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Title: Artificial Avalanche Release and the Probability of Triggering Secondary Avalanches: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Lukas Stoffel, Stefan Margreth, Jurg Schweizer; Description: Today, avalanches are often artificially triggered to protect ski areas and to some extent, transportation routes and residential areas. During avalan...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-14.pdf; Keywords: artificial release of avalanches, secondary avalanches, application of artificial avalanche release, safety concept; View additional details about Artificial Avalanche Release and the Probability of Triggering Secondary Avalanches

Title: Artificial Avalanche Release as a Protection Measure for Major Roads: The Case Study of Road S.S. 21 â€œColle della Maddalenaâ€ (CN, Western Italian Alps): Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Marco Vagliasindi, Alex Theodule, Margherita Maggioni, Elena Levera; Description: The application of artificial release plans to roads safety management is a very promising prospect. Compared to structural measures, this method usua...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-61.pdf; Keywords: pidav, avalanche interaction with roads, artificial release; View additional details about Artificial Avalanche Release as a Protection Measure for Major Roads: The Case Study of Road S.S. 21 â€œColle della Maddalenaâ€ (CN, Western Italian Alps)

Title: Retrieving Avalanche Basal Friction Law From High Rate Positioning of Avalanches: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Pulfer G., Naaim M., Thibert E., Soruco A.; Description: The Voellmy avalanche basal friction parameters are retrieved from high rate positioning of artificially released avalanches. Two dense snow avalanche...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-53.pdf; Keywords: friction parameters, avalanches, front dynamics, photogrammetry, voellmy, rheology; View additional details about Retrieving Avalanche Basal Friction Law From High Rate Positioning of Avalanches

Title: Taking Artificial Release to Norway (Again): Date: 2010; Authors: NjÃ¥l Farestveit, Sara Skutlaberg; Description: Norway is troubled with many roads in bad condition. When these roads were constructed they represented a new and modern time. The roads gave people l...; Object ID: ISSW_O-067.pdf; Keywords: road administration, pilot project, wyssen avalanche tower, artificial release; View additional details about Taking Artificial Release to Norway (Again)

Title: Avalanche Control: Inventory and Analysis of Preventive Triggering Methods in the World: Date: 2010; Authors: Bourjaillat Fanny, Dr Berthet-Rambaud Philippe; Description: Artificial avalanches release is based on the use of specials systems or process and appears to be one of the main solution to cope with avalanches r...; Object ID: ISSW_P-101.pdf; Keywords: preventive avalanche release, efficiency, regulations; View additional details about Avalanche Control: Inventory and Analysis of Preventive Triggering Methods in the World

Title: Artificial Avalanche Release Above Settlements: Date: 2009; Authors: Stoffel Lukas, Stefan Margreth; Description: In the Swiss Alps avalanche control with triggering by explosives is widely used in ski areas and also along traffic routes. New methods for artifici...; Object ID: issw-2009-0572-0576.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche, avalanche protection, avalanche control by explosives, temporary protection measures; View additional details about Artificial Avalanche Release Above Settlements

Title: Artificial Release of Avalanches Using the Remote Controlled Wyssen Avalanche Tower: Date: 2002; Authors: Hansueli Gubler, Samuel Wyssen; Description: A new remote controlled system to release avalanches with oversnow detonations using appropriate explosives is presented. The system consists of a sim...; Object ID: issw-2002-040-045.pdf; Keywords: artificial avalanche release, explosives, remote control; View additional details about Artificial Release of Avalanches Using the Remote Controlled Wyssen Avalanche Tower

Title: The Ryggfonn Avalanche Dynamics Project: Date: 1996; Authors: Krister Kristensen, Jan Otto Larsen; Description: A full scale avalanche dynamics experiment has been carried out for several years by the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute. The experiment site is the ...; Object ID: issw-1996-231-232.pdf; Keywords: starting zones, terrain, artificial release, path; View additional details about The Ryggfonn Avalanche Dynamics Project

Title: Bomb-Trams and Aerial Detonation of Avalanche Control Explosives: Date: 1982; Authors: Rand Decker, R. L. Brown; Description: Aerial detonation of avalanche control explosives, optimally between 2 and 10 feet above the snow surface has proved to be an efficient method of art...; Object ID: issw-1982-025.pdf; Keywords: release, explosives, avalanche control method; View additional details about Bomb-Trams and Aerial Detonation of Avalanche Control Explosives

Title: High Explosives and Artillery in Avalanche Control: Date: 1976; Authors: R. Perla; Description: Avalanche technology in North America depends heavily on explosives for artificial release and stability testing. Approximately 10 5 explosive charges...; Object ID: issw-1976-042-049.pdf; Keywords: explosives, technology, artillery, artifical release; View additional details about High Explosives and Artillery in Avalanche Control