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- Title: Slushflow Formation, Flow Regimes and Consequences (Short Version)
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Erik Hestnes, Steinar Bakkehøi, Krister Kristensen
- Description: The term ‘slushflow’ was introduced by Washburn and Goldthwait (1958). Eight people
perished in slushflows during the winters 2010 and 2...
- Object ID: issw-2012-414-419.pdf
- Keywords: slushflow, snowpack, water level, formation, flow regimes, runout, hazard assessment
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- Title: On Avalanche (Front) Velocity Measurements at the Ryggfonn Avalanche Test Site and Comparison With Observations From Other Locations
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Peter Gauer
- Description: Besides the runout distance of an avalanche, information on avalanche
intensity along the path are often required for hazard zoning or planning of mi...
- Object ID: issw-2012-427-432.pdf
- Keywords: hazard zoning, runout, avalanche velocities
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- Title: Objective Comparison of Two Numerical Avalanche Dynamics Models
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Jan-Thomas Fischer, Walter Steinkogler, Matthias Granig, Marc Christen
- Description: Numerical avalanche dynamics models are nowadays used by engineers all around the world as an integral part in risk assessment studies. Especially in ...
- Object ID: issw-2012-444-449.pdf
- Keywords: dynamics, risk, avalanche models, hazard zoning,
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- Title: I-90 Snoqualmie Pass: Operating a Highway Avalanche Program During a Major Construction Project
- Date: 2012
- Authors: John Stimberis
- Description: Snoqualmie Pass, WA (921m) receives an average of 1100 cm of snowfall annually.
Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass is the major highway through the C...
- Object ID: issw-2012-547-552.pdf
- Keywords: snow sheds, avalanche fences, explosives tramways, avalanche forecasting, avalanche control
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- Title: Should We Stay or Should We Go Now: Assessing the Effectiveness of an Interactive Avalanche Terrain Hazard and Route-Identification Learning Tool
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Ranae Kowalczuk, Nick Hedley, John J. Clague
- Description: Avalanche educators are increasingly turning to Internet and computer-based interactive exercises to inform the public about avalanche hazards. Howeve...
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- Keywords: avalanche terrain, avaluator, hazards
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- Title: Legal Issues in Avalanche Hazard Forecasting and Mitigation
- Date: 2010
- Authors: John Fagan
- Description: Ski resorts commonly perform avalanche hazard mitigation measures and test the stability of the snow pack by using hand charges, avalauncher rounds, a...
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- Keywords: hazard forecasting
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- Title: Web Based Display of Avalanche Events Using Google Map Application Programming
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Robert H. Comey, Christopher McCollister
- Description: Recent avalanche activity is a prime indicator of the current avalanche hazard.
Knowledge of recent avalanche events and the attributes of the terrai...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-035.pdf
- Keywords: google map application programming, avalanche hazard, bridger-teton
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- Title: Avalanche Hazard Management Without Mitigation Action
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Jay Bright
- Description: My presentation is about my experiences at a mechanized guide service where I was hired to develop a hazard forecasting and guiding program. And how w...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-037.pdf
- Keywords: mitigation, avalanche hazard, stevens pass, washington
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- Title: Avalanche Hazard Management at the East Toba River and Montrose Creek Hydroelectric Project, South Coast Range, British Columbia
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Alan Jones, Chris Stethem, Kevin Fogolin
- Description: The East Toba River and Montrose Creek Hydroelectric Project is located in the South Coast Range 100 km north of Powell River, British Columbia. The p...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-052.pdf
- Keywords: hydroelectric, avalanche hazard, mitigation, deflection berm
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- Title: A Quick Winter Solution for Hazard Mitigation in the Deposition Area – Application in the Aosta Valley – NW Italian Alps
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Segor V., Dellavedova P., Borney E., Debernardi A., Roveyaz S.
- Description: The numerous avalanche events that hit the Aosta Valley, in the north-west of the Italian Alps, in the last two winter seasons have highlighted the ha...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-054.pdf
- Keywords: hazard mitigation, avalanche deposition area, snow modelling
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- Title: The Diversities of Large Slushflows Illustrated by Selected Cases
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Erik Hestnes, Krister Kristensen
- Description: Rapid mass movement of water-saturated snow, usually known as slushflow or slush
avalanche, is a major natural hazard in Norway. The destructive forc...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-066.pdf
- Keywords: natural hazard, large slushflows, triggering mechanisms, flow regimes, human challenges
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- Title: A Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Grant Statham, Pascal Haegeli, Karl W. Birkeland, Ethan Greene, Clair Israelson, Bruce Tremper, Chris Stethem, Bruce McMahon, Brad White, John Kelly
- Description: Conventional avalanche forecasting is practiced as a mix of deterministic treatment for snow and weather parameters and inductive logic to reach actua...
- Object ID: ISSW_P-072.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche forecasting, weather parameters, terrain, danger ratings
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- Title: Key Parameters For Local Drifting Snow Events
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Gilbert Guyomarc’h, Yves Durand
- Description: The transport of snow by the wind is one of the most important processes influencing the accumulation and ablation of the snow in the mountains; this ...
- Object ID: ISSW_P-076.pdf
- Keywords: blowing snow modeling, operational avalanche forecasting
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- Title: Avalanche Activity on US Highway 12
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Mick Riffie
- Description: US 12 in Idaho runs east from Lewiston, Idaho to the Montana border at Lolo Pass and on to Missoula. Travelling east of the town of Kooskia, the highw...
- Object ID: ISSW_P-097.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche hazard, us highway 12, kooskia
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- Title: Meteorological and Environmental Observations from Three Glide Avalanche Cycles and the Resulting Hazard Management Technique
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Ron Simenhois, Karl Birkeland
- Description: Glide avalanches are a significant hazard that threatens people and property in many snowy climates. They are hard to control, poorly understood, and ...
- Object ID: ISSW_P-104.pdf
- Keywords: glide avalanches, cylces, hazard management, snowpack
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