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Title: Real-Time Avalanche Detection with Long-Range, Wide-Angle Radars for Road Safety in Zermatt, Switzerland: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Lorenz Meier, MylÃ¨ne F. Jacquemart, Bernhard Blattmann, Bernhard Arnold; Description: Two notorious avalanche gullies threaten the only access road to Zermatt, Switzerland. Avalanches are released artificially by helicopter blasting whe...; Object ID: ISSW16_O14.01.pdf; Keywords: avalanche alarm system, road safety, radar, avalanche detection; View additional details about Real-Time Avalanche Detection with Long-Range, Wide-Angle Radars for Road Safety in Zermatt, Switzerland

Title: The Reliability of Norwegian Rescue Missions Following Road Related Avalanche Incidents, Modelled with Bayesian Belief Network: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Albert Lunde, Ove NjÃ¥; Description: In Norway, snow avalanches hitting roads are a considerable safety challenge for the rescue services. Previous studies have given rise to wondering ab...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.11.pdf; Keywords: avalanche rescue, risk management, reliability, risk indicators, bayesian belief networks; View additional details about The Reliability of Norwegian Rescue Missions Following Road Related Avalanche Incidents, Modelled with Bayesian Belief Network

Title: Evolution of an Avalanche Program: From Artillery to Infrastructure: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Jamie Yount, Brian Gorsage; Description: The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has used artillery for avalanche reduction on State and Federal highways near Jackson, WY since 1972....; Object ID: ISSW16_O19.03.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, infrastructure, gazex, obellx, howitzer, snow structures, transportation; View additional details about Evolution of an Avalanche Program: From Artillery to Infrastructure

Title: The Eye in the Sky: Avalanche Mapping From Space: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Regula Frauenfelder, Timothy Glassett, Christian Jaedicke, Malte VÃ¶ge, Carlo Robiati; Description: The Seward Highway in Alaska has over one hundred avalanche paths spread out along a 150 km major transportation corridor, which traverses three diffe...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.18.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanche, remote sensing, sentinel satellites, transportation corridor; View additional details about The Eye in the Sky: Avalanche Mapping From Space

Title: Modernizing North America's Oldest Avalanche Program in Little Cotttonwood Canyon, Utah: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Bill Nalli; Description: The combination of abundant snowfall, narrow roadway with many avalanche paths, dozens of threatened buildings, and large backcountry touring communit...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.33.pdf; Keywords: highway avalanche program, avalanche forecasting, decision matrix, risk management; View additional details about Modernizing North America's Oldest Avalanche Program in Little Cotttonwood Canyon, Utah

Title: Use of Time-Lapse Camera in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) to Monitor Known Release Areas for Glide Avalanches in Norway: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Julie E. BjÃ¸rlien, NjÃ¥l Farestveit, Jens Tveit; Description: Glide avalanches represent one of the major avalanche problems for the Norwegian Public Road Administration in Western Norway and are notoriously diff...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.35.pdf; Keywords: glide avalanches, time-lapse photography; View additional details about Use of Time-Lapse Camera in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) to Monitor Known Release Areas for Glide Avalanches in Norway

Title: Measuring Avalanche Risk and Level of Service for a Transportation Network â€“ a Practical Approach: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Steve Conger; Description: This paper describes innovative metrics to explore the traffic service quality experienced by highway travelers as a result of avalanche risk mitigati...; Object ID: ISSW16_P2.49.pdf; Keywords: planning risk assessment, highways, ahi, uncertainty, hazard rating, racs, integral avalanche protection, calibrated probabilities; View additional details about Measuring Avalanche Risk and Level of Service for a Transportation Network â€“ a Practical Approach

Title: Synoptic Meteorological Conditions Associated With Snow Drift And Avalanche Activity in a High Arctic Maritime Snow Climate: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Holt J. Hancock, Jordy Hendrikx, Karl Birkeland, Markus Eckerstorfer, Hanne H. Christiansen; Description: Avalanche activity in snow climates dominated by direct-action avalanches is primarily controlled by the local and synoptic scale meteorological condi...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.06.pdf; Keywords: snow drift, synoptic avalanche forecasting, svalbard; View additional details about Synoptic Meteorological Conditions Associated With Snow Drift And Avalanche Activity in a High Arctic Maritime Snow Climate

Title: Timing of Wet Snow Avalanche Activity: An Analysis from Glacier National Park, Montana, USA: Date: 2012; Authors: Erich H. Peitzsch, Jordy Hendrikx, Daniel B. Fagre; Description: Wet snow avalanches pose a problem for annual spring road opening operations along the Going-to-the-Sun Road (GTSR) in Glacier National Park, Montana,...; Object ID: issw-2012-884-891.pdf; Keywords: wet snow avalanches, glide avalanches, glacier national park, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Timing of Wet Snow Avalanche Activity: An Analysis from Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Title: GIS Tools for Avalanche Assessment: Date: 2012; Authors: G. Burelli, F. Cucchi, V. Segor; Description: The use of Gis in avalanche assessment is widely adopted, it performs analysis which help to make decisions in land management. The aim of this work ...; Object ID: issw-2012-750-755.pdf; Keywords: geographic information systems (gis), land use planning, avalanche hazard; View additional details about GIS Tools for Avalanche Assessment

Title: Characterizing Wet Slab and Glide Slab Avalanche Occurrence Along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA: Date: 2010; Authors: Erich H. Peitzsch, Jordy Hendrikx, Daniel B. Fagre, Blase Reardon; Description: Wet slab and glide slab snow avalanches are dangerous and yet can be particularly difficult to predict. Both wet slab and glide slab avalanches are th...; Object ID: ISSW_P-066.pdf; Keywords: wet slab, going to-the-sun road, snotel site, free water, snowpack; View additional details about Characterizing Wet Slab and Glide Slab Avalanche Occurrence Along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Title: Using GIS and Google Earth for the Creation of the Going-to-the-Sun Road Avalanche Atlas, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA: Date: 2010; Authors: Erich H. Peitzsch, Daniel B. Fagre, Mark Dundas; Description: Snow avalanche paths are key geomorphologic features in Glacier National Park, Montana, and an important component of mountain ecosystems: they are is...; Object ID: ISSW_P-098.pdf; Keywords: google earth, geographic information systems (gis), glacier national park, montana, biodiversity, atlas; View additional details about Using GIS and Google Earth for the Creation of the Going-to-the-Sun Road Avalanche Atlas, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Title: Safe Haven At Road Sides Near Avalache Prone Sites: Date: 2010; Authors: Ãrni JÃ³nsson; Description: Snow avalanches cause threat to road traffic in mountainous areas in Iceland in wintertime. One or more vehicles are hit by avalanches every year but ...; Object ID: ISSW_P-049.pdf; Keywords: road traffic, avalanches, avalanche accidents, safe area; View additional details about Safe Haven At Road Sides Near Avalache Prone Sites

Title: A Historical Analysis of the Stanley Avalanche Area with Implications for Predicting Road-Hit Avalanches, Berthoud Pass, Colorado: Date: 2010; Authors: Matthew Primomo, Mark W. Williams; Description: The Stanley avalanche area is commonly regarded as one of the most dangerous to impact a roadway in the state of Colorado. Weather and snowpack struct...; Object ID: ISSW_P-071.pdf; Keywords: berthoud pass, snowpack, forecast, wind patterns, precipitation; View additional details about A Historical Analysis of the Stanley Avalanche Area with Implications for Predicting Road-Hit Avalanches, Berthoud Pass, Colorado

Title: Snow and Weather Conditions Study for the Avalanches on the Lautaret Pass Road (French Alps): Date: 2009; Authors: Daniel Goetz; Description: This study aims at characterizing snow and weather conditions typical of avalanche events on the Lautaret pass road. Historical data of avalanche obs...; Object ID: issw-2009-0433-0437.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, lautaret pass road, snow and weather conditions, climatology, expert rules; View additional details about Snow and Weather Conditions Study for the Avalanches on the Lautaret Pass Road (French Alps)

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