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Title: Regional Forecasting of Wet Snow Avalanche Cycles: an Essential Tool for Avalanche Warning Services?: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Sascha Bellaire, Alec van Herwijnen, Christoph Mitterer, Nora Helbig, Tobias Jonas, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Wet-snow avalanches are relatively poorly understood and difficult to forecast. By definition, liquid water is required in the snow cover, thus predic...; Object ID: ISSW16_O6.03.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, wet-snow avalanche, snow cover modelling, numerical weather prediction; View additional details about Regional Forecasting of Wet Snow Avalanche Cycles: an Essential Tool for Avalanche Warning Services?

Title: Variations of Snow Instability Seen From a Bird's Eye: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Benjamin Reuter, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: The layering of the seasonal snowpack resembles an archive of the season's meteorological history. Whereas at the mountain range scale mainly meteorol...; Object ID: ISSW16_O11.03.pdf; Keywords: snow micro-penetrometer, spatial variability, snow instability, geostatistical modeling, snow cover modeling; View additional details about Variations of Snow Instability Seen From a Bird's Eye

Title: Combining Snowpack Models and Observations for Better Avalanche Danger Assessments: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Fabiano Monti, Christoph Mitterer, Walter Steinkogler, Mathias Bavay, Andrea Pozzi; Description: Now-casting of avalanche danger is mainly based on direct snow stability observations (e.g. recent avalanches), snow stability tests combined with str...; Object ID: ISSW16_O15.03.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, manual observations, snow cover modeling, snow and weather data; View additional details about Combining Snowpack Models and Observations for Better Avalanche Danger Assessments

Title: Modeled Mass and Temperature Effects of Released and Entrained Snow on the Lubricated Flow Regime of Avalanches at Bird Hill, Southcentral Alaska: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Katreen Wikstrom Jones, Michael Loso, Perry Bartelt, Cesar Vera Valero; Description: The unpredictable effects of released and entrained snow on avalanche run-out distances make hazard analysis difficult. At Bird Hill in southcentral A...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.03.pdf; Keywords: snow entrainment, snow temperature, avalanche run-out, flow regimes, fluidization, lubrication; View additional details about Modeled Mass and Temperature Effects of Released and Entrained Snow on the Lubricated Flow Regime of Avalanches at Bird Hill, Southcentral Alaska

Title: Simulation of Snow Avalanche Based on Thixotropy Model for Snow-Covered Model: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Kenichi Oda, Masatoshi Yamada, Yoshikazu Kobayashi, Isao Kamiishi; Description: In this research, the CFD-based numerical method for snow avalanche using Bingham fluid model is development. This simulation model has already been c...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.04.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, cfd, snow-covered condition, thixotropy; View additional details about Simulation of Snow Avalanche Based on Thixotropy Model for Snow-Covered Model

Title: Characterizing Snow Stratigraphy: a Comparison of SP2, Snowmicropen, Ramsonde and Hand Hardness Profiles: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Christine Pielmeier, Alec van Herwijnen; Description: Information on the structure of the snow cover is of great importance for operational avalanche forecasting. Manually observed snow profiles including...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.16.pdf; Keywords: snow cover, stratigraphy, snow penetrometer, snowmicropen, sp2, ramsonde, hand hardness index, snow density; View additional details about Characterizing Snow Stratigraphy: a Comparison of SP2, Snowmicropen, Ramsonde and Hand Hardness Profiles

Title: SnopViz, an Interactive Visualization Tool for Both Snow-Cover Model Output and Observed Snow Profiles: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Charles Fierz, Thomas Egger, Matthias Gerber, Frank Techel, Mathias Bavay; Description: "SnopViz" is primarily a visualization tool for both observed snow profiles (CAAML V5.0 Snow Profile IACS) and simulation output of the snow-cover mod...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.29.pdf; Keywords: snowpack, graphical user interface, caaml-format; View additional details about SnopViz, an Interactive Visualization Tool for Both Snow-Cover Model Output and Observed Snow Profiles

Title: Changes of Snow Cover Area in Different Aspects in Kaidu River Basin Based on Modis Data: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Feiyun Zhang, Lanhai Li; Description: Snow cover plays an important role in balancing earth surface heat and generating runoff in alpine basins. Snowpack accumulation depends on snowfall a...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.38.pdf; Keywords: modis; snow cover; aspects; kaidu river basin; View additional details about Changes of Snow Cover Area in Different Aspects in Kaidu River Basin Based on Modis Data

Title: Climate Change Impacts on Utah's Central Wasatch Snowpacks: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Rand Decker, Hugo Froyland; Description: Climate change has resulted in winters that are much different than in previous decades. For the better part of 20 years, the central and southern Roc...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.09.pdf; Keywords: snowpack distribution, climate change, snowmelt, drought; View additional details about Climate Change Impacts on Utah's Central Wasatch Snowpacks

Title: Validation of a Coupled Weather and Snowpack Model Across Western Montana: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Kyle Van Peursem, Jordy Hendrikx, Karl Birkeland, Dan Miller, Chris Gibson; Description: Predicting avalanche danger depends on knowledge of the existing snowpack structure and the current and forecasted weather conditions. In remote and d...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.11.pdf; Keywords: snow cover models, weather models, snowpack, wrf, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Validation of a Coupled Weather and Snowpack Model Across Western Montana

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: Comparing Different MODIS Snow Products With Distributed Simulation of the Snowpack in the French Alps: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Luc Charrois, Marie Dumont, Pascal Sirguey, Samuel Morin, Matthieu Lafaysse, Fatima Karbou; Description: Satellite images of the Earth surface are increasingly used to assist in the spatiotemporal assessment of ground conditions, including the presence of...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O2-12.pdf; Keywords: remote sensing, seasonal snow cover, modelling; View additional details about Comparing Different MODIS Snow Products With Distributed Simulation of the Snowpack in the French Alps

Title: SNOWGRID â€“ A New Operational Snow Cover Model in Austria: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Marc Olefs, Wolfgang SchÃ¶ner, Martin Suklitsch, Christoph Wittmann, Bernd Niedermoser, Alfred Neururer, Arnulf Wurzer; Description: We present first results of the newly developed, physically-based and spatially distributed snow cover model SNOWGRID. The model is driven with gridde...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-07.pdf; Keywords: snow cover model, climate services, avalanche warning, inca, nowcasting, numerical weather prediction; View additional details about SNOWGRID â€“ A New Operational Snow Cover Model in Austria

Title: The Systematic Snow Cover Diagnosis: A Process-Based Approach for Avalanche Danger Assessment: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Georg Kronthaler, Christoph Mitterer, Bernd Zenke, Michael Lehning; Description: Recreationists and local avalanche warning services face often the problem of assessing the avalanche danger for a single slope or avalanche path. How...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-11.pdf; Keywords: slope stability, snow cover test, weak layer; View additional details about The Systematic Snow Cover Diagnosis: A Process-Based Approach for Avalanche Danger Assessment

Title: Impact of Climate Versus Land-Use Changes on Snow Cover in BassiÃ¨s, Pyrenees: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Camille Szczypta, Simon Gascoin, Thomas Houet, Pascal Fanise; Description: In the context of the global change, the Pyrenees mountains represent a real scientific and environmental challenge. They will probably be affected by...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O4-22.pdf; Keywords: global change, snow cover, vegetation, pyrenees; View additional details about Impact of Climate Versus Land-Use Changes on Snow Cover in BassiÃ¨s, Pyrenees

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