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Title: Analysis of the Hazard Caused by Ice Avalanches From the Hanging Glacier on the Eiger West Face: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Stefan Margreth, Martin Funk, Daniel Tobler, Pierre Dalban, Lorenz Meier, Juerg Lauper; Description: The Eiger hanging glacier is located in the west face of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps (Swit-zerland). Large ice avalanches, especially if they trigge...; Object ID: ISSW16_O7.04.pdf; Keywords: risk management, ice avalanche, avalanche simulation, hazard assessment; View additional details about Analysis of the Hazard Caused by Ice Avalanches From the Hanging Glacier on the Eiger West Face

Title: Triage Strategies for Multiple Avalanche Burials â€“ a Monte Carlo Simulation: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Ingrid Reiweger, Manuel Genswein, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Settings with multiple avalanche burials and a limited number of rescuers require triage strategies, i.e. guidelines for rescuers as to where to devot...; Object ID: ISSW16_O12.03.pdf; Keywords: avalanche rescue, monte carlo simulation, triage, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; View additional details about Triage Strategies for Multiple Avalanche Burials â€“ a Monte Carlo Simulation

Title: Stochastic Methods in Operational Avalanche Simulation - From Back Calculation to Prediction: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Valentin Hellweger, Jan-Thomas Fischer, Andreas Kofler, Andreas Huber, Wolfgang Fellin, Michael Oberguggenberger; Description: Avalanche simulations are an integral part of hazard assessment. Determining the potential hazard requires a multidisciplinary approach, including dif...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.50.pdf; Keywords: avalanche dynamics, parameter estimation, stochastic simulation, bayesâ€™ theorem, metropolis-hastings algorithm, posterior distribution, back calculation, prediction; View additional details about Stochastic Methods in Operational Avalanche Simulation - From Back Calculation to Prediction

Title: SNOWPACK: Where Do We Stand Today?: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Charles Fierz, Mathias Bavay, Nander Wever, Michael Lehning; Description: We present both snow depth and precipitation driven simulations of the snow cover at Weissfluhjoch, 2540 m a.s.l., near Davos, Switzerland. We perform...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-03.pdf; Keywords: snow, snow settlement, snow-cover modelling; View additional details about SNOWPACK: Where Do We Stand Today?

Title: Verification of SNOWPACK Model in the Western Caucasus, Russia, for Spatial Assessment of Snow Cover Stability: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Elena S. Klimenko; Description: We applied physical model Snowpack, developed in Switzerland, to simulate the evolution of snow cover in the Western Caucasus, Russia during three wi...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-04.pdf; Keywords: snow cover evolution, physical modeling, snow properties, meteorological data; View additional details about Verification of SNOWPACK Model in the Western Caucasus, Russia, for Spatial Assessment of Snow Cover Stability

Title: Systematic Practical Evaluation of Snow Entrainment With the Avalanche Simulation Model SamosAT: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Matthias Granig, Philipp Jorg, Jan-Thomas Fischer; Description: In computational avalanche simulations snow entrainment is one of the key criteria. This fact is displayed for many observed avalanches that could rea...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-22.pdf; Keywords: avalanche simulation, samosat, frontal ploughing, basal erosion, snow entrainment, avalanche case study; View additional details about Systematic Practical Evaluation of Snow Entrainment With the Avalanche Simulation Model SamosAT

Title: Objective Comparison of Two to Three Dimensional Avalanche Model Output and Field Data Using the Aimec Approach: Date: 2012; Authors: Jan-Thomas Fische, Reinhard Fromma, Peter Gauerb, Betty Sovillac; Description: In recent years two to three dimensional avalanche simulation tools have gained importance to esti- mate the hazard. The models are optimized to deter...; Object ID: issw-2012-574-579.pdf; Keywords: snow, avalanche, dynamics, modeling, doppler radar, velocity; View additional details about Objective Comparison of Two to Three Dimensional Avalanche Model Output and Field Data Using the Aimec Approach

Title: Back-Calculation of Small Avalanches with the 2D Avalanche Dynamics Model Ramms: Four Events Artificially Triggered at the Seehore Test Site in Aosta Valley (NW Italy): Date: 2012; Authors: M. Maggioni, M. Freppaz, M. Christen, P. Bartelt, E. Zanini; Description: Avalanche dynamics models are widely used to simulate extreme avalanches for hazard mapping purposes; they are well developed and calibrated on numero...; Object ID: issw-2012-591-598.pdf; Keywords: avalanche dynamics, hazard mapping, photogrammetry,; View additional details about Back-Calculation of Small Avalanches with the 2D Avalanche Dynamics Model Ramms: Four Events Artificially Triggered at the Seehore Test Site in Aosta Valley (NW Italy)

Title: Avalanche Simulation With SAMOS-AT: Date: 2009; Authors: Peter Sampl, Matthias Granig; Description: The simulation software SAMOS for dry snow avalanches has been used by the Austrian Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control since 1999. The software...; Object ID: issw-2009-0519-0523.pdf; Keywords: avalanche dynamics, simulation, dense flow avalanches, powder avalanches; View additional details about Avalanche Simulation With SAMOS-AT