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Title: Utilisation of the SM4 Automatic Snowpack Sensor in Avalanche Forecasting: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Harpa Grimsdottir, Orn Ingolfsson, Magni H. Jonsson, Vidir Arnarson, Halfdan Ingolfsson, Sveinn Brynjolfsson, Gestur Hansson; Description: A small innovation company in Iceland, POLS Engineering, has developed the SM4 automatic snowpack sensor that is currently installed at over 30 locati...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.30.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, snow sensor, automatic warnings, snow crystals, snow depth, facets; View additional details about Utilisation of the SM4 Automatic Snowpack Sensor in Avalanche Forecasting

Title: Using a Thermal Imager to Quantify Buried Thermal Structure in Natural Snow: Date: 2012; Authors: Cora Shea, Bruce Jamieson, Karl Birkeland; Description: Avalanche researchers and practitioners have long measured snowpack temperatures in snow pits with thermometers about 10 cm apart. This led to the ass...; Object ID: issw-2012-267-276.pdf; Keywords: temperature gradient, thermal imaging, snow crystals, snow stability tests; View additional details about Using a Thermal Imager to Quantify Buried Thermal Structure in Natural Snow

Title: Near-Surface Faceted Crystals on a Slope Covered with Stone Pine Trees: Date: 2004; Authors: Peter HÃ¶ller; Description: This paper presents snow surface temperature measurements as well as snow temperature investigations in the uppermost layer of the snowpack on a slop...; Object ID: issw-2004-107-111.pdf; Keywords: snow metamorphism, forest, avalanches; View additional details about Near-Surface Faceted Crystals on a Slope Covered with Stone Pine Trees

Title: Morphology of Crystal Growth and Grain Bonding in Snow: Date: 2002; Authors: E. E. Adams, D. A. Miller; Description: Microstructure is of paramount importance to the structural stability of a snowpack. We have scrutinized microstructure at the grain and bond scale wi...; Object ID: issw-2002-323-327.pdf; Keywords: snow and ice, snow crystal, snow crystal growth, snow crystal structure, snow metamorphism; View additional details about Morphology of Crystal Growth and Grain Bonding in Snow

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

Title: Experiments of Depth Hoar Formation Under Extremely Low Temperature: Date: 1998; Authors: Y.Kamata, A.Sato; Description: To investigate the growth of depth hoar crystals in a very cold region, an experiment was carried out for three days with temperature gradients of 200...; Object ID: issw-1998-254-259.pdf; Keywords: depth hoar, extremely low temperature, saturated water vapor concentration; View additional details about Experiments of Depth Hoar Formation Under Extremely Low Temperature

Title: On the Morphology and Size of Snow Crystals: Date: 1988; Authors: R. Perla, R.A. Sommerfeld; Description: An objective description of snow microstructure requires time-consuming preparation and analysis of slices, sections and serials of intact specimens. ...; Object ID: issw-1988-034-036.pdf; Keywords: snow, crystals, microstructure, particles, morphology; View additional details about On the Morphology and Size of Snow Crystals