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Title: Deep Slab Instability: Loading and Settlement Rate Thresholds Related to Failure â€“ Part II: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Patrick J. Wright, Bob Comey, Chris McCollister, Mike Rheam; Description: Deep slab avalanches, which tend to be large and destructive, remain a challenge to accurately forecast. Using 42 seasons of historical data from Jack...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.08.pdf; Keywords: deep slab, persistent slab, settlement, loading, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Deep Slab Instability: Loading and Settlement Rate Thresholds Related to Failure â€“ Part II

Title: Human-Triggered Slab Avalanche Properties From the Catalan Pyrenees: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Montse Bacardit, Ivan Moner, Jordi GavaldÃ , GlÃ²ria MartÃ, Carles Garcia; Description: During the last three decades in the Catalan Pyrenees (Eastern side of the range), data on avalanche and snowpack characteristics from reported human-...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.09.pdf; Keywords: slab avalanche, avalanche release, human-triggering, snowpack structure, snowpack stability; View additional details about Human-Triggered Slab Avalanche Properties From the Catalan Pyrenees

Title: Passive Avalanche Defense Mounds in the Bull of the Woods Avalanche Path, Wyoming: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Jamie Yount, Brian Gorsage, Rod Newcomb, Lee Elder, Kelly Elder, Galen Richards; Description: On February 16, 2014 a large natural avalanche (HS-N-R5-D5) released in the Bull of the Woods avalanche path at milepost 156.5 on US 191 in the Hoback...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.10.pdf; Keywords: passive mitigation, defense mounds, berms, dendrochronology; View additional details about Passive Avalanche Defense Mounds in the Bull of the Woods Avalanche Path, Wyoming

Title: Characteristics of Snow Avalanche Release in Forests During a Heavy Snowfall Event: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Hiroki Matsushita, Koji Ishida; Description: The heavy snowfall on February 14â€“15, 2014 caused many snow avalanches in the Kanto-Koshin region, Japan, where a thin snow cover exists during...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.11.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, forest, air temperature, snowfall intensity, hardness, stability; View additional details about Characteristics of Snow Avalanche Release in Forests During a Heavy Snowfall Event

Title: Evaluation of Protection Measures Against Avalanches in Forested Terrain: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Thomas Feistl, Armin Fischer, Peter Bebi, Perry Bartelt; Description: Small to medium sized avalanches release in forest gaps and open forest above roads and infrastructure in the Prealps regularly each winter. Avalanche...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.12.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, forest, public safety, modelling; View additional details about Evaluation of Protection Measures Against Avalanches in Forested Terrain

Title: Drone-Based UWB Radar to Measure Snow Layering in Avalanche Starting Zones: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Rolf O. Rydeng Jenssen, Markus Eckerstorfer, Hannah Vickers, Kjell-Arild HÃ¸gda, Eirik Malnes, Svein K. Jacobsen; Description: Slab avalanches release due to failure in a weak snow layer. Determining the spatial distribution and depth of weak layers in avalanche starting zones...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.15.pdf; Keywords: uwb radar, uav, snow stratigraphy, avalanche risk assessment, avatech; View additional details about Drone-Based UWB Radar to Measure Snow Layering in Avalanche Starting Zones

Title: The Eye in the Sky: Avalanche Mapping From Space: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Regula Frauenfelder, Timothy Glassett, Christian Jaedicke, Malte VÃ¶ge, Carlo Robiati; Description: The Seward Highway in Alaska has over one hundred avalanche paths spread out along a 150 km major transportation corridor, which traverses three diffe...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.18.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanche, remote sensing, sentinel satellites, transportation corridor; View additional details about The Eye in the Sky: Avalanche Mapping From Space

Title: Snow Pressures on a Rigid Snow Supporting Structure at the Milepost 151 Avalanche, Jackson, Wyoming: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Joshua T. Hewes, Rand Decker, Sean Strain, Megan Stevens; Description: Mitigation of avalanche hazard to roadways within the Western United States has historically been conducted by means of artificial release of explosiv...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.23.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, snow supporting structures, mitigation; View additional details about Snow Pressures on a Rigid Snow Supporting Structure at the Milepost 151 Avalanche, Jackson, Wyoming

Title: Infrasound Detection of Avalanches in Grasdalen and Indreeidsdalen, Norway: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Tore Humstad, Ã˜rjan SÃ¸derblom, Giacomo Ulivieri, Stian Langeland, Halgeir Dahle; Description: Infrasound technology for detection of snow avalanches has been tested in mountainous terrain in Norway over the two last winter seasons. Two valleys,...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.25.pdf; Keywords: infrasound, avalanche detection, forecasting, ida; View additional details about Infrasound Detection of Avalanches in Grasdalen and Indreeidsdalen, Norway

Title: Utilisation of the SM4 Automatic Snowpack Sensor in Avalanche Forecasting: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Harpa Grimsdottir, Orn Ingolfsson, Magni H. Jonsson, Vidir Arnarson, Halfdan Ingolfsson, Sveinn Brynjolfsson, Gestur Hansson; Description: A small innovation company in Iceland, POLS Engineering, has developed the SM4 automatic snowpack sensor that is currently installed at over 30 locati...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.30.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow sensor, automatic warnings, snow crystals, snow depth, facets; View additional details about Utilisation of the SM4 Automatic Snowpack Sensor in Avalanche Forecasting

Title: Matching of Vertical Snow Profiles: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Pascal Hagenmuller; Description: Stratigraphic vertical profiles of snow properties measured a few meters from each other are usually different. In particular, slope-parallel variatio...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.42.pdf; Keywords: snow profile, matching, registration, clustering; View additional details about Matching of Vertical Snow Profiles

Title: The Effect of Slope-Scale Spatial Variability of Slab Characteristics on Propagation Saw Tests: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Chris Bilbrey, Jordy Hendrikx, Karl Birkeland, Stuart Challender, J. Andrew Gleason; Description: Understanding propagation in complex, non-uniform terrain is critically important for avalanche forecasting and mitigation. Currently we do not know h...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.45.pdf; Keywords:; View additional details about The Effect of Slope-Scale Spatial Variability of Slab Characteristics on Propagation Saw Tests

Title: Deriving Mean Snow Depth in Complex Terrain From Flat Field Measurements: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Nora Helbig, Alec van Herwijnen, Tobias Jonas; Description: Snow depth is an important parameter for various applications, including hydrological and avalanche forecasting. Various measurement networks were the...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.46.pdf; Keywords: mean snow depth, avalanche forecasting, meteorological models, subgrid parameterization; View additional details about Deriving Mean Snow Depth in Complex Terrain From Flat Field Measurements

Title: Terrain Classification of Norwegian Slab Avalanche Accidents: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Linda Hallandvik, Eivind Aadland, Odd L. Vikene; Description: It is difficult to rely on snow conditions, weather and human factors when making judgements about avalanche risk because these variables are dynamic ...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.03.pdf; Keywords: avalanche terrain exposure scale (ates), fatal avalanche accidents, outdoor recreation, practical implications, from novice to expert; View additional details about Terrain Classification of Norwegian Slab Avalanche Accidents

Title: Method for an Automatized Avalanche Terrain Classification: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: GÃ¼nter Schmudlach, Jochen KÃ¶hler; Description: Avalanche terrain classification according to ATES (Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale) has become a popular method to represent and disseminate avalanc...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.04.pdf; Keywords: ates, avalanche terrain exposure scale, avaluator; View additional details about Method for an Automatized Avalanche Terrain Classification

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