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Title: The Avalanche Disaster of Galtür in 1999 - The Rescue Operation, Analyses with Recalculation and Countermeasures
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Gebhard H. Walter
Description: On the 23 of February a catastrophic avalanche disaster happened. It took place in the Tyrolean village of Galtür in the Austrian Alps. Heavy snows...
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Keywords: avalanche, size, recreationalists, killed, injured
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Title: Limitations and Possibilities: Usage of the Avalanche Simulation Model Samosat in the Planning of Dams
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Antonia Zeidler, Peter Sampl
Description: In Austria it becomes more and more common to use avalanche dynamic models as a tool to optimize the construction of dams. In this paper we will use t...
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Keywords: avalanche, dynamics
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Title: Does Size Matter? A Comparison of Avalanche Dimensions for Recreationalists Injured/Killed or Not Injured/Killed
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Dale Atkins
Description: Conventional wisdom prescribes that larger avalanches pose a more serious danger to recreationists than smaller avalanches. However, this supposition ...
Object ID: P__8229.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, size, recreationalists, killed, injured
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Title: Recent Trends and Prevention Strategies for Avalanche and Snow Immersion Risk at U.S. and B.C. Ski Areas
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Paul Baugher
Description: Many ISSW participants are involved in snow safety operations at ski areas. Understanding recent changes in trends in avalanche and snow immersion ris...
Object ID: P__8158.pdf
Keywords: snow immersion, avalanche fatalities, narsid, ski area, risk management
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Title: Avalanche Hazard Mapping and Risk Assessment in Iceland
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Harpa Grímsdóttir
Description: A number of avalanche accidents have occurred in Icelandic towns since urbanization started in the late 19th century. In the year 1995, 34 people were...
Object ID: P__8224.pdf
Keywords: avalanche risk, hazard mapping, individual risk, iceland, risk assessment, acceptable risk
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Title: Values at Risk Due to Avalanche and Rock Fall Hazard in Norway
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Christian Jaedicke, Kalle Kronholm
Description: More than 6.7 % of the Norwegian land area features terrain steeper than 30 degrees. It is commonly assumed that these areas can be the source for bot...
Object ID: P__8130.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, hazard, risk, danger
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Title: Risk and Avalanche Rescue
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Krister Kristensen, Manuel Genswein, Dale Atkins
Description: More than 6.7 % of the Norwegian land area features terrain steeper than 30 degrees. It is commonly assumed that these areas can be the source for bot...
Object ID: P__8220.pdf
Keywords: risk assessment, risk management, rescue simulation, rescuer safety, acceptable risk
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Title: High Arctic Avalanche Monitoring in Maritime Svalbard
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Markus Eckerstorfer, Ullrich Neumann, Hanne H. Christiansen
Description: The arctic, high relief Svalbard landscape, largely without vegetation and with a continuous snow cover for large parts of the year, is very exposed t...
Object ID: P__8122.pdf
Keywords: avalanche monitoring and mapping, meteorological observations, high arctic avalanche climate, snowpit study
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Title: Hazard Levels Warning for Avalanche Danger on Dwellings Proposal
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: François Rapin
Description: Avalanches effecting or destroying dwellings are fortunately relatively rare. As such, when these events occur they are surprising and often devastati...
Object ID: P__8185.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, hazard, level, warning, dwelling
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Title: Snow Avalanche Path Ecology: Examples from the San Juan Mountains, Colorado
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Sara Simonson, Thomas Stohlgren, Chris Landry, Steven Fassnacht
Description: We evaluated landscape ecology approaches to characterize snow avalanche paths based on patterns of plant species composition and evidence of disturba...
Object ID: P__8241.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche path vegetation, plant species diversity, tree-ring analyses, disturbance ecology
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Title: Avalanche Beacons: Ensuring Interoperability and Backward Compatibility
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Rolf Matzner
Description: With detection ranges exceeding 50 meters, and reliable, user-friendly signal isolation of 3 and more transmitters, even located closely to each other...
Object ID: P__8081.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, beacon, transceiver, compatibility, interoperability
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Title: A Distributed In Situ Measurement System for Snow Water Equivalence
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Christian Skalka, Jeff Frolik, Beverley Wemple
Description: We describe a ground-based system that provides quasi real-time measurement and collection of snow-water equivalent (SWE) data in remote settings. The...
Object ID: P__8178.pdf
Keywords: radiation, insitu, snow water, terrain
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Title: Impact Pressure Estimation of an Avalanche on a Structure as Deduced from Inverse Analysis and Monte Carlo Sensitivity Simulations
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: D. Baroudi, E. Thibert, X. Ravanat, A. Limam
Description: Avalanche impact pressure on a flat surface structure has been quantified by full scale experiments performed at the Lautaret avalanche test site (Fra...
Object ID: P__8096.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, impact pressure, inverse analysis, error analysis, monte carlo simulations
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Title: Avalanche Threats and Mitigation Measures in Canada
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Cam Campbell, Laura Bakermans, Bruce Jamieson, Chris Stethem
Description: This is a summary of the Public Safety Canada commissioned report to inventory current and predict future trends in avalanche threats and mitigation p...
Object ID: P__8166.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, threatened activity, mitigation, inventory
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Title: Avalauncher Targeting
Date: 2008-09-22
Authors: Frederick W. DuVall, Michael J. Jenkins
Description: This paper describes the development and verification of a basic targeting model for gas pressure launched explosive projectiles used for avalanche mi...
Object ID: P__8083.pdf
Keywords: avalauncher, targeting, gas launched projectiles, avalanche mitigation
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