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- Title: Ram Profiles With Swiss Penetrometer, Avatech SP2 Probe and Hand Tests. Comparison of the Hardness Profiles Obtained From on Site Detections in the Italian Alps During the 2015-2016 Season
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Flavio Berbenni, Igor Chiambretti, Flavio Papetti, Massimo Raviglione, Michela Barberis
- Description: In snowpack observations, the hardness profile of snow cover is determined by a ram profile and a hand test which are performed according to codified ...
- Object ID: ISSW16_P1.36.pdf
- Keywords: ram penetrometer, avatech sp2, hand test, hardness profile
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- Title: Inter-Comparison of Snow Penetrometers (Ramsonde, Avatech SP2 and SnowMicroPen) in the Framework of Avalanche Forecasting
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Pascal Hagenmuller, Thibault Pilloix, Yves Lejeune
- Description: Snow hardness, defined as the resistance against penetration of an object into snow, is a good mechanical indicator of the snowpack stratigraphy and i...
- Object ID: ISSW16_O2.01.pdf
- Keywords: penetrometer, hardness, avatech sp2, ramsonde, snowmicropen
- View additional details about Inter-Comparison of Snow Penetrometers (Ramsonde, Avatech SP2 and SnowMicroPen) in the Framework of Avalanche Forecasting
- Title: Using a Thin-Blade Tool for Measuring Snow Hardness and Change in Strength of Buried Surface Hoar
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Fraser Pogue, David M. McClung
- Description: Measuring and tracking changes in the properties of snow layers is important for avalanche forecasting. The accuracy of collecting snow data is depend...
- Object ID: ISSW16_P1.19.pdf
- Keywords: snow hardness, thin-blade, handheld device, penetration resistance
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- Title: Evaluation of AvaTech SP2 for Snow Research and Snow Science Education
- Date: 2016-10-02
- Authors: Hans Peter Marshall
- Description: This poster presents results from preliminary testing of the AvaTech SP2 for snow research and snow science education. The SP2 was used during a gradu...
- Object ID: ISSW16_P1.21.pdf
- Keywords: instrumentation, penetrometer, hardness, snowmicropen
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- Title: Uncut Column Stability Tests For Hard Slab Snow Conditions
- Date: 2013-10-07
- Authors: Wesley R. Farnsworth, Markus Eckerstorfer
- Description: This study aims to better understand a slabs influence on the mechanics of artificial
avalanches. It seems that stability tests do not represent stab...
- Object ID: ISSW13_paper_O2-01.pdf
- Keywords: slab properties, propagation saw test, hard slab, uncut columns
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- Title: Weak Layer Detection in Simulated Snow Stratigraphy
- Date: 2012
- Authors: Fabiano Monti, Jürg Schweizer, Charles Fierz
- Description: Numerical modelling of snow cover stratigraphy with, for example, the 1-D snow cover model SNOWPACK has the potential to increase the spatial and temp...
- Object ID: issw-2012-092-097.pdf
- Keywords: snowpack stratigraphy, snow hardness, hand hardness test, weak layer
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- Title: A General Methodology for Use of Paint Brushes in Snow Profile Investigation
- Date: 2006
- Authors: Steven Conger
- Description: The use of a brush was suggested by Anderson (1960) as an aid to highlight the
separation of layers in the snowpack. Interpretation was briefly descr...
- Object ID: issw-2006-611.pdf
- Keywords: paint brushes, snow layering, hand hardness test
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- Title: Application of the Snowmicropen to Derive Stability Information for Avalanche Forecasting
- Date: 2004
- Authors: Christine Pielmeier, Jürg Schweizer, Thomas Stucki
- Description: Snowpack measurements and stability tests are currently the basis for snowpack
stability assessment in most avalanche warning operations. The SnowMic...
- Object ID: issw-2004-177-181.pdf
- Keywords: snowpack stability, avalanche forecasting, snow profile, mechanical properties, snow hardness
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- Title: Predicting Snow Layer Hardness with Meteorological Factors
- Date: 2002
- Authors: Mark C. Kozak, Kelly Elder, Karl Birkeland, Phillip Chapman
- Description: The majority of slab avalanche accidents occur when the victim triggers the slide. Slab hardness is an important property affecting skier-triggered av...
- Object ID: issw-2002-329-336.pdf
- Keywords: skier-triggered avalanches, hardness, temperature index
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- Title: Snow Stratigraphy Measured by Snow Hardness and Compared to Surface Section Images
- Date: 2002
- Authors: Christine Pielmeier, Martin Schneebeli
- Description: Snow hardness is one of the most important parameters in the study of snow. Hand, ram and micro penetrometer hardness measurements were taken in seven...
- Object ID: issw-2002-345-352.pdf
- Keywords: snow cover, snow stratigraphy, snow hardness, mechanical properties, spatial variability
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- Title: Estimating Dry Snow Density from Grain Form and Hand Hardness
- Date: 2000
- Authors: Torsten Geldsetzer, Bruce Jamieson
- Description: Snow density has many applications in avalanche forecasting, including calculations of load over weak layers. However, density measurements of snowpac...
- Object ID: issw-2000-121-127.pdf
- Keywords: snow density, density estimation, hand hardness, grain form, avalanche forecasting
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- Title: The Spatial and Temporal Variability of Slab Hardness
- Date: 2000
- Authors: Mark Kozak, Kelly Elder, Karl Birkeland
- Description: A slab avalanche occurs when a weak layer or interface below the slab fractures,
causing the slab to release. A large percentage of accidents associa...
- Object ID: issw-2000-115-120.pdf
- Keywords: hardness, new snow-layer, incoming shortwave radiation, maximum daily temperature
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- Title: Measuring Snow Microstructure and Hardness Using a High Resolution Penetrometer
- Date: 1998
- Authors: Martin Schneebeli, Christine Pielmeier, Jerome B. Johnson
- Description: Using a high resolution snow penetrometer we are able to measure snow penetration
resistance and snow meso- and microstructure. We can show that the ...
- Object ID: issw-1998-305-311.pdf
- Keywords: snow hardness, metamorphism, snow strength, snow stratigraphy, texture
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- Title: Measurement of Snow Hardness in Snow Pits Using a Resistometer
- Date: 1992
- Authors: Karl W. Birkeland
- Description: Extended Abstract: Measurements of snow hardness in snow pits are commonly made using the hand test, whereby objects of different areas are pushed int...
- Object ID: issw-1992-296-298.pdf
- Keywords: resistometer, snowpits, hardness
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