International Snow Science Workshop Proceedings - Montana State University Library

skip navigation

Digital Collections Home

Your search for Subject Snow Instabilityresulted in 708 records.

Title: Measurements and Modeling of Snow Energy Balance and Sublimation from Snow
Date: 1994
Authors: David G. Tarboton
Description: Snow melt runoff is an important factor in runoff generation for most Utah rivers and a large contributer to Utah's water supply and periodically floo...
Object ID: issw-1994-260-279.pdf
Keywords: sublimation, runoff, snow melting, snow energy
View additional details about Measurements and Modeling of Snow Energy Balance and Sublimation from Snow

Title: Computer Assistance in Avalanche Forecasting
Date: 1994
Authors: David M. McClung
Description: In this paper, I discuss two computerized modules for avalanche forecasting, including results of field testing and experiences with the products. Ava...
Object ID: issw-1994-310-313.pdf
Keywords: forecasting, snow profiles, snow stability
View additional details about Computer Assistance in Avalanche Forecasting

Title: A Relational Database for Snow Avalanches
Date: 1994
Authors: Magnus Mar Magnusson, Halla Bjorg Baldursdottir
Description: In order to be able to have a better overview of the avalanche history and to try and analyze the prevailing meteorological conditions at the time of ...
Object ID: issw-1994-314-326.pdf
Keywords: forecasting, hazard analyses, zoning
View additional details about A Relational Database for Snow Avalanches

Title: Statistical Modelling of Snow Cover Stability in Mountain Slopes
Date: 1994
Authors: Pavel A. Chemouss
Description: New class of snow cover stability models are suggested. The base of such models are determined models of snow cover mechanical equilibrium and paramet...
Object ID: issw-1994-341-345.pdf
Keywords: algorithm, snow model, stability, snow cover, statistics
View additional details about Statistical Modelling of Snow Cover Stability in Mountain Slopes

Title: Velocity and Mass Transport Measurements in a Snow Avalanche
Date: 1994
Authors: J.D. Dent, B.E. Adams, I.J. Bailey, T.G. Jazbutis, D.S. Schmidt
Description: A small avalanche path near the Bridger Bowl Ski Area in Southwestern Montana has been instrumented to measure avalanche velocities in the interior of...
Object ID: issw-1994-347-359.pdf
Keywords: velocity, avalanche properties, avalanche path
View additional details about Velocity and Mass Transport Measurements in a Snow Avalanche

Title: Model for Avalanches in Three Spatial Dimensions: Comparison of Theory to Experiments
Date: 1994
Authors: R. M. LANG, B. R. LEO
Description: A three-dimensional theory is derived to describe the temporal behavior of gravity currents of cohesionless granular media, in an attempt to model the...
Object ID: issw-1994-360-361.pdf
Keywords: runout, cohesionless granular media
View additional details about Model for Avalanches in Three Spatial Dimensions: Comparison of Theory to Experiments

Title: Observations of Snow Avalanches on Dynamic Internal Structures at Alta, Utah
Date: 1994
Authors: Osamu Abe, Tsutomu Nakamura, Yasuaki Nohguchi, Rand Decker, Thor Femenias, Daniel Howlett
Description: Observations of snow avalanches on dynamic internal structures were carried out at Alta, Utah as a Japan/U.S. joint research project. A pylon to measu...
Object ID: issw-1994-385-392.pdf
Keywords: avalanche path, avalanche release
View additional details about Observations of Snow Avalanches on Dynamic Internal Structures at Alta, Utah

Title: Correlation of Fast Rates of Snow Glide with Full-Depth Avalanche Occurrence
Date: 1994
Authors: J.A. Clarke, D.M. McClung
Description: Snow glide is the translational slip of the entire snow pack over a sloping ground surface. Requirements for snow glide have been established from fie...
Object ID: issw-1994-405-407.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow gliding, avalanche release, snow pack
View additional details about Correlation of Fast Rates of Snow Glide with Full-Depth Avalanche Occurrence

Title: Snow Creep Movement in the San Juan Mountain Snowpack Red Mountain Pass
Date: 1994
Authors: Walter Walker
Description: During the winter of 1992/93 and 1993/94 an attempt was made to measure and document the amount of snow creep on a north-facing slope near the St. Pau...
Object ID: issw-1994-408-413.pdf
Keywords: snow growth, snowpack, accelerated creep
View additional details about Snow Creep Movement in the San Juan Mountain Snowpack Red Mountain Pass

Title: Validations of Objective Models to Simulate Snow Cover Stratigraphy and Avalanche Risk for Avalanche Forecasting
Date: 1994
Authors: G. Giraud, E. Brun, Y. Durand, E. Martin
Description: This paper describes the current state of a complete automatic chain of three objective models to simulate snow cover stratigraphy and avalanche risk ...
Object ID: issw-1994-509-517.pdf
Keywords: stratigraphy, forecasting, avalanche risk, avalanche casualties
View additional details about Validations of Objective Models to Simulate Snow Cover Stratigraphy and Avalanche Risk for Avalanche Forecasting

Title: Avalanche Hazard Risk Management for the Yule Marble Quarry
Date: 1994
Authors: Christopher C. Landry
Description: Snow avalanches may have been the least anticipated and most tragically underestimated natural hazard faced by the rapidly-spreading Colorado mining b...
Object ID: issw-1994-548-563.pdf
Keywords: snow removal, snowfall, hazard, risk management
View additional details about Avalanche Hazard Risk Management for the Yule Marble Quarry

Title: The Role of Bacterial Protein for Snowmaking and as an Antifreeze
Date: 1994
Authors: David A. Lind
Description: Since making of artificial snow for ski area application is now widely practiced at most major resorts, an understanding of the basis for the process ...
Object ID: issw-1994-589-600.pdf
Keywords: ice crystals, temperature, snow making
View additional details about The Role of Bacterial Protein for Snowmaking and as an Antifreeze

Title: Table Tennis Ball Avalanche Experiments
Date: 1994
Authors: Kenji Kosugi, Atsushi Sato, Osamu Abe, Yasuaki Nohguchi, Yutaka Yamada, Kouichi Nishimura, Kaoru Izumi
Description: Table tennis ball avalanche (TTBA) experiments were carried out on an inclined chute to study the dynamics and the structures of snow avalanches. The ...
Object ID: issw-1994-636-642.pdf
Keywords: velocity, tennis balls, snow avalanche
View additional details about Table Tennis Ball Avalanche Experiments

Title: A Simple and Inexpensive Master Snow Stake
Date: 1994
Authors: Denny Hogan, Don Bachman
Description: On November 1, 1992. the Silverton Forecast Office of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, (CAIC). was established to provide daily avalanche co...
Object ID: issw-1994-643.pdf
Keywords: storm systems, forecasting, snowstake
View additional details about A Simple and Inexpensive Master Snow Stake

Title: Contributory Factors to Avalanche Occurrence on Red Mountain Pass, San Juan Mountains, Southwest Colorado
Date: 1994
Authors: Sally Thompson, Douglas K. McCarty
Description: Avalanche occurrence is a result of current and previous weather influences. Using 12 months (two six month seasons between 1971 and 1973) of avalanch...
Object ID: issw-1994-645-656.pdf
Keywords: wind direction, speed, temperature
View additional details about Contributory Factors to Avalanche Occurrence on Red Mountain Pass, San Juan Mountains, Southwest Colorado