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Title: Lessons from Nuclear Energy: Building Snow and Avalanche Simulation Tools using a Common Open-Source Framework
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Andrew E. Slaughter, Derek R. Gaston, Cody J. Permann, John W. Peterson, David Andrš, Jason M. Miller, Brain K. Alger, Richard C. Martineau
Description: The Department of Energy (DOE) is currently investing millions of dollars annually into various modeling and simulation tools for all aspects of nucle...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.44.pdf
Keywords: modeling, open-source, simulation
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Title: Deriving Mean Snow Depth in Complex Terrain From Flat Field Measurements
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Nora Helbig, Alec van Herwijnen, Tobias Jonas
Description: Snow depth is an important parameter for various applications, including hydrological and avalanche forecasting. Various measurement networks were the...
Object ID: ISSW16_P1.46.pdf
Keywords: mean snow depth, avalanche forecasting, meteorological models, subgrid parameterization
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Title: Automated Alpine Weather Forecasting for the Avalanche Practitioner
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Christopher Morin
Description: There has been an explosion in scalable computing power, big data, and machine learning over the past 5 years. This has significantly changed how we i...
Object ID: ISSW16_P4.13.pdf
Keywords: weather forecasting, avalanche forecasting, cloud computing
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Title: Looking to the '20s: Computer-Assisted Avalanche Forecasting in Canada
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: James A. Floyer, Karl Klassen, Simon Horton, Pascal Haegeli
Description: In contrast to weather forecasting, where public and professional adoption of computer-based numerical weather prediction systems has been dramatic, a...
Object ID: ISSW16_P4.15.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, computer modelling, computer-assisted forecasting
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Title: Multivariate Parameter Optimization for Operational Application of Extended Kinetic Theory in Simulation Software
Date: 2016-10-02
Authors: Andreas Kofler, Jan-Thomas Fischer, Andreas Huber, Wolfgang Fellin, Matthias Rauter, Matthias Granig, Elisabeth Hainzer, Christian Tollinger, Karl Kleemayr
Description: State of the art avalanche simulation software is used for avalanche prediction and hazard mapping. Amongst other factors, the choice of an appropriat...
Object ID: ISSW16_P4.37.pdf
Keywords: snow avalanche, computational avalanche dynamics, simulation optimization, design event
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Title: Identification of Slushflow Situations from Regional Weather Models
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Christian Jaedicke, Oyvind Armand Hoydal, Knut Helge Midtbo
Description: Slushflows are known phenomena that cause significant problems for settlements and infrastructure in Norway. Even though single events in the same loc...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O1-05.pdf
Keywords: slushflow, avalanche warning, weather models, forecasting
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Title: The Software Behind the Interactive Display of the Swiss Avalanche Bulletin
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Marc Ruesch, Andreas Egloff, Matthias Gerber, Gerd Weiss, Kurt Winkler
Description: The step towards interactively displaying the avalanche bulletins twice a day in four languages raised the need for specifically designed software to...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O5-17.pdf
Keywords: avalanche forecasting, software tools, avalanche bulletin, mobile applications
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Title: NAVAL: A Computer-Based Tool for Avalanche Risk Scenarios Definition
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Massimiliano Barbolini, Francesco Stefanini, Lisa Bonomi
Description: The software NAVAL has been developed in order to support avalanche experts and decision makers to promptly define and visualise probable avalanche ri...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-12.pdf
Keywords: risk management, avalanche risk scenarios, computer-based tool, google earth
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Title: Avalanche Protection Dam of Cialancier in Saint Etienne de Tinée : From 2D Digital Modeling to the Start of the Onsite Work
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Vincent SEGEL, Mathieu SCHMITT, Edith Michel Villaz, Thierry EME, Stéphane ROUDNITSKA, Mohamed NAAIM
Description: On 16 December 2008 at 11.15 am, a large scale avalanche started in the upper watershed of the Fougeret couloir and ended its course in the hamlet of ...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-68.pdf
Keywords: avalanche protection, modeling, work
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Title: Use of RHYTMME Radar Images Including X Band Data, to Improve Hourly Disaggregation of SAFRAN Daily Precipitation Analyse - Application on Mercantour and Haut-Var/Haut-Verdon
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Mérindol Laurent, Durand Yves, Fradon Béatrice, Tzanos Renaud, Westrelin Samuel
Description: In the framework of RHYTMME project, a X Band weather radar network is currently being installed in the French southern Alps. Three X Band polarimetr...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-08.pdf
Keywords: radar, x-band, precipitation analysis, hourly disaggregation
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Title: Climate Change: A New Software to Study the Variations of Snow Images Shot by Web Cam
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Mauro Valt, Rosamaria Salvatori, Paolo Plini, Roberto Salzano, Marco Giusto, Mauro Montagnoli
Description: The seasonal Snow cover and its extension play a relevant role for environmental studies in mountain areas especially considering its variation during...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-16.pdf
Keywords: snow cover monitoring, climate change, digital images, software, alps, apennines
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Title: A New Application for Quick Boundary Limits of Avalanche Events: Procedure and First Validation
Date: 2013-10-07
Authors: Bornaz L., Durand N., Frigo B., Dellavedova P., Segor V.
Description: In the framework of MAP3 ALCOTRA project, a 3D mapping tool is under developing to rapidly take the avalanche census and implement the regional Cadast...
Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P2-34.pdf
Keywords: avalanche census, solid image, avalanche cadastre, zoning
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Title: Avalanche Simulations in Forested Terrain: A Framework Towards a Bayesian Probabilistic Model Calibration
Date: 2012
Authors: Michaela Teich, Irene Vasella, Perry Bartelt, Peter Bebi, Thomas Feistl, Adrienne Grêt Regamey
Description: Avalanche dynamics models are used for hazard zoning and engineering to predict runout distances and impact pressures of snow avalanche events. The ef...
Object ID: issw-2012-628-632.pdf
Keywords: avalanche simulation, avalanche dynamics, avalanche runout, swiss alps
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Title: Social Data Sharing With Avalanche Lab: What If You Could Crowd Source Your Avalanche Forecast?
Date: 2012
Authors: Jesse Crocker
Description: Not Available
Object ID: issw-2012-855-858.pdf
Keywords: data management, avalanche hazard assessment, computer software
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Title: Modeling and Visualizing Avalanche Flow Using Genetic Algorithms and OpenGL
Date: 2012
Authors: Donna Delparte, Michael Peterson, Jahrain Jackson, John Perkins
Description: Simulating snow avalanche flow with numerical models and digital elevation model (DEM) data has allowed snow scientists to better understand flow mov...
Object ID: issw-2012-439-443.pdf
Keywords: snow simulation, terrain, genetic algorithm, runout
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