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Title: Avalanche Size Increase Resulting from Forest Removal and Wind Loading â€“ A Case Study from Central Colorado Using AVAL-1D: Date: 2006; Authors: Arthur I. Mears, Arthur I. Mear; Description: Forest removal for a proposed ski run within a ski-area expansion would increase the amount of wind-deposited snow in a downwind avalanche starting z...; Object ID: issw-2006-775-777.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, design-magnitude avalanche, runout distance, aval-1d, forest removal, windtransported snow; View additional details about Avalanche Size Increase Resulting from Forest Removal and Wind Loading â€“ A Case Study from Central Colorado Using AVAL-1D

Title: Natural Glide Slab Avalanches, Glacier National Park, U.S.A.: A Unique Hazard and Forecasting Challenge: Date: 2006; Authors: Blase A. Reardon, Daniel B. Fagre, Mark Dundas, Chris Lundy; Description: In a museum of avalanche phenomena, glide cracks and glide avalanches might be housed in the â€œstrange but trueâ€ section. These oddities ar...; Object ID: issw-2006-778-785.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, natural avalanches, glide avalanches, glacier national park; View additional details about Natural Glide Slab Avalanches, Glacier National Park, U.S.A.: A Unique Hazard and Forecasting Challenge

Title: Forecasting Snow Avalanche Days from Meteorological Data Using Classification Trees; Grasdalen, Western Norway: Date: 2006; Authors: Kalle Kronholm, Dagrun Vikhamar-Schuler, Christian Jaedicke, Ketil Isaksen, Asgeir Sorteberg, Krister Kristensen; Description: Avalanches pose one of the most serious problems to infrastructure and people in the mountains in Norway. Processes leading to avalanche release are d...; Object ID: issw-2006-786-795.pdf; Keywords: avalanche release, climate, precipitation, wind, temperature; View additional details about Forecasting Snow Avalanche Days from Meteorological Data Using Classification Trees; Grasdalen, Western Norway

Title: Water Outflow from Snow During Rain and Melt Events; Milford Highway, New Zealand: Date: 2006; Authors: W. Carran, H. Conway; Description: Avalanches often release within a few minutes after the onset of rain on new snow. The avalanche potential remains high until drainage through the sno...; Object ID: issw-2006-796.pdf; Keywords: stratigraphy, rain, melt, avalanche release, forecasting; View additional details about Water Outflow from Snow During Rain and Melt Events; Milford Highway, New Zealand

Title: Assessment of Mountain Snow Transport Based on Measured Wind and Simulated Snow Cover: Date: 2006; Authors: Michael Lehning, Thomas GrÃ¼newald, Charles Fierz; Description: A local to regional assessment of transported snow during snow storms or subsequent periods of strong winds is a prerequisite to reliably predict aval...; Object ID: issw-2006-815-819.pdf; Keywords: drift index, lee slope loading, avalanche warning, snowpack, snow cover simulation; View additional details about Assessment of Mountain Snow Transport Based on Measured Wind and Simulated Snow Cover

Title: Impact of Desert Dust on Meltrates and Runoff From Mountain Snowpacks: Date: 2006; Authors: Andrew P. Barrett, Thomas H. Painter, Chris Landry; Description: Dust entrained from the Colorado Plateau is deposited over large areas of the snowcover of the San Juan Mountains, southwest Colorado. In most years, ...; Object ID: issw-2006-834.pdf; Keywords: snow, dust, snowmelt, runoff, albedo; View additional details about Impact of Desert Dust on Meltrates and Runoff From Mountain Snowpacks

Title: The Effects of Dust on Avalanche Formation: Date: 2006; Authors: Andy Anderson, Thomas H. Painter, Chris Landry; Description: Dust layers deposited in the snow pack are common occurrences in several mountain ranges of the world. In the USA these layers are seen each winter in...; Object ID: issw-2006-843.pdf; Keywords: dust, avalanche, metamorphism, snow; View additional details about The Effects of Dust on Avalanche Formation

Title: Mountain Weather Forecasting in BC for Avalanche Safety: Date: 2006; Authors: Dr. Melinda Brugman; Description: A special weather bulletin is produced during the winter season at the Pacific Storm Prediction Centre (PSPC) in Vancouver to support avalanche foreca...; Object ID: issw-2006-844-850.pdf; Keywords: mountain, weather, forecasting, british columbia, environment canada, verification, avalanche, probability, short term, long term, synopses; View additional details about Mountain Weather Forecasting in BC for Avalanche Safety

Title: Snow Climatology of the Eastern Sierra Nevada: Date: 2006; Authors: Susan Burak, David Walker; Description: The Sierra Nevada mountain range of California lies between 35Â° and 40Â° N latitude and is located within 320 km (200 miles) of the Pacific Ocea...; Object ID: issw-2006-851-859.pdf; Keywords: eastern sierra, snowpack climatology, temperature gradient, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Snow Climatology of the Eastern Sierra Nevada

Title: Skier Triggered Surface Hoar: A Discussion of Avalanche Involvements During the 2006 Valdez Chugach Helicopter Ski Season: Date: 2006; Authors: Sarah Carter, Peter Carter, Jeff Levison; Description: April of the 2006 helicopter ski season in the Valdez Alaska Chugach Mountains is characterized by numerous skier triggered avalanches. Preliminary da...; Object ID: issw-2006-860-867.pdf; Keywords: buried surface hoar, skier triggered, chugach, helicopter ski; View additional details about Skier Triggered Surface Hoar: A Discussion of Avalanche Involvements During the 2006 Valdez Chugach Helicopter Ski Season

Title: Soil Erosion Caused by Snow Avalanches: Preliminary Results of Two Case Studies in the Aosta Valley (NW-Italy): Date: 2006; Authors: M. Freppaz, S. Lunardi , M. Maggioni, F. ValfrÃ¨, T. Bizzocchi, E. Zanini; Description: Snow avalanches exert considerable erosive forces on soils, which may be torn open and scraped away, especially in the transition zone, as a result o...; Object ID: issw-2006-880-886.pdf; Keywords: soil properties, avalanche deposits, alps, organic carbon, total nitrogen; View additional details about Soil Erosion Caused by Snow Avalanches: Preliminary Results of Two Case Studies in the Aosta Valley (NW-Italy)

Title: Ecological Implications of Snow Avalanches: Date: 2006; Authors: Elizabeth G. Hebertson, Michael J. Jenkins; Description: Unavailable; Object ID: issw-2006-887-891.pdf; Keywords: forest, avalanche, ecology; View additional details about Ecological Implications of Snow Avalanches

Title: Avalanche Risk Along a 420 KV Transmission Line in Iceland: Date: 2006; Authors: Ãrni Jonsson, Steinar Bakkehol, Sigurjon Hauksson; Description: Two transmission lines between FljÃ³tsdalur and ReyÃ°arfjÃ¶rÃ°ur in northeast Iceland have been investigated concerning snow avalanche hazard....; Object ID: issw-2006-892-897.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, avalanche risk, fljÃ³tsdalslinur, landsvirkjun (national power company), landsnet (icegrid), transmission lines, design load; View additional details about Avalanche Risk Along a 420 KV Transmission Line in Iceland

Title: Climate Change in Western Ski Areas: Timing of Wet Avalanches in Aspen Ski Area in the Years 2030 and 2100: Date: 2006; Authors: Brian Lazar, Mark Williams; Description: We evaluate how climate change resulting from increased greenhouse gas emissions may affect the timing of wet avalanches at Aspen Mountain in the year...; Object ID: issw-2006-899-906.pdf; Keywords: climate change, wet avalanches, aspen, ski areas, gcm; View additional details about Climate Change in Western Ski Areas: Timing of Wet Avalanches in Aspen Ski Area in the Years 2030 and 2100

Title: Little Cottonwood Canyon Transportation Study: Date: 2006; Authors: Jon Nepstad, Ritchie Taylor, Chris Stethem, Andrea Clayton; Description: This project was commissioned by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) in conjunction with Alta Ski Lifts, Snowbird, the Town of Alta, and the...; Object ID: issw-2006-907-909.pdf; Keywords: risk reduction, transportation, planning, traffic; View additional details about Little Cottonwood Canyon Transportation Study

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