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Title: Snow Characterization by Facet Number and Size From Snow Pit Wall Photographs: Date: 2010; Authors: Mathias Gergely, Martin Schneebeli; Description: Faceted snow within a natural snowpack often weakens its stability, with depth hoar being a prime example for a persistent weak layer. Traditionally, ...; Object ID: ISSW_P-005.pdf; Keywords: faceted snow, depth hoar, persistent weak layers, snow properties, wind-pressed snow; View additional details about Snow Characterization by Facet Number and Size From Snow Pit Wall Photographs

Title: Snowpack Basal Layer Facets in the Sierra Nevada: Date: 2006; Authors: Randall Osterhuber; Description: Though Californiaâ€™s Sierra Nevada generally experiences deep snowpacks and modest midwinter air temperatures, faceted snow grains do form and p...; Object ID: issw-2006-183-186.pdf; Keywords: facets, depth hoar, wet slab avalanche; View additional details about Snowpack Basal Layer Facets in the Sierra Nevada

Title: Faceted Snow and Deep Slab Instabilities in the Maritime Climate of the Cascades: Date: 2004; Authors: Jon Andrews; Description: Forecasting for deep slab instabilities in dense, deep snow can be tricky, especially when the slabs are too dense for most, common stability tests to...; Object ID: issw-2004-239-243.pdf; Keywords: forecasting, faceted snow, maritime climates, deep slab instabilities; View additional details about Faceted Snow and Deep Slab Instabilities in the Maritime Climate of the Cascades

Title: Estimating the Strength of Faceted Snow Layers for an Avalanche Forecasting Model: Date: 2002; Authors: Antonia Zeidler, Bruce Jamiesona; Description: Current multivariate forecasting models make limited use of stability indices partly because the required manual measurements of snowpack properties a...; Object ID: issw-2002-130-137.pdf; Keywords: snow stratigraphy, snow properties, snow strength, avalanche forecasting, slab avalanches, snow crystals; View additional details about Estimating the Strength of Faceted Snow Layers for an Avalanche Forecasting Model

Title: Preliminary Results from Controlled Experiments on the Growth of Faceted Crystals Above a Wet Snow Layer: Date: 2002; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, Alec van Herwi jnen; Description: Faceted crystals have been observed above melt-freeze crusts, and the layers of such crystals form the failure layer for some hard-to-predict dry slab...; Object ID: issw-2002-337-342.pdf; Keywords: snow heat flux, snow metamorphism, snow stability, slab avalanche, avalanche formation; View additional details about Preliminary Results from Controlled Experiments on the Growth of Faceted Crystals Above a Wet Snow Layer

Title: Strength Changes of Layers of Faceted Snow Crystals in the Columbia and Rocky Mountain Snowpack Climates in Southwestern Canada: Date: 2000; Authors: Greg Johnson, Bruce Jamieson; Description: The strength of layers of faceted crystals is important for forecasting snow stability. During the winters of 1993-2000, in the intermountain snowpack...; Object ID: issw-2000-086-093.pdf; Keywords: snow crystals, faceted crystals, snow strength, snow climate, avalanche, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Strength Changes of Layers of Faceted Snow Crystals in the Columbia and Rocky Mountain Snowpack Climates in Southwestern Canada