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Title: Experimental Analysis in Wind Profile at the Ground Layer of Stable Air and Motion State and Deposition of Snow in the Wind Drift Snow Current: Date: 1986; Authors: Chi Guobin; Description: According to the data measured of wind velocity near ground layer of seasonal snow-deposition region in Western Tainshan mountains of China, the empir...; Object ID: issw-1986-234-239.pdf; Keywords: wind, velocity, layers; View additional details about Experimental Analysis in Wind Profile at the Ground Layer of Stable Air and Motion State and Deposition of Snow in the Wind Drift Snow Current

Title: Wet Slab Instability: Date: 1984; Authors: Richard Kattelmann; Description: Wet slab avalanches often occur when liquid water reduces the shear strength between adjacent snow layers. Identification of layer interfaces where wa...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-102-108.pdf; Keywords: wet slab, liquid water, shear strength, snow layers, snow stability; View additional details about Wet Slab Instability

Title: Avalanche Frequency on a Slope With and Without Defense Structures: Date: 1984; Authors: J. Rychetnik; Description: Avalanches in an avalanche starting zone were observed and mapped over a period of 25 years. After the first ten years of observation, temporary suppo...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-024-029.pdf; Keywords: frequency, defense structures; View additional details about Avalanche Frequency on a Slope With and Without Defense Structures

Title: New Developments for Control of Snow Avalanches in the Western European Alps: Date: 1984; Authors: Clifford Montagne, John Montagne, Todd Rayne, Alan R. Satterlee; Description: Reforestation of snow avalanche starting zones is accomplished by stabilizing slopes with man-made snow support structures and planting appropriate co...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-030-035.pdf; Keywords: slope stability, thinning, limatological timberlines; View additional details about New Developments for Control of Snow Avalanches in the Western European Alps

Title: Snow Creep as a Model for Postcontrol Release: Date: 1984; Authors: Thomas E. Pratt; Description: Abstract.--Field experiments indicate that the compressional blast of an explosive can cause a substantial reduction in the rate of snow creep (10-45%...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-058-066.pdf; Keywords: post control release, compressional blast, slab; View additional details about Snow Creep as a Model for Postcontrol Release

Title: Measurements of the Amount of Snow Brought Down by Avalanches: Date: 1984; Authors: P.A. Schaerer; Description: Annual mass of avalanche snow has been observed for 18 years on 45 paths at Rogers Pass. The proportion of avalanche snow making up the total snowfall...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-078-079.pdf; Keywords: annual mass, snowfall, run-out zones; View additional details about Measurements of the Amount of Snow Brought Down by Avalanches

Title: Climate Effects on Snow Avalance Travel Distances: Date: 1984; Authors: Arthur I. Mears; Description: Avalanches with the 10 smallest a-angles found in a coastal climate near Anchorage, Alaska were compared with the 10 smallest examples found in centra...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-080-083.pdf; Keywords: run-out zones, climate, mobility, avalanche, vegetation; View additional details about Climate Effects on Snow Avalance Travel Distances

Title: Factors Comprising County/Hunicipal Land - Use Controls Addressing Snow Avalanches: Date: 1984; Authors: Kenneth Leon Niemczyk; Description: In the early 1970's, the Institute of Behavioral Science, at the University of Colorado (Boulder), issued a number of reports about natural hazards in...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-090-094.pdf; Keywords: hazard, risk, snow avalanche; View additional details about Factors Comprising County/Hunicipal Land - Use Controls Addressing Snow Avalanches

Title: Periodic Patterns in Snow Stability: Update: Date: 1984; Authors: Peter Lev, Cliff Mohwinkel; Description: "Periodic Patterns in Snow Stability Update" evaluates the original data, upon which the tidal effect theory was based, adds events to the original da...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-129-132.pdf; Keywords: tidal effect theory, stability, avalanche events; View additional details about Periodic Patterns in Snow Stability: Update

Title: Remote Instrumentation for Avalanche Warning Systems and Snow Cover Monitoring: Date: 1984; Authors: H. Gubler; Description: Different types of instruments have been developed and tested during the last decade to help local forecasters. Meteorological instruments adapted for...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-137-142.pdf; Keywords: instruments, forecast, snow depth, stratigraphy; View additional details about Remote Instrumentation for Avalanche Warning Systems and Snow Cover Monitoring

Title: Weather and Snow Observations for Avalanche Forcasting: An Evaluatioo of Errors in Measurement and Interpretation: Date: 1984; Authors: R.T. Marriott, M.B. Moore; Description: Measurements of weather and snow parameters for snow stability forecasting may frequently contain false or misleading information. Such error can be a...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-143-154.pdf; Keywords: errors, snow stability, weather, terrain; View additional details about Weather and Snow Observations for Avalanche Forcasting: An Evaluatioo of Errors in Measurement and Interpretation

Title: The Use of Time Lapse Photography to Monitor Avalanche Activity and Snow Behaviour: Date: 1984; Authors: H.J. McPherson, F. de Scally, J.S. Gardner; Description: The development and use of a time lapse camera system to continuously monitor avalanche activity on two paths in Kananaskis Country Alberta is describ...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-167-171.pdf; Keywords: time lapse camera, wet snow, dry snow, slab avalanche; View additional details about The Use of Time Lapse Photography to Monitor Avalanche Activity and Snow Behaviour

Title: A New Classification System for the Seasonal Snow Cover: Date: 1984; Authors: S.C. Colbeck; Description: Unavailable; Object ID: ISSW-1984-179-181.pdf; Keywords: snow crystals, tcsi, growth rate; View additional details about A New Classification System for the Seasonal Snow Cover

Title: Observations of Snow Structure: Date: 1984; Authors: R. Perlaand, J. Dozier; Description: Two methods are used to study snow structure. The thin-section method produces high contrast photomicrographs and information on crystal orientation a...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-182-187.pdf; Keywords: parallel planes, photomicrographs, section-plane method; View additional details about Observations of Snow Structure

Title: Snow Redistribution from Fetch to Starting Zone: Date: 1984; Authors: Hal Hartman; Description: The measurement of snow redistribution from fetch to starting zone was initiated to provide a relationship, due to wind, between snow loss in the fetc...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-196-197.pdf; Keywords: snow redistribution, starting zone, wind, avalanche occurrences, topographic; View additional details about Snow Redistribution from Fetch to Starting Zone