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Title: Automated Avalanche Risk Rating of Backcountry Ski Routes: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: GÃ¼nter Schmudlach, Jochen KÃ¶hler; Description: Avalanche accidents are often due to the fact, that many backcountry trips take place at locations with high avalanche risk at the time. A new web pla...; Object ID: ISSW16_O19.04.pdf; Keywords: avalanche risk, platform, graphical reduction method, risk rating; View additional details about Automated Avalanche Risk Rating of Backcountry Ski Routes

Title: Passive Avalanche Defense Mounds in the Bull of the Woods Avalanche Path, Wyoming: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Jamie Yount, Brian Gorsage, Rod Newcomb, Lee Elder, Kelly Elder, Galen Richards; Description: On February 16, 2014 a large natural avalanche (HS-N-R5-D5) released in the Bull of the Woods avalanche path at milepost 156.5 on US 191 in the Hoback...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.10.pdf; Keywords: passive mitigation, defense mounds, berms, dendrochronology; View additional details about Passive Avalanche Defense Mounds in the Bull of the Woods Avalanche Path, Wyoming

Title: Investigation of Adsorbent for a Measurement of Snow Specific Surface Area by the Gas Adsorption Method: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Akihiro Hachikubo, Satoru Yamaguchi, Hayato Arakawa, Tomonori Tanikawa, Masahiro Hori, Konosuke Sugiura, Masashi Niwano, Katsuyuki Kuchiki, Teruo Aoki; Description: The specific surface area (SSA) of snow has been of particular interest to researchers because SSA strongly relates with snow albedo and is a better i...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-16.pdf; Keywords: ssa, bet, methane, krypton, hexane; View additional details about Investigation of Adsorbent for a Measurement of Snow Specific Surface Area by the Gas Adsorption Method

Title: Remote Sensing Tools for Snow and Avalanche Research: Date: 2012; Authors: Yves BÃ¼hler; Description: Since the first images acquired from airplanes (1915) and satellites (1960), remote sensing has had a great impact in diverse number of fields such a...; Object ID: issw-2012-264-268.pdf; Keywords: remote sensing, digital elevation models dem, snow depth, snow type, spatially continuous measurements; View additional details about Remote Sensing Tools for Snow and Avalanche Research

Title: Testing and Implementing a Wind Redistribution Model in Mountainous Terrain Using a High-Resolution Lidar-Derived DEM: Date: 2012; Authors: Andrew Hedrick, Hans-Peter Marshall, Scott Havens, Adam Winstral, Achim Heilig; Description: Spatial variability in the seasonal snowpack is affected by many factors, but wind redistribution, in addition to snowfall rate and sublimation, are ...; Object ID: issw-2012-1059-1064.pdf; Keywords: snowpacke, spatial variability, terrain,; View additional details about Testing and Implementing a Wind Redistribution Model in Mountainous Terrain Using a High-Resolution Lidar-Derived DEM

Title: Avalanche Forecasting for Large Area Mechanized Ski Guiding: Date: 2010; Authors: Mike Wiegele; Description: It is a given that practitioners need to provide a safe and enjoyable experience to their clients, they also have a legal responsibility to provide a ...; Object ID:; Keywords: forecasting, ski guiding, snowpack profiles, shear tests; View additional details about Avalanche Forecasting for Large Area Mechanized Ski Guiding

Title: Fundamental Studies on Applications of MPS Method for Computing Snow Avalanches: Date: 2009; Authors: Tatsuya Otsuka, Yasuyuki Shimizu, Ichiro Kimura, Masaya Otsuki, Yoshihiko Saito; Description: This paper presents some considerations on applicability of the MPS method for snow avalanches. The MPS method is a powerful tool to reproduce flow ph...; Object ID: issw-2009-0418-0422.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche, numerical simulation, bingham fluid, mps, lagrange simulation; View additional details about Fundamental Studies on Applications of MPS Method for Computing Snow Avalanches

Title: Instructing Students on How to Conduct a Multiple Burial Search Using the Micro Search Strip Method: Date: 2006; Authors: Steve Blagbrough, Jesse De Montigny; Description: At Yamnuska Mountain Adventures (Yamnuska), guides that instruct the schoolâ€™s recreational avalanche courses have adopted the micro search str...; Object ID: issw-2006-510-512.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, micro search strip, multiple burials, novice, pinpoint, students, strip width; View additional details about Instructing Students on How to Conduct a Multiple Burial Search Using the Micro Search Strip Method

Title: NXD2000: An Improved Avalanche Forecasting Program Based on the Nearest Neighbor Method: Date: 2000; Authors: Martin Gassner, Hans-Jurg Etter, Karl Birkeland, Tom Leonard; Description: To assist local avalanche forecasters, Buser (1983) developed an avalanche prediction system based on the nearest neighbor method. NXD2000 is an impr...; Object ID: issw-2000-052-059.pdf; Keywords: avalanches, avalanche forecasting, avalanche forecasting models, nearest neighbors; View additional details about NXD2000: An Improved Avalanche Forecasting Program Based on the Nearest Neighbor Method

Title: An Objective Snow Profile Comparison Method: Date: 2000; Authors: Michael Lehning, Charles Fierz, Chris Lundy; Description: With the increasing use of numerical models predicting the snow cover status, the need for a simple and standardized evaluation procedure arises. We p...; Object ID: issw-2000-440-446.pdf; Keywords: snow pit, profile, snow cover simulation, snowpack, evaluation, grain type; View additional details about An Objective Snow Profile Comparison Method

Title: Experiments and Numerical Simulation of Ping-Pong Ball Avalanches: Date: 1998; Authors: Y. Ito, K. Nishimura, Y. Nohguchi, J. McElwaine, S. Keller, K. Izumi; Description: Snow avalanche experiments at a ski jump have been carried out since 1995. Instead of snow, we used up to 550,000 ping-pong balls to simulate three-di...; Object ID: issw-1998-537-543.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche, ping-pong ball, ski jump, particle and air interaction; View additional details about Experiments and Numerical Simulation of Ping-Pong Ball Avalanches

Title: Observations of Snow Structure: Date: 1984; Authors: R. Perlaand, J. Dozier; Description: Two methods are used to study snow structure. The thin-section method produces high contrast photomicrographs and information on crystal orientation a...; Object ID: ISSW-1984-182-187.pdf; Keywords: parallel planes, photomicrographs, section-plane method; View additional details about Observations of Snow Structure

Title: The Time-Delay Method of Avalanche Control: Date: 1976; Authors: F. Kobayashi; Description: In the northeastern district of Honshu (main island Japan, a winter can be divided into three characteristic seasons: early winter season (end of Dece...; Object ID: issw-1976-050-055.pdf; Keywords: dynamite, blasting, avalanche control; View additional details about The Time-Delay Method of Avalanche Control