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Title: Occurrence Conditions of Two Catastrophic Avalanches at Chamonix, France
Date: 2000
Authors: Francois Rapin, Christophe Ancey
Description: In February 1999, in Chamonix, France, a large avalanche destroyed 14 houses and killed 12 people in a village called Montroc and another flowed throu...
Object ID: issw-2000-509-513.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, mitigation, chamonix
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Title: An Overview of Snow and Avalanche Research in Indian Himalaya
Date: 2000
Authors: S. S. Sharma
Description: Snow and avalanche research in India took its roots during early sixties. Though Indian Himalaya have a very large area which experiences seasonal sn...
Object ID: issw-2000-558-565.pdf
Keywords: avalanche climate, himalayan snow, indian avalanche, indian himalaya
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Title: Telluride Ski Area Expansion Snow Safety Plan Development and lmplementation 1993-2001
Date: 2000
Authors: Craig Sterbenz
Description: Proposed expansion of the Telluride Ski Area onto previously permitted, but undeveloped, National Forest lands required an Environmental Impact Statem...
Object ID: issw-2000-584-586.pdf
Keywords: ski area, planning, hazard mapping, hazard identification & mitigation, expert forecasting
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Title: More Research We'd Like To See
Date: 2000
Authors: Doug Richmond
Description: The ISSW brings together leading snow science researchers, educators, and field practitioners. Our project was an attempt to facilitate dialog, brains...
Object ID: issw-2000-592-594.pdf
Keywords: workshops, educators, field practitioners, snow properties
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Title: Forest Industry Snow Avalanche Hazards in Southeastern B.C.
Date: 1998
Authors: Lawrence S. Redfern
Description: Snow avalanche hazards are an issue for the forest industry in southeastern British Columbia; this issue may be of increasing importance in the futur...
Object ID: issw-1998-014-021.pdf
Keywords: avalanche terrain, avalanche hazard, forest
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Title: Storm and Weather Factors Related to Dry Slab Avalanche Activity
Date: 1998
Authors: Robert E. Davis, Kelly Elder, Daniel Howlett, Eddy Bouzaglou
Description: Storm cycle factors affect slab avalanche response primarily in terms of loading in starting zones. Wind velocity and supply of transportable snow, re...
Object ID: issw-1998-025-034.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, avalanche forecasting, snow accumulation, snow cover stability
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Title: A Model to Determine Snow Surface Properties from Remote Measurements
Date: 1998
Authors: Hansueli Gubler
Description: The formation of weak layers before they are buried by new snow is crucial for the determination of the actual danger level from measurements by auto...
Object ID: issw-1998-035-048.pdf
Keywords: snow cover stability, snow surface, snow metamorphism
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Title: Characterizing the Microstructural and Micromechanical Properties of Snow
Date: 1998
Authors: Jerome B. Johnson, Martin Schneebeli
Description: A micropenetrometer has been developed that produces snow grain bond ruptures at the microstructural level and provides a unique signal for different ...
Object ID: issw-1998-049-058.pdf
Keywords: snow hardness, snow engineering, snow strength, snow mechanics
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Title: Numerical Snow Drift Modeling in Complex Alpine Terrain and Comparison with Field Measurements
Date: 1998
Authors: Peter Gauer
Description: Blowing and drifting snow influences human activities in various ways. For example, in mountainous regions, snow drift is a key factor in the formatio...
Object ID: issw-1998-060-066.pdf
Keywords: snow drifting, numerical modeling, field measurements
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Title: Large-Scale Measurements of Snowdrifts Around Flat Roofed and Single Pitch Roofed Buildings
Date: 1998
Authors: Thomas K. Thiis, Yngvar Gjessing
Description: Snowdrifts around buildings can cause serious problems when formed on undesirable places. The formation of snowdrifts is highly connected to the wind...
Object ID: issw-1998-067-072.pdf
Keywords: snowdrifting, snow accumulation, snow, buildings
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Title: Observations on Buried Surface Hoar in British Colombia, Canada: Section Analyses of Layer Evolution
Date: 1998
Authors: Robert E. Davis, Bruce Jamieson, Colin Johnston
Description: Observations on sections cut through buried surface hoar layers over time offer the opportunity to measure microstructural changes associated with str...
Object ID: issw-1998-086-092.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, snow metamorphism, snow strength, snow crystal, snow cover structure
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Title: Depth Hoar Growth Rates Near A Rocky Outcrop
Date: 1998
Authors: E.M. Arons, S.C. Colbeck, J.M.N.T. Gray
Description: Observations of slab avalanche releases in alpine terrain have led to the hypothesis that rocky outcrops can influence the spatial distributions of te...
Object ID: issw-1998-093.pdf
Keywords: snow crystal growth, snow metamorphism, snow crystal
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Title: O2 and CO2 Levels With the Black Diamond AVALUNG During Human Snow Burials Lasting Up to One Hour
Date: 1998
Authors: J. Margid, N. Beidleman, C. Harmston, C.T. Crowley, C. Hatton, T.J. Crowley
Description: The patented AvaLung aims to permit an avalanche victim to breathe the air contained in snow. Hypotheses: (1) Human blood Oz saturation will be about ...
Object ID: issw-1998-110-119.pdf
Keywords: avalanche accidents, avalanche safety, avalanche rescue, snow permeability
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Title: The Buildup of the Avalanche Section of the Icelandic Meteorological Office
Date: 1998
Authors: Magnus Mar Magnusson
Description: In this paper I will give a general overview of what we are doing at the Avalanche Section at the IMO. An attempt is being made at evaluating the risk...
Object ID: issw-1998-132-139.pdf
Keywords: avalanches, avalanche countermeasures, avalanche defense structures, debris flow
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Title: A Method for the Forecasting of Wind in Mountainous Regions
Date: 1998
Authors: Gilbert Guyomarc'h, Laurent Merindol, Haraldur Olafsson
Description: To forecast blowing snow in mountainous regions one needs precise information on the velocity and direction of the wind. In order to reach this objec...
Object ID: issw-1998-171-177.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow drifting, blowing snow, wind forecasting
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