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Title: Regional Forecasting of Wet Snow Avalanche Cycles: an Essential Tool for Avalanche Warning Services?: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Sascha Bellaire, Alec van Herwijnen, Christoph Mitterer, Nora Helbig, Tobias Jonas, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Wet-snow avalanches are relatively poorly understood and difficult to forecast. By definition, liquid water is required in the snow cover, thus predic...; Object ID: ISSW16_O6.03.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, wet-snow avalanche, snow cover modelling, numerical weather prediction; View additional details about Regional Forecasting of Wet Snow Avalanche Cycles: an Essential Tool for Avalanche Warning Services?

Title: Variations of Snow Instability Seen From a Bird's Eye: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Benjamin Reuter, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: The layering of the seasonal snowpack resembles an archive of the season's meteorological history. Whereas at the mountain range scale mainly meteorol...; Object ID: ISSW16_O11.03.pdf; Keywords: snow micro-penetrometer, spatial variability, snow instability, geostatistical modeling, snow cover modeling; View additional details about Variations of Snow Instability Seen From a Bird's Eye

Title: Combining Snowpack Models and Observations for Better Avalanche Danger Assessments: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Fabiano Monti, Christoph Mitterer, Walter Steinkogler, Mathias Bavay, Andrea Pozzi; Description: Now-casting of avalanche danger is mainly based on direct snow stability observations (e.g. recent avalanches), snow stability tests combined with str...; Object ID: ISSW16_O15.03.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, manual observations, snow cover modeling, snow and weather data; View additional details about Combining Snowpack Models and Observations for Better Avalanche Danger Assessments

Title: Modeled Mass and Temperature Effects of Released and Entrained Snow on the Lubricated Flow Regime of Avalanches at Bird Hill, Southcentral Alaska: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Katreen Wikstrom Jones, Michael Loso, Perry Bartelt, Cesar Vera Valero; Description: The unpredictable effects of released and entrained snow on avalanche run-out distances make hazard analysis difficult. At Bird Hill in southcentral A...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.03.pdf; Keywords: snow entrainment, snow temperature, avalanche run-out, flow regimes, fluidization, lubrication; View additional details about Modeled Mass and Temperature Effects of Released and Entrained Snow on the Lubricated Flow Regime of Avalanches at Bird Hill, Southcentral Alaska

Title: Simulation of Snow Avalanche Based on Thixotropy Model for Snow-Covered Model: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Kenichi Oda, Masatoshi Yamada, Yoshikazu Kobayashi, Isao Kamiishi; Description: In this research, the CFD-based numerical method for snow avalanche using Bingham fluid model is development. This simulation model has already been c...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.04.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, cfd, snow-covered condition, thixotropy; View additional details about Simulation of Snow Avalanche Based on Thixotropy Model for Snow-Covered Model

Title: Drone-Based UWB Radar to Measure Snow Layering in Avalanche Starting Zones: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Rolf O. Rydeng Jenssen, Markus Eckerstorfer, Hannah Vickers, Kjell-Arild HÃ¸gda, Eirik Malnes, Svein K. Jacobsen; Description: Slab avalanches release due to failure in a weak snow layer. Determining the spatial distribution and depth of weak layers in avalanche starting zones...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.15.pdf; Keywords: uwb radar, uav, snow stratigraphy, avalanche risk assessment, avatech; View additional details about Drone-Based UWB Radar to Measure Snow Layering in Avalanche Starting Zones

Title: Characterizing Snow Stratigraphy: a Comparison of SP2, Snowmicropen, Ramsonde and Hand Hardness Profiles: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Christine Pielmeier, Alec van Herwijnen; Description: Information on the structure of the snow cover is of great importance for operational avalanche forecasting. Manually observed snow profiles including...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.16.pdf; Keywords: snow cover, stratigraphy, snow penetrometer, snowmicropen, sp2, ramsonde, hand hardness index, snow density; View additional details about Characterizing Snow Stratigraphy: a Comparison of SP2, Snowmicropen, Ramsonde and Hand Hardness Profiles

Title: SnopViz, an Interactive Visualization Tool for Both Snow-Cover Model Output and Observed Snow Profiles: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Charles Fierz, Thomas Egger, Matthias Gerber, Frank Techel, Mathias Bavay; Description: "SnopViz" is primarily a visualization tool for both observed snow profiles (CAAML V5.0 Snow Profile IACS) and simulation output of the snow-cover mod...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.29.pdf; Keywords: snowpack, graphical user interface, caaml-format; View additional details about SnopViz, an Interactive Visualization Tool for Both Snow-Cover Model Output and Observed Snow Profiles

Title: Changes of Snow Cover Area in Different Aspects in Kaidu River Basin Based on Modis Data: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Feiyun Zhang, Lanhai Li; Description: Snow cover plays an important role in balancing earth surface heat and generating runoff in alpine basins. Snowpack accumulation depends on snowfall a...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.38.pdf; Keywords: modis; snow cover; aspects; kaidu river basin; View additional details about Changes of Snow Cover Area in Different Aspects in Kaidu River Basin Based on Modis Data

Title: Comparison of ECT, RB, Threshold Sum and Relative Threshold Sum Approach to To Snowpack Instability Evaluation - New Results: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Igor Chiambretti, Fabiano Monti, Mauro Valt; Description: The Italian regional avalanche forecasting services (AINEVA) collect snowpack observations such as snowpack profiles or stability tests on a daily or ...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.05.pdf; Keywords: rutschblock (rb), extended column test (ect), structural instability indices, threshold sum (tsa), relative threshold sum (rta); View additional details about Comparison of ECT, RB, Threshold Sum and Relative Threshold Sum Approach to To Snowpack Instability Evaluation - New Results

Title: Climate Change Impacts on Utah's Central Wasatch Snowpacks: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Rand Decker, Hugo Froyland; Description: Climate change has resulted in winters that are much different than in previous decades. For the better part of 20 years, the central and southern Roc...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.09.pdf; Keywords: snowpack distribution, climate change, snowmelt, drought; View additional details about Climate Change Impacts on Utah's Central Wasatch Snowpacks

Title: Effects of Bark Beetle Attacks on Snowpack and Snow Avalanche Hazard: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Michaela Teich, Martin Schneebeli, Peter Bebi, Andrew D. Giunta, Curtis A. Gray, Michael J. Jenkins; Description: Unprecedented bark beetle outbreaks across western North America have resulted in the death of millions of trees, which profoundly affects snowpack in...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.10.pdf; Keywords: subcanopy snow stratigraphy, avalanche protection forest, spruce beetle, snowmicropen; View additional details about Effects of Bark Beetle Attacks on Snowpack and Snow Avalanche Hazard

Title: Validation of a Coupled Weather and Snowpack Model Across Western Montana: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Kyle Van Peursem, Jordy Hendrikx, Karl Birkeland, Dan Miller, Chris Gibson; Description: Predicting avalanche danger depends on knowledge of the existing snowpack structure and the current and forecasted weather conditions. In remote and d...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.11.pdf; Keywords: snow cover models, weather models, snowpack, wrf, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Validation of a Coupled Weather and Snowpack Model Across Western Montana

Title: Critical Length for the Onset of Crack Propagation in Snow: Reconciling Shear and Collapse: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Johan Gaume, Alec van Herwijnen, Guillaume Chambon, Nander Wever, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: The failure of a weak snow layer buried below cohesive slab layers is a necessary, but insufficient condition for the release of a dry-snow slab avala...; Object ID: ISSW16_O1.02.pdf; Keywords: snow avalanche, crack propagation, critical length, slope angle, pst, slab, weak layer; View additional details about Critical Length for the Onset of Crack Propagation in Snow: Reconciling Shear and Collapse

Title: The Role of Collapse in Avalanche Release: Review and Implications for Practitioners and Future Research: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Edward Bair, Johan Gaume, Alec van Herwijnen; Description: Reports of collapses and whumpfing sounds and their links to instability in the snowpack have been around for decades, but like many areas of snow sci...; Object ID: ISSW16_O1.04.pdf; Keywords: fracture, collapse, anticrack, extended column test, propagation saw test; View additional details about The Role of Collapse in Avalanche Release: Review and Implications for Practitioners and Future Research

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