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Title: A History of Mitigation and Operational Forecasting on Red Mountain Pass, Colorado: Date: 2006; Authors: Jerry Roberts, Mark Rikkers, Noel Pete Peterson; Description: The San Juan Mountains are an abrupt and youthful mountain range notorious for a very fragile and unstable continental snowpack. In the 19th century, ...; Object ID: issw-2006-304.pdf; Keywords: forecasting, fatalities, safety, transportation; View additional details about A History of Mitigation and Operational Forecasting on Red Mountain Pass, Colorado

Title: The Avalanche Data in the Catalan Pyrenees, 20 Years of Avalanche Mapping: Date: 2006; Authors: P. Oller, E. MuntÃ¡n, J. MarturiÃ , C. GarcÃa, A. GarcÃa, P. MartÃnez; Description: In 1986, an avalanche mapping program began in the Catalan Pyrenees. Twenty years after, in 2006, the Avalanche Paths Map, a collection of 14 sheets a...; Object ID: issw-2006-305-313.pdf; Keywords: pyrenees, avalanche mapping, databases, spatial analysis; View additional details about The Avalanche Data in the Catalan Pyrenees, 20 Years of Avalanche Mapping

Title: Avalanche Hazard Mapping - 30 Years Experience in Austria: Date: 2006; Authors: Siegfried Sauermoser; Description: Natural hazards are increasingly a limiting factor in mountainous countries in connection with the growing population and economical development. Peop...; Object ID: issw-2006-314-321.pdf; Keywords: avalanche hazard mapping, austrian service in torrent and avalanche control, natural hazard; View additional details about Avalanche Hazard Mapping - 30 Years Experience in Austria

Title: Mapping Snow Depth in the Alps: Date: 2006; Authors: Andreas Stoffel, Nando Foppa, Norbert Raderschall; Description: The Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF publishes snow depth maps of Switzerland. These maps provide valuable input for avala...; Object ID: issw-2006-322-329.pdf; Keywords: snow cover, snow cover mapping, interpolation, noaa avhrr, geographic information systems (gis); View additional details about Mapping Snow Depth in the Alps

Title: Spatial Variability â€“ So What?: Date: 2006; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Kalle Kronholm, J. Bruce Jamieson, Karl W. Birkeland; Description: Since the landmark papers of Conway and Abrahamson many studies have tried to quantify spatial variability. Many different methods have been used and ...; Object ID: issw-2006-365-376.pdf; Keywords: snow mechanical properties, snow slope stability evaluation, avalanche formation, avalanche forecasting, spatial variability, numerical modeling; View additional details about Spatial Variability â€“ So What?

Title: Measuring Near-Surface Snow Temperature Changes Over Terrain: Date: 2006; Authors: Laura Bakermans, Bruce Jamieson; Description: The energy balance at the snow surface results in substantial diurnal temperature fluctuations within the top portion of the snowpack. These temperat...; Object ID: issw-2006-377-386.pdf; Keywords: daytime warming, near-surface temperature change, snow surface energy balance, radiation, seasonal snowcover; View additional details about Measuring Near-Surface Snow Temperature Changes Over Terrain

Title: Characterising Percolation and Wet-Snow Facies Variability on Devon Island Ice Cap, Nunavut, Canada: Date: 2006; Authors: Michael N. Demuth, Elizabeth M. Morris, Hans-Peter Marshall, David A. Fisher, John Sekerka, Roy M. Koerner, A. Laurence Gray; Description: As the Earthâ€™s coldest regions undergo marked changes due to atmospheric warming, so will the surface facies configurations of its glaciers and...; Object ID: issw-2006-388.pdf; Keywords: wet snow, variability, in situ, ice, stratigraphy; View additional details about Characterising Percolation and Wet-Snow Facies Variability on Devon Island Ice Cap, Nunavut, Canada

Title: Education on Snow and Avalanches: An Experience in Aosta Valley (Italy): Date: 2006; Authors: M. Freppaz, P. Carrara, M. Maggioni, G. Filippa, E. Zanini; Description: Scientist dealing with snow and avalanche research are more and more recognizing the need of spreading their knowledge to a wider public, not confined...; Object ID: issw-2006-393.pdf; Keywords: snow science, didactics, popularization, exhibition; View additional details about Education on Snow and Avalanches: An Experience in Aosta Valley (Italy)

Title: Spatial and Time Scale Effects in Canadian Avalanche Bulletins: Date: 2006; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, Cam Campbell, Alan Jones; Description: In the winters of 2004-05 and 2005-06, 235 local â€œnowcastsâ€ of the avalanche danger at and below treeline in the Coast, Columbia and Rocky...; Object ID: issw-2006-394-402.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, scale issue, spatial scale, temporal scale, avalanche danger; View additional details about Spatial and Time Scale Effects in Canadian Avalanche Bulletins

Title: Creating Web Enhanced Avalanche Education at Utah State University: Date: 2006; Authors: Patrick Kailey, Mike Jenkins; Description: Beginning spring term 2007, Utah State University will offer a web enhanced level I avalanche class. The following year a graduate level avalanche an...; Object ID: issw-2006-403-405.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, web based, web enhanced; View additional details about Creating Web Enhanced Avalanche Education at Utah State University

Title: Applying 3D Web-Based and Augmented Reality Environments in Public Avalanche Education: Date: 2006; Authors: Ranae Kowalczuk, Nicholas Hedley , John Clague; Description: Increased use of and accessibility to computers has created a surge in web-based science learning exercises. But systematic implementation of interact...; Object ID: issw-2006-406.pdf; Keywords: avalanche education, augmented reality, geovisualization, 3d terrain visualizations; View additional details about Applying 3D Web-Based and Augmented Reality Environments in Public Avalanche Education

Title: Mapping and Classification of Potential Avalanche Sites in the Chic-Chocs Mountains, Quebec, Canada, Using Geographic Information Systems: Date: 2006; Authors: Alain Royer, Stephanie Lemieux; Description: Avalanche sites mapping and classification are tools that have been frequently used for managing avalanche risks. The use of geographic information sy...; Object ID: issw-2006-411-418.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, avalanche mapping, terrain classification, visualisation, geographic information systems (gis); View additional details about Mapping and Classification of Potential Avalanche Sites in the Chic-Chocs Mountains, Quebec, Canada, Using Geographic Information Systems

Title: Rough Correlations of Common Snowpack Stability Tests: Date: 2006; Authors: Mark Moore; Description: Because each different layer of snow can respond to applied stress in a variety of ways, and because the mechanical properties of snow layers often ch...; Object ID: issw-2006-428-434.pdf; Keywords: stability test, snowpack strength, avalanche danger, snowpack structure, snow profile, shear test; View additional details about Rough Correlations of Common Snowpack Stability Tests

Title: An Interdisciplinary Snow Systems Course for Undergraduates: Date: 2006; Authors: Dr. Koren Nydick, Chris Landry; Description: Despite the growing need for environmental scientists and managers to think with an interdisciplinary perspective, many undergraduate courses are dis...; Object ID: issw-2006-435.pdf; Keywords: education, snow science, winter ecology, fort lewis college, mountain studies institute, energy budgets; View additional details about An Interdisciplinary Snow Systems Course for Undergraduates

Title: High Resolution Tree-Ring Based Spatial Reconstructions of Snow Avalanche Activity in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA: Date: 2006; Authors: Gregory T. Pederson, Blase A. Reardon, Christian J. Caruso, Daniel B. Fagre; Description: Effective design of avalanche hazard mitigation measures requires long-term records of natural avalanche frequency and extent. Such records are also v...; Object ID: issw-2006-436-443.pdf; Keywords: avalanche history, tree-rings, kriging, return periods; View additional details about High Resolution Tree-Ring Based Spatial Reconstructions of Snow Avalanche Activity in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

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