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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; View additional details about Using a Thin-Blade Tool for Measuring Snow Hardness and Change in Strength of Buried Surface Hoar

Title: Five Seasons of Detailed Surface Hoar Observations: What Have We Learned?: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Jordy Hendrikx, Tom Leonard; Description: Since the start of the 2011-12 season the Yellowstone Club Ski Patrol have diligently been collecting detailed observations of surface hoar (SH) prese...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.07.pdf; Keywords: spatial variability, surface hoar, synoptic approach, forecasting; View additional details about Five Seasons of Detailed Surface Hoar Observations: What Have We Learned?

Title: Avalanche Forecasting and Messaging for Unusual Avalanche Conditions in a Maritime Snow Climate-Buried Surface Hoar: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Steve A. Reynaud; Description: Atypical storm systems impacted the greater Lake Tahoe area during early January 2016 which contributed to the formation and preservation of buried su...; Object ID: ISSW16_P4.23.pdf; Keywords: avalanche forecasting, messaging, buried surface hoar, avalanche fatality; View additional details about Avalanche Forecasting and Messaging for Unusual Avalanche Conditions in a Maritime Snow Climate-Buried Surface Hoar

Title: Measuring Snow Surface Temperature: Why, why Not, and How?: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, Michael Schirmer; Description: Avalanche mitigation programs measures snow surface temperature, Tss, for up to three objectives: 1) to infer near surface faceting (NSF) from Tss and...; Object ID: ISSW16_O11.02.pdf; Keywords: surface temperature measurement, snow surface, infrared thermometers, contact thermometers, temperature gradient, near surface faceting; View additional details about Measuring Snow Surface Temperature: Why, why Not, and How?

Title: A Unique Time Series of Daily and Weekly Snowpack Measurements At Weissfluhjoch, Davos, Switzerland: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Neige Calonne, Cecilia Cetti, Charles Fierz, Alec van Herwijnen, Matthias Jaggi, Henning LÃ¶we, M. Matzl, Lino Schmid, Martin Schneebeli; Description: Recently, different efforts were dedicated to improve various components of snowpack models, notably, by including more objective parameters of snow m...; Object ID: ISSW16_P1.39.pdf; Keywords: density, specific surface area, snowpack, monitoring, measurement; View additional details about A Unique Time Series of Daily and Weekly Snowpack Measurements At Weissfluhjoch, Davos, Switzerland

Title: Evaluation of SNOWPACK Metamorphism and Microstructure in a Canadian Context: a Case Study for Snow Stability Assessment: Date: 2016-10-02; Authors: Jean-Benoit Madore, Kevin CÃ´tÃ©, Alexandre Langlois; Description: The snow thermodynamic multi-layer model SNOWPACK was developed in order to address the risk of avalanches by simulating the vertical geophysical and ...; Object ID: ISSW16_P3.06.pdf; Keywords: snow grain, snowpack, avalanche, model, stability, metamorphism; View additional details about Evaluation of SNOWPACK Metamorphism and Microstructure in a Canadian Context: a Case Study for Snow Stability Assessment

Title: On Modelling the Formation and Survival of Surface Hoar in Complex Terrain: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Nora Helbig, Alec van Herwijnen; Description: Surface hoar crystals form on the snow surface during cold nights. Cloudless sky, humid air and low to moderate wind speeds are required meteorologica...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P4-06.pdf; Keywords: surface hoar, spatial variability, complex terrain characteristics, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about On Modelling the Formation and Survival of Surface Hoar in Complex Terrain

Title: Avalanches Induced by Earthquake in North Tochigi Prefecture on 25 February 2013: Date: 2013-10-07; Authors: Hiroki Matsushita, Shinji Ikeda, Yasuhiko Ito, Masaru Matsuzawa, Hiroshi Nakamura; Description: We have investigated characteristics of avalanches induced by the North Tochigi Prefecture earthquake with magnitude of 6.3 on February 2012 in Japan ...; Object ID: ISSW13_paper_P1-41.pdf; Keywords: earthquake-induced avalanches, snow pit observation, stability index; View additional details about Avalanches Induced by Earthquake in North Tochigi Prefecture on 25 February 2013

Title: Analysis of Surface Hoar Growth Under Simulated Meteorological Conditions: Date: 2012; Authors: Brad Stanton, Daniel Miller, Edward Adams; Description: Surface hoar, essentially frozen dew, is known to form on cold, clear nights when radiant energy loss to the sky drives the surface temperature of th...; Object ID: issw-2012-179-185.pdf; Keywords: hoarfrost, snow surface temperature, surface hoar, crystal growth; View additional details about Analysis of Surface Hoar Growth Under Simulated Meteorological Conditions

Title: Modelling Surface Hoar Formation and Evolution on Mountain Slopes: Date: 2012; Authors: Simon Horton, Sascha Bellaire, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Predicting the spatial distribution and persistence of surface hoar layers is a challenge to avalanche forecasters and backcountry recreationists. Thi...; Object ID: issw-2012-194-200.pdf; Keywords: surface hoar, avalanche forecasting, snowpack stratigraphy, persistence, weak snowpack layer; View additional details about Modelling Surface Hoar Formation and Evolution on Mountain Slopes

Title: Examining the Drivers That Control the Spatial Variability of Surface Hoar and Near-Surface Facets: Date: 2012; Authors: Jordy Hendrikx, Tom Leonard, Irene Henninger, Doug McCabe, Ian Hoyer; Description: Surface hoar and near-surface facets, once buried, often produce a persistent weak layer that is a common instability problem in the snow pack in SW M...; Object ID: issw-2012-1005-1010.pdf; Keywords: surface hoar, weak layer, grain form, avalanche forecasting; View additional details about Examining the Drivers That Control the Spatial Variability of Surface Hoar and Near-Surface Facets

Title: Surface Hoar Distribution at the Scale of a Helicopter Skiing Operation: Date: 2012; Authors: Matthew Borish, Karl W. Birkeland, Stephan Custer, Stuart Challender, Jordy Hendrikx; Description: Understanding what controls coarse scale snowpack properties, such as surface hoar distribution, is imperative for predicting snow avalanches. Due in ...; Object ID: issw-2012-1040-1046.pdf; Keywords: snowpack, surface hoar, spatial variability, weak layers; View additional details about Surface Hoar Distribution at the Scale of a Helicopter Skiing Operation

Title: The Influence of Near-Surface Warming on Slab Stiffness and Crack Propagation Propensity: Date: 2012; Authors: Benjamin Reuter, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Near-surface warming by either an increase in air temperature or radiation is believed to have a significant effect on dry-snow slab avalanche formati...; Object ID: issw-2012-028-031.pdf; Keywords: near-surface warming, propagation propensity, snow pack, slabs,; View additional details about The Influence of Near-Surface Warming on Slab Stiffness and Crack Propagation Propensity

Title: Depth Hoar, Avalanches, and Wet Slabs: A Case Study of the Historic March, 2012 Wet Slab Avalanche Cycle at Bridger Bowl, Montana: Date: 2012; Authors: Alex Marienthal, Jordy Hendrikx, Doug Chabot, Pete Maleski, Karl Birkeland; Description: During this past winter, southwest Montana had many large avalanches and days of high avalanche danger. In the Bridger Mountains the most prominent an...; Object ID: issw-2012-062-068.pdf; Keywords: bridger mountains, hoar layer, wet slab avalanche, dry slab avalanche, rain on snow; View additional details about Depth Hoar, Avalanches, and Wet Slabs: A Case Study of the Historic March, 2012 Wet Slab Avalanche Cycle at Bridger Bowl, Montana

Title: Weak Layer Detection in Simulated Snow Stratigraphy: Date: 2012; Authors: Fabiano Monti, JÃ¼rg 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; View additional details about Weak Layer Detection in Simulated Snow Stratigraphy

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