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Title: Glide Avalanche Response to an Extreme Rain-on-Snow Event, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, USA: Date: 2009; Authors: John Stimberis, Charles M. Rubin; Description: Rain-on-snow events trigger immediate and delayed avalanches as liquid water penetrates the snowpack. We present results from an extreme rain-on-snow ...; Object ID: issw-2009-0301-0305.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanches, rain-on-snow, snow glide; View additional details about Glide Avalanche Response to an Extreme Rain-on-Snow Event, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, USA

Title: Regional Stability Evaluation With Modelled Snow Cover Data: Date: 2009; Authors: Michael Schirmer, JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Michael Lehning; Description: Stability (or the probability of avalanche occurrence or release) is probably the key factor defining the avalanche danger level. Most snow stability ...; Object ID: issw-2009-0306-0312.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow stability, avalanche danger, snow cover, numerical modelling; View additional details about Regional Stability Evaluation With Modelled Snow Cover Data

Title: Validation of the Snowpack Model in the Dolomites: Date: 2009; Authors: Fabiano Monti, Anselmo Cagnati, Charles Fierz, Michael Lehning, Mauro Valt, Andrea Pozzi; Description: Starting from the 2004 winter season, the SNOWPACK snow cover model has been operational at the Avalanche Forecasting Centre in Arabbe (Dolomites, Ita...; Object ID: issw-2009-0313-0317.pdf; Keywords: snowpack model, snow metamorphism, model validation, wind effects; View additional details about Validation of the Snowpack Model in the Dolomites

Title: Snow and Avalanche: The Influence of Forest on Snowpack Stability: Date: 2009; Authors: D. Viglietti, S. Letey, R. Motta, M. Maggioni, M. Freppaz; Description: Snow avalanches are among the most important disturbances that affect mountain ecosystems, influencing forest dynamics, establishment and mortality pr...; Object ID: issw-2009-0323-0327.pdf; Keywords: forest, snow, avalanches, protective function; View additional details about Snow and Avalanche: The Influence of Forest on Snowpack Stability

Title: Comparison of Shock Waves Provoked by Various Artificial Avalanche Release Techniques, and of their Effects on the Snowpack: Date: 2009; Authors: Dr. P. Berthet-Rambaud; Description: the development of new systems should open new methods and improve efficiency of avalanche artificial releases. Current explosions are calibrated more...; Object ID: issw-2009-0328-0329.pdf; Keywords: artificial release, gas explosion, aerial overpressure; View additional details about Comparison of Shock Waves Provoked by Various Artificial Avalanche Release Techniques, and of their Effects on the Snowpack

Title: Avalanche Triggering by Sound: Myth and Truth: Date: 2009; Authors: Benjamin Reuter, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: It remains a popular myth that avalanches can be triggered by noise. We will take a closer look and compare the impact of sound, the supersonic boom ...; Object ID: issw-2009-0330-0333.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche, avalanche release, explosive control; View additional details about Avalanche Triggering by Sound: Myth and Truth

Title: Simple Calculations of Avalanche Risk for Backcountry Skiing: Date: 2009; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Cora Shea; Description: The avalanche risk from backcountry skiing and its dependence on the regional danger ratings have not been estimatedâ€”notably in North America. ...; Object ID: issw-2009-0336-0340.pdf; Keywords: avalanche risk, backcountry skiing, comparative risk, skier-triggering, regional avalanche danger; View additional details about Simple Calculations of Avalanche Risk for Backcountry Skiing

Title: Use of the Models Safran-Crocus-Mepra in Operational Avalanche Forecasting: Date: 2009; Authors: C. ColÃ©ou, G. Giraud, Y. Danielou, J.L. Dumas, C. Gendre, E. Pougatch; Description: Avalanche forecast is based on the observation of weather conditions and follow-up snow cover. The workstation â€œPoste_Nivologieâ€, operati...; Object ID: issw-2009-0341-0345.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecast, modelling, avalanche hazard; View additional details about Use of the Models Safran-Crocus-Mepra in Operational Avalanche Forecasting

Title: Styrian Avalanche Service â€“ Danger Scale 5 â€“ More than 200 Avalanches: Date: 2009; Authors: Arnold Studeregger, Hannes Rieder; Description: In Styria there are 35 avalanche commissions for 47 parishes. They are divided into 11 different political areas. The local avalanche commission has ...; Object ID: issw-2009-0346-0349.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, avalanche warning service styria, danger scale; View additional details about Styrian Avalanche Service â€“ Danger Scale 5 â€“ More than 200 Avalanches

Title: The Lower Austria Avalanche Warning Service - The Youngest in the Alps: Date: 2009; Authors: Arnold Studeregger, Hannes Rieder, Fritz Salzer; Description: The avalanche warning service was established by the government of lower Austria together with the avalanche experts of the Institute for Meteorology ...; Object ID: issw-2009-0350-0352.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, avalanche warning service, alps; View additional details about The Lower Austria Avalanche Warning Service - The Youngest in the Alps

Title: A New Iconographic Avalanche Bulletin for the Catalan Pyrenees: A Beginning for a Future Avalanche Forecasting Database: Date: 2009; Authors: GlÃ²ria MartÃ, Jordi Pujol, Jorge Fleta, Carles GarcÃa, Pere Olle, Olga Costa, Pere MartÃnez; Description: Since 1989 the Geological Survey of Catalonia, at present Institut GeolÃ²gic de Catalunya has been issuing daily avalanche bulletins in winter seaso...; Object ID: issw-2009-0361-0365.pdf; Keywords: avalanche bulletin, icons, users, forecast database; View additional details about A New Iconographic Avalanche Bulletin for the Catalan Pyrenees: A Beginning for a Future Avalanche Forecasting Database

Title: Regional Avalanche Warning in Norway, a New Concept for a Large Country: Date: 2009; Authors: Christian Jaedicke, Steinar BakkehÃ¸i, Frode Sandersen, Kjetil Brattlien, Anders Solheim; Description: Norway encompasses 324 000 km2 of land area of which ca. 7 % are mountainsides steeper than 30 degrees. The country extends approximately 1700 km fro...; Object ID: issw-2009-0371-0374.pdf; Keywords: avalanche warning, norway, regional warning; View additional details about Regional Avalanche Warning in Norway, a New Concept for a Large Country

Title: Evolving Public Uses and the General Avalanche Forecast: Date: 2009; Authors: Robert H. Comey, Christopher M. McCollister; Description: Improvements in equipment and easy access from ski resorts and mountain highways are changing backcountry travel habits. Extreme terrain that was his...; Object ID: issw-2009-0375-0378.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard forecast, extreme terrain, avalanche awareness; View additional details about Evolving Public Uses and the General Avalanche Forecast

Title: The Seismic Detection of Avalanches: An Information Tool for the Avalanche Forecaster: Date: 2009; Authors: Jean-Pierre Navarre, Ekatherina Bourova, Jacques Roulle, Deliot Yannick Deliot; Description: The estimation of natural avalanche activity is currently based on visual observations. However, these observations are imprecise and impossible by ni...; Object ID: issw-2009-0379-0383.pdf; Keywords: avalanche activity, seismic detection of avalanches; View additional details about The Seismic Detection of Avalanches: An Information Tool for the Avalanche Forecaster

Title: Avaluation: Estimating the Economic Value of the Avalanche Bulletin: Date: 2009; Authors: Anna Alberini, Andrea M. Leiter, Christoph M. Rheinberger, Chuck McCormick, Andrew Mizrahi; Description: When planning their excursions, backcountry and out-of-bounds skiers rely on avalanche bulletins that provide information about the danger level, the ...; Object ID: issw-2009-0384-0388.pdf; Keywords: avalanche bulletin, contingent valuation, willingness-to-pay, value of statistical life; View additional details about Avaluation: Estimating the Economic Value of the Avalanche Bulletin

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