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Title: The Experimental Snow Avalanche Test Site at Seehore Peak in Aosta Valley (IT) MAP3 ALCOTRA Project
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: V. Segor, L. Pitet, M. Maggioni, B. Frigo, M. Freppaz, B. Chiaia, E. Bovet, E. Ceaglio, A. Welf, P. Dellavedova
Description: Since 2009 the Seehore test site is operative within the MonterosaSki resort in Aosta Valley (NW Italy). This real scale test site was intended to stu...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-36.pdf
Keywords: small/medium avalanches, real scale test site, dynamics, impact forces, snowdrift
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Title: Taconnaz Avalanche Path: Pressure and Velocity Measurements on Breaking Mounds
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Bellot H., Naaim-Bouvet F., Naaim M., Caccamo P., Faug T., Ousset F.
Description: This paper describes the instrumentation related to velocity and pressure measurements recently set up in the avalanche protection system of Taconnaz....
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-37.pdf
Keywords: snow, avalanche, protection, taconnaz, force, metrology
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Title: Edge Effects In Propagation Tests
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Edward H. Bair, Ron Simenhois, Alec van Herwijnen, Karl Birkeland
Description: Guidelines suggest beams with lengths around 1 m for Extended Column Tests (ECTs) and Propagation Saw Tests (PSTs). The longest unstable tests publish...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-02.pdf
Keywords: crack propagation, extended column test, propagation saw test
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Title: Comparison of Structural Instability Indices (Lemons), ECT and RB Results
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Chiambretti Igor, Fabiano Monti, Mauro Valt
Description: Almost all avalanche forecasting services have a network of traditional stations where an array of daily or weekly snowpack measurement or observation...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-03.pdf
Keywords: rb, ect, structural instability indices
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Title: L'enseignement de la Gestion du Risque Dans la Formation des Guides de Haute - Montagne
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Mallon A. et Knoertzer J.S.
Description: Unavailable
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-09.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, snow avalanche
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Title: Relationships Among Atmosphere-Cryosphere-Biosphere in a Transitional Glacial Catchment (Sabbione Lake, North-Western Italian Alps)
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Nicola Colombo, Simona Fratianni, Elisa Giaccone, Luca Paro
Description: The present study was carried out in the Sabbione Basin (North-Western Italian Alps, Piedmont). Climatological and geomorphological studies were condu...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-23.pdf
Keywords: climate change, alps, periglacial processes, glaciers, geomorphology, nw italy
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Title: Trend Analysis of Snow Density and Water Equivalent in the Alpine Region
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Christoph Marty, Anna-Maria Tilg, Tobias Jonas
Description: Snow density is an important property for the characterisation of a snow cover. It is also a key factor for retrieving the snow water equivalent (SWE)...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-24.pdf
Keywords: snow density, snow water equivalent, alpine region, variability
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Title: Le Sappeyen Chartreuse Ski Resort: How it is Managed and How to Take into Account Climate Change?
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Hubert Gallée, Antoine Kévorkian, Thierry Grenet, Pascale Huyghe
Description: The Sappey-en-Chartreuse is situated in the Chartreuse mountains, in the French Alps. The low elevation ski resort spans a range of 1000 to 1300 m a.s...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-26.pdf
Keywords: ski resort, french alps, snow cover
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Title: Winter Types and Snow Avalanche Activity Along the Arpaş and Bâlea Glacial Valleys - Făgăraş Massif (Southern Carpathians)
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Mircea,Voiculescu, Alexandru Onaca, PatrikChiroiu, Dana Micu
Description: This paper discusses the correlation between winter types and snow avalanche activity, in the Arpaş and the Bâlea glacial valleys, located on th...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-04.pdf
Keywords: winter types, snow avalanches, arpaş and bâlea glacial valleys, făgăraş massif, southern carpathians, romanian carpathians
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Title: How Big is Big: Results of the Avalanche Size Classification Survey
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Ivan Moner, Sara Orgué, Jordi Gavaldà, Montse Bacardit
Description: Avalanche size is a key parameter in avalanche danger rating as well as in the communication between technicians. In 2009 the European Avalanche Warni...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-05.pdf
Keywords: avalanche size, survey, eaws
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Title: The Influence of Weather on Glide-Snow Avalanches
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Lisa Dreier, Christoph Mitterer, Sebastian Feick, Stephan Harvey
Description: During the winter 2011-2012 the Swiss Alps experienced high glide-snow activity. The danger of glide-snow avalanches combined with large snow depths p...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-06.pdf
Keywords: snow gliding, weather influence, glide-snow avalanche, multivariate statistic
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Title: Automatic Classification of Manual Snow Profiles by Snow Structure
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Frank Techel, Christine Pielmeier
Description: Manual snowpack observations are an important component of avalanche hazard assessment for the Swiss avalanche forecasting service. Approximately 900 ...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-07.pdf
Keywords: snowpack structure, avalanche forecasting, snow profile analysis
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Title: Integration of a Drifting Snow Scheme in the French Operational Modelling for Avalanche Risk Forecasting: Evaluation by Avalanche Forecasters
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Daniel Goetz, Vincent Latu, Gilbert Guyomarc’h, Yves Durand, Gérald Giraud, Jean-Marie Willemet
Description: Snow drift modelling is a difficult challenge due to the large range of concerned working scales and the permanent interaction between snow, meteorolo...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-10.pdf
Keywords: drifting snow, modelling, avalanche risk, forecast, evaluation
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Title: The expert tool XGEO and its applications in the Norwegian Avalanche Forecasting Service
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Emma Barfod, Karsten Müller, Tuomo Saloranta, Jess Andersen, Nils Kristian Orthe, Anders Wartianien, Tore Humstad, Steinar Myrabø, Rune Engeset
Description: Norway is highly dependent on tracking the changing snow cover, not only for the avalanche forecasting but also for hydropower production planning, fl...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-13.pdf
Keywords: map centric tool, observations, snow model, avalanche forecasting
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Title: The Ram Profile/Sondage Par Battage
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Jean-François Quiniou, Jean-Luc Magdinier
Description: Unavailable
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-27.pdf
Keywords: avalanche, snow science
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