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Title: Supporting, Evaluating, and Planning Avalanche Control Efforts with Lidar-Derived Snow Depth Maps: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Jeffrey S. Deems, Ryan Evanczyk, Dominic Vellone, Ethan Greene, Tyler Weldon, David C. Finnegan, Peter J. Gadomski, Adam L. LeWinter; Description: Recent studies have demonstrated the applicability and potential for ground-based lidar mapping to support avalanche control operations. High-resoluti...; Object ID: ISSW16_O9.02.pdf; Keywords: lidar, spatial variability, avalanche control, infrastructure planning; View additional details about Supporting, Evaluating, and Planning Avalanche Control Efforts with Lidar-Derived Snow Depth Maps

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: Photogrammetrically Derived Estimates of Snow Depth Variability in Complex Terrain: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Gabriel Wolken, Erin Whorton, Alexander Gould; Description: Seasonal snow is a key cryospheric variable because of its influence on energy and wa-ter budgets, regional economies, and public safety. Quantitative...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.47.pdf; Keywords: snow depth, spatial variability, photogrammetry, structure from motion, avalanche, alaska; View additional details about Photogrammetrically Derived Estimates of Snow Depth Variability in Complex Terrain

Title: On Modelling the Formation and Survival of Surface Hoar in Complex Terrain: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Nora Helbig, Alec van Herwijnen; Description: Surface hoar crystals form on the snow surface during cold nights. Cloudless sky, humid air and low to moderate wind speeds are required meteorologica...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-06.pdf; Keywords: surface hoar, spatial variability, complex terrain characteristics, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about On Modelling the Formation and Survival of Surface Hoar in Complex Terrain

Title: Measurement Campaigns to Investigate Blowing Snow and Snow Drift Conditions at a High Altitude Site: Date: 2012; Authors: G. Guyomarcâ€™h, H. Bellot, Y. Durand, F. Naaim-Bouvet, A. Prokop, V. Vionnet; Description: In order to make progress in avalanche research and to improve avalanche risk forecasting, at least two elements must be taken into account: the inves...; Object ID: issw-2012-961-967.pdf; Keywords: blowing snow modeling, in-situ measurements; View additional details about Measurement Campaigns to Investigate Blowing Snow and Snow Drift Conditions at a High Altitude Site

Title: How to Detect Snow Fall Occurrence During Blowing Snow Event?: Date: 2012; Authors: Florence Naaim-Bouvet, HervÃ© Bellot, Kouichi Nishimura, Christophe Genthon, Cyril Palerme, Gilbert Guyomarcâ€™h; Description: In mountainous areas, drifting snow influences the spatial distribution of the snow cover and consequently snowpack stability and avalanche risk. When...; Object ID: issw-2012-976-982.pdf; Keywords: blowing snow, drifting snow, snow fall, precipitation, sensor, alps, antarctic; View additional details about How to Detect Snow Fall Occurrence During Blowing Snow Event?

Title: Spatial Variability -- So What?: Date: 2006; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schwizer, Kalle Kronholm, J. Bruce Jamieson, Karl W. Birkeland; Description: Since the landmark papers of Conway and Abrahamson many studies have tried quantify spatial variability. Many different methods have been used and the...; Object ID: issw-2006-365-376.pdf; Keywords: radiation, wind, forecasting, snow stability; View additional details about Spatial Variability -- So What?

Title: Spatial Variability of Some Snow Characteristics on a Slope and Interpretation of Measurements for Snow Stability Assessment: Date: 2006; Authors: Pavel Chernous, Yuri Fedorenko, Nikolay Barashev; Description: Snow thickness, density, shear strength and temperature are analyzed. Spatial distributions of the snow characteristics are considered as random field...; Object ID: issw-2006-339-348.pdf; Keywords: snow characteristics spatial variability, accuracy estimations, measurements' interpretation, simulation; View additional details about Spatial Variability of Some Snow Characteristics on a Slope and Interpretation of Measurements for Snow Stability Assessment

Title: Spatial Variability of the Snowpack: Experiences with Measurements at a Wide Range of Length Scales With Several Different High Precision Instruments: Date: 2006; Authors: Hans Peter Marshall, Gary Koh, Matthew Sturm, Jerome Johnson, Mike Demuth, Chris Landry, Jeff Deems, Andy Gleason; Description: Snow exhibits an extremely wide range of material properties over both short spatial as well as temporal scales compared with most other materials. Re...; Object ID: issw-2006-359-364.pdf; Keywords: spatial variability, radar, penetrometer, snow depth, snow instrumentation; View additional details about Spatial Variability of the Snowpack: Experiences with Measurements at a Wide Range of Length Scales With Several Different High Precision Instruments

Title: Spatial Variability â€“ So What?: Date: 2006; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Kalle Kronholm, J. Bruce Jamieson, Karl W. Birkeland; Description: Since the landmark papers of Conway and Abrahamson many studies have tried to quantify spatial variability. Many different methods have been used and ...; Object ID: issw-2006-365-376.pdf; Keywords: snow mechanical properties, snow slope stability evaluation, avalanche formation, avalanche forecasting, spatial variability, numerical modeling; View additional details about Spatial Variability â€“ So What?

Title: Snowpack Spatial Variability in the Chugach Mountain Range: Date: 2004; Authors: Jerry Hance; Description: A case study: how spatial variations in snowpack influence guides directing human travel patterns during a day of heliskiing near Thompson Pass in th...; Object ID: issw-2004-298.pdf; Keywords: spatial variability, safety, snowpack, structures; View additional details about Snowpack Spatial Variability in the Chugach Mountain Range

Title: Temporal Changes in the Spatial Variability of Shear Strength and Stability: Date: 2004; Authors: Spencer Logan, Karl Birkeland, Kalle Kronholm, Kathy Hansen; Description: Avalanche forecasting involves the prediction of spatial and temporal variability of the snowpack. To predict avalanches with more accuracy it is impo...; Object ID: issw-2004-315-334.pdf; Keywords: spatial variability, avalanches, avalanche forecasting, temporal change; View additional details about Temporal Changes in the Spatial Variability of Shear Strength and Stability

Title: Multi-Scale Spatial Variability of a Layer of Buried Surface Hoar: Date: 2004; Authors: Jurg Schweizer , Kalle Kronholm; Description: Spatial variability of the snowpack exists at different scales. Various studies have investigated and quantified snowpack spatial variability at eith...; Object ID: issw-2004-335-342.pdf; Keywords: spatial variability, snow stability, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Multi-Scale Spatial Variability of a Layer of Buried Surface Hoar

Title: Spatial Variability of Snow Stratification in the Absence of Terrain Factors: Date: 2002; Authors: Joel T. Harper, John. H. Bradford; Description: Instrumentation and methods for measuring snow properties are compared in an investigation of mm to m scale stratigraphy in a snowpack not influenced ...; Object ID: issw-2002-366-373.pdf; Keywords: snow stratigraphy, densification, radar, snow-pit, permittivity; View additional details about Spatial Variability of Snow Stratification in the Absence of Terrain Factors

Title: The Spatial Variability of Snow Strength on Potential Avalanche Slopes: Date: 1990; Authors: K.W. Birkeland, R.L. Brown, K.J. Hansen-Bristow; Description: (Note: The complete paper is being submitted to the Journal of Glaciology, and only an abstract is provided in these proceedings. Please write to the...; Object ID: issw-1990-115-118.pdf; Keywords: avalanche slopes, snow strength, slope stability, avalanche control; View additional details about The Spatial Variability of Snow Strength on Potential Avalanche Slopes

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