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- Title: Positioning of Avalanche Protection Measures Using Snow Depth Mapping Via Terrestrial Laser Scanning
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Alexander Prokop, Christina M. Delaney
- Description: In recent years snow depth mapping via terrestrial laser scanning has become increasingly popular as a measurement method used for snow and avalanche ...
- Object ID: issw-2012-983-988.pdf
- Keywords: snow depth, avalanche protection, release area, slopes
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- Title: Axisymmetric Measurements of Extended Deformation Around the Snow Micropenetrometer Tip
- Date: 2012
- Authors: A.M. LeBaron, D.A. Miller, A. Van Herwijnen
- Description: Current physical models for the snow micropenetrometer (SMP) make the assumption that the tip of the SMP probe only stresses or fractures the ice grai...
- Object ID: issw-2012-408-413.pdf
- Keywords: snow micropenetrometer, strain, compaction
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- Title: Spatial Variabiity of Snowpack on Small Wind Effected Slopes, Central Svalbard
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Wesley R. Farnsworth, Markus Eckerstorfer, Hanne H. Christiansen
- Description: Spatial variability studies of snowpack stability have predominantly been conducted on sheltered uniform slopes despite mountains and avalanche starti...
- Object ID: issw-2012-467-472.pdf
- Keywords: spatial variability, snowpack, slopes, artificial trigger points, weak layer
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- Title: How Do You Stress the Snowpack?
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Scott Thumlert, Bruce Jamieson, Thomas Exner
- Description: In the majority of fatal avalanches, skiers and snowmobilers apply load to the
snowpack which triggers the initial failure in a weak layer. Understan...
- Object ID: issw-2012-506-512.pdf
- Keywords: dynamic stress, localized dynamic loading, snowmobile, snow stability, avalanche forecasting, snowpack stratigraphy
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- Title: Continuous Monitoring of the Seasonal Snowpack Evolution Utilizing Upward-Looking GPR Technology
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Achim Heilig, Christoph Mitterer, Susanna Hoinkes, Jürg Schweizer, Olaf Eisen
- Description: A temporally continuous observation of the seasonal evolution of the snow stratigraphy at a single site requires non-invasive monitoring technology. W...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-003.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche, snowpack, stratigraphy, switzerland
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- Title: Suitability of Infrared Thermography to Examining Temperature Profiles in Snow Pack
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Paul Brusseau
- Description: Thermography, using fully radiometric infrared imagers, is a still emerging field. Thermal imaging technology is continually improving and is easy to ...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-004.pdf
- Keywords: infrared thermography spot size, emissivity, snow temperature
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- Title: Use of Thermal Photography to Measure Snowpack Properties
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Cora Shea, Bruce Jamieson
- Description: Many snow processes are linked to snow temperature. A thermal photograph captures tens of thousands of surface temperature measurements in a single, p...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-005.pdf
- Keywords: heat conduction, surface hoar, thermal photography, thermal profile
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- Title: Application of a Numerical Snowpack Model to Estimate Full-Depth Avalanche Danger
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Hiroyuki Hirashima, Isao Kamiishi, Satoru Yamaguchi, Atsushi Sato, Michael Lehning
- Description: Many full-depth avalanches occur in temperate, snowy regions such as the northern part of Honshu, Japan. Such avalanches threaten infrastructure and c...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-008.pdf
- Keywords: snowpack model, water transport, full depth avalanche
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- Title: Experimental Analysis of Snowpack Effects Induced by Blasts
- Date: 2010
- Authors: B. Frigo, B. Chiaia, M. Cardu, A. Giraudi, A. Godio, R. Rege
- Description: An experimental snowfield has been realized in Gressoney La Trinité (Italy) to analyse the response of snowpack to explosives and the induced artif...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-013.pdf
- Keywords: snowpack, explosives, air blast
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- Title: Slope-Scale Snowpack Stability Derived from Multiple Snowmicropen Measurements and High-Resolution Terrestrial FMCW Radar Surveys
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Hans-Peter Marshall, Christine Pielmeier, Scott Havens, Frank Techel
- Description: Slope-scale stability assessments from SnowMicroPen (SMP) profiles and from remote sensing techniques would support avalanche forecasting operations, ...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-018.pdf
- Keywords: snow cover, snow cover stability, snow stability evaluation, micro penetrometer, mechanical properties, avalanche forecasting, remote sensing, radar
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- Title: What Does Your Gut Say and Should You Listen? The Intuitive-Analytical Decision Making Continuum in Mechanized Ski Guiding
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Iain Stewart-Patterson
- Description: Decision-making in avalanche terrain is a complex process. Professional guides have well developed strategies to help them navigate through the challe...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-024.pdf
- Keywords: avalanche terrain, snowpack, mechanized skiing, decision-making
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- Title: Characteristics of Old-Deep-Slab Avalanches
- Date: 2010
- Authors: David Tracz, Bruce Jamieson
- Description: Deep and old slab avalanches (ODS) are often hard-to-forecast. The size and destructive potential of ODS avalanches can be disturbing. As a starting p...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-028.pdf
- Keywords: avalanches, slab depth, age
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- Title: Snowpack Properties of Unstable Wet Snow Slopes: Observations From the Swiss Alps
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Frank Techel, Christine Pielmeier
- Description: Next to meteorological parameters, snowpack properties play a major role in the formation of wet snow avalanches. We investigated profiles observed at...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-036.pdf
- Keywords: wet snow, snow stability, fracture line profiles, snowpack properties
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- Title: Anatomy of a Post Control Release: The Liberty Bowl Event at Big Sky Resort
- Date: 2010
- Authors: Scott Savage
- Description: An impressive early season avalanche cycle occurred during the 2007/2008 winter season at Big Sky Resort in southwestern Montana, culminating in a sig...
- Object ID: ISSW_O-065.pdf
- Keywords: post control release, deep slab instability, explosives, avalanche forecasting
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- Title: An Experimental Investigation of Explosives and Snowpack Dynamic Response
- Date: 2010
- Authors: R.G. Tichota, D.A. Miller, R. Larson, D. Richmond
- Description: Explosives are frequently used for avalanche control in public transportation corridors and within ski area boundaries, yet there has been little rese...
- Object ID: ISSW_P-016.pdf
- Keywords: explosives, snowpack, public transportation
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