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Title: Avalanche Size Increase Resulting from Forest Removal and Wind Loading â€“ A Case Study from Central Colorado Using AVAL-1D: Date: 2006; Authors: Arthur I. Mears, Arthur I. Mear; Description: Forest removal for a proposed ski run within a ski-area expansion would increase the amount of wind-deposited snow in a downwind avalanche starting z...; Object ID: issw-2006-775-777.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, design-magnitude avalanche, runout distance, aval-1d, forest removal, windtransported snow; View additional details about Avalanche Size Increase Resulting from Forest Removal and Wind Loading â€“ A Case Study from Central Colorado Using AVAL-1D

Title: Plant Species Composition Reveals Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Snow Slides in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado: Date: 2006; Authors: Sara Simonson, Thomas Stohlgren, Chris Landry; Description: Snow avalanche events are difficult to study due to the uncertainty of forecasting when and where they will occur, and the inherent dangers of traveli...; Object ID: issw-2006-912.pdf; Keywords: plant species diversity, disturbance ecology, january 2005 storm, snow avalanche path, treering record; View additional details about Plant Species Composition Reveals Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Snow Slides in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Title: Spatial Variability of Rutschblock Results in Avalanche Start Zones: Date: 2004; Authors: Cam Campbell, Bruce Jamieson; Description: During the winters of 2003 and 2004, 29 spatial arrays consisting of a total of 705 rutschblock tests were performed in avalanche start zones in the ...; Object ID: issw-2004-288-297.pdf; Keywords: rutschblock test, fracture character, variability, start zones, avalanche forecasting, snow stability; View additional details about Spatial Variability of Rutschblock Results in Avalanche Start Zones

Title: Snow Avalanche Penetration into Mature Forest in Timber Harvested Terrain: Date: 2004; Authors: G. Anderson, D. McClung; Description: Clear cut logging in British Columbia, Canada is creating new avalanche start zones that can produce snow avalanches sufficient in size to penetrate a...; Object ID: issw-2004-409-414.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche, timber harvest, forest damage, clear-cut; View additional details about Snow Avalanche Penetration into Mature Forest in Timber Harvested Terrain

Title: Reducing Avalanche Hazard to US Route 89/91 in Jackson Wyoming Using Snow Sails: Date: 2004; Authors: Jamie Yount, Rand Decker, Robert Rice, Leroy (Ted) Wells; Description: Snow sails are a form of passive avalanche starting zone defense. A deployment of snow sails work to disrupt the formation of continuous, coherent wi...; Object ID: issw-2004-705-710.pdf; Keywords: passive avalanche mitigation, avalanche engineering, transportation; View additional details about Reducing Avalanche Hazard to US Route 89/91 in Jackson Wyoming Using Snow Sails

Title: Weather and Snowpack Conditions Essential to Slushflow Release and Downslope Propagation: Date: 1994; Authors: Erik Hestnes, Steinar Bakkelwi, Frode Sandersen, Lars Andresen; Description: Rapid mass movement of water-saturated snow, usually known as slushflow or slush avalanche, is a major natural hazard in Norway. Slushflows occur in w...; Object ID: issw-1994-040-057.pdf; Keywords: slushflow, depth hoar, grained snowpacks; View additional details about Weather and Snowpack Conditions Essential to Slushflow Release and Downslope Propagation

Title: Observations of a Slushflow on a Low-Angle Slope in West Karakol Valley, Kirgizstan, Middle Asia: Date: 1992; Authors: Kelly Elder, Richard Kattelmann; Description: A rare observation of a slushflow that released on a low-angle slope was made on 16 May, 1992 in the West Karakol Valley, southern Kirgiz Range, Kirgi...; Object ID: issw-1992-309-316.pdf; Keywords: snowpack, precipitation, starting zone, slushflow; View additional details about Observations of a Slushflow on a Low-Angle Slope in West Karakol Valley, Kirgizstan, Middle Asia

Title: The Width of Unconfined Slab Avalanches Based on Field Measurements of Slab Properties: Date: 1990; Authors: J.B. Jamieson, C.D. Johnston; Description: Using principles of fracture mechanics, a linear elastic model of an unconfined dry slab and simplifying assumptions, expressions are derived for the ...; Object ID: issw-1990-234-244.pdf; Keywords: field measurements, fracture mechanics, starting zone; View additional details about The Width of Unconfined Slab Avalanches Based on Field Measurements of Slab Properties