557-564.pdf
Keywords: rain-on-snow, avalanches
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Title: Glide Avalanche Detection on a Smooth Rock Slope, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington
Date: 2004
Authors: John Stimberis, Charles Rubin
Description: Glide avalanches involve the full release of the snow pack over a rock slab and are often difficult to forecast. This type of avalanche release is dep...
Object ID: issw-2004-608-610.pdf
Keywords: avalanche detection, forecasting, glide
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Title: Back-Analysis of Metal Microstructures’ Behaviour for Original Experimental Measurements and Assessing of Snow Avalanche Action on Real Structures
Date: 2004
Authors: Berthet-Rambaud, J-M Taillandier, J-M Tacnet, A. Limam
Description: New experiments are conducted on the French Cemagref full-scale experimental site in Lautaret Pass in order to improve knowledge about the action of a...
Object ID: issw-2004-620-628.pdf
Keywords: avalanche action, space-time pressure profile, back analysis, fuse structure
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Title: Analysis of Weak Layer Avalanche Activity in the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada
Date: 2002
Authors: Pascal Hageli, David M. McClung
Description: This study uses avalanche observations to characterize the spatial characteristics and temporal avalanche activity patterns on persistent weak layers....
Object ID: issw-2002-001-007.pdf
Keywords: persistent weak layers, avalanche climate, avalanche forecasting
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Title: Infrasonic Monitoring of Avalanche Activity
Date: 2002
Authors: Ernest D. Scott, Craig Lance
Description: Avalanches have been shown to produce sub-audible acoustic pressure fluctuations in the low frequency infrasonic spectrum, but limited information tha...
Object ID: issw-2002-019-024.pdf
Keywords: avalanche monitoring, avalanche detection, infrasound
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Title: Using AvTools - A Database System for Avalanche Professionals at Castle Mountain Ski Area, Alberta, Canada
Date: 2002
Authors: Eve Ruttle
Description: Information in the Avalanche Atlas provides data and quick reference for the Avalanche Activity form. Pictures are optional but are useful for recordi...
Object ID: issw-2002-180-188.pdf
Keywords: avtools, avalanche, stability, snowpack
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Title: A Between-Storm Indicator of Avalanche Activity
Date: 2000
Authors: Robert E. Davis, Kelly Elder
Description: Earlier studies examining relationships between weather factors and avalanche activity showed that the important between-storm factors include an inde...
Object ID: issw-2000-135-139.pdf
Keywords: snow, metamorphism, avalanche activity
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Title: Avalanche Activity and Interaction with Harvested Terrain: Terrain Analysis and Decision Support Systems for Risk Management.
Date: 2000
Authors: Kevin R. Stitzinger, Peter F. Weisinger, David McClung
Description: The destruction of valuable timber due to snow avalanches that interact with regenerating and mature forest stands has become an issue of great concer...
Object ID: issw-2000-458-461.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche, forestry, decision support, resource management, geographic information systems (gis)
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Title: Compexities of Avalanche Forcasting in Western Himalaya - An Overview
Date: 1998
Authors: Maj. Gen S.S. Sharma, A. Ganju, KC
Description: Himalaya, the longest chain of mountains in the world shows complex variations in snow and meteorological conditions as one traverses from east to wes...
Object ID: issw-1998-154-160.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanche activity, avalanche zones
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Title: Storm Characteristics, Patterns of Snowfall Distribution and Avalanche Response at Mammoth Mountain, California 1996-1998
Date: 1998
Authors: Susan A. Burak, Robert E. Davis, Eddy Bouzaglou
Description: Avalanche activity responding to storm cycles depends on the interaction between synoptic and local scale meteorological variables and terrain factors...
Object ID: issw-1998-236-242.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, snow accumulation, snow water equivalent
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Title: Zen in the Art of Avalanche Hazard Forecasting
Date: 1998
Authors: R.L. Sam Davis
Description: Avalanche hazard forecasters seek: to comprehend the true nature of the avalanche hazard by developing a feeling for the terrain, for the likelihood ...
Object ID: issw-1998-335-338.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, avalanches, snow
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Title: Snow Densification During Rain
Date: 1998
Authors: H.P. Marshall, H. Conway, L.A. Rasmussen
Description: Observations and measurements indicate rain often has a major impact on snow slope stability. Measurements to investigate the effects of wetting of l...
Object ID: issw-1998-520-525.pdf
Keywords: snow, snow compaction, rain on snow
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