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Title: Vulnerability: Caught in an Avalanche â€“ Then What are the Odds?: Date: 2012; Authors: Bruce Jamieson, Alan S.T. Jones; Description: Vulnerability is an essential component in qualitative and quantitative avalanche risk analyses. It is the probable consequences given that the eleme...; Object ID: issw-2012-001-008.pdf; Keywords: vulnerability, avalanche properties, destructive avalanches, avalanche risk management, hazard index,; View additional details about Vulnerability: Caught in an Avalanche â€“ Then What are the Odds?

Title: The Urban Avalanche Interface and Community Impacts a Case Study: Ketchum, Sun Valley & the Wood River Valley, Idaho: Date: 2012; Authors: Janet K. Kellam; Description: The reality of dealing with urban development in avalanche terrain can look simple on paper but is challenging and complex in real life. Other factors...; Object ID: issw-2012-009-015.pdf; Keywords: hazard, zoning & planning, urban interface, risk management; View additional details about The Urban Avalanche Interface and Community Impacts a Case Study: Ketchum, Sun Valley & the Wood River Valley, Idaho

Title: Vision Zero: Applying Road Safety to Avalanche Safety: Date: 2012; Authors: Dale Atkins, Magnus Granhed; Description: In 1997 the Swedish Parliament mandated that road fatalities and serious accidents be reduced to zero by 2020. To achieve this extraordinary directive...; Object ID: issw-2012-016-022.pdf; Keywords: avalanche, accidents, fatalities, road safety, vision zero, sweden, united states; View additional details about Vision Zero: Applying Road Safety to Avalanche Safety

Title: Practitioners View on Quick Study of Snowpack: How to Explain the Vocabulary for Pole Probe Tests and Slope Cutting: Date: 2012; Authors: Theo Meiners, Kim Grant, Sam Sehnert, Matt Belford, Jessica Baker, Robb Maris, Aidan Meiners, Craig Fischer, Nicholas Houfek, Josh Pope, AJ Sanders, Mike Trombetta, Dan Janjigian, Sam Green; Description: As practitioners and heli-ski guides in the Chugach Mountains of Valdez, Alaska we ski cut slopes to mitigate the volume of loose snow avalanches (slu...; Object ID: issw-2012-023-027.pdf; Keywords: sluff, helicopter skiing, snowpack structure, snowpack properties,snowslope stability; View additional details about Practitioners View on Quick Study of Snowpack: How to Explain the Vocabulary for Pole Probe Tests and Slope Cutting

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: Thermal Temperature in Avalanche Flow: Date: 2012; Authors: Cesar Vera Valero, Thomas Feistl, Walter Steinkogler, Othmar Buser, Perry Bartelt; Description: The thermal temperature of snow greatly influences the flow behaviour of avalanches. It is even common to implicitly characterize avalanche flow with ...; Object ID: issw-2012-032-037.pdf; Keywords: wet-snow avalanche, dry snow avalanche, temperature environment, snowpack temperature; View additional details about Thermal Temperature in Avalanche Flow

Title: Back-Calculations of Observed Avalanches Against Natural Deflecting Dams: Date: 2012; Authors: Dieter Issler, Carl B. Harbitz, Ulrik Domaas, Kalle Kronholm, Marc Christen; Description: The objective of this study is to assess the reliability of presently available numerical avalanche models in predicting avalanche flow about deflect...; Object ID: issw-2012-038-045.pdf; Keywords: dynamic model, avalanche hazard, calculations, ramm-sonde,; View additional details about Back-Calculations of Observed Avalanches Against Natural Deflecting Dams

Title: Dense Avalanche Friction Coefficients Influence of Nivological Parameters: Date: 2012; Authors: Mohamed Naaim, Yves Drand; Description: High altitudes, heavy snow, and sharp mountainous relief of Mont Blanc massif make the upper part of the Arve valley (Chamonix, France) one of the mos...; Object ID: issw-2012-046-050.pdf; Keywords: dense snow avalanche, avalanche history,avalanche path, friction coefficients; View additional details about Dense Avalanche Friction Coefficients Influence of Nivological Parameters

Title: On Indicator Path Avalanches for Local Avalanche Forecasting: Date: 2012; Authors: JÃ¼rg Schweizer, Claudia Alig, Christoph Mitterer; Description: Avalanches are clear signs of instability and thus often considered as the best predictor for further events. In fact, avalanches that release at the...; Object ID: issw-2012-051-054.pdf; Keywords: avalanche path, snow depth,prediction methods, avalanche awareness; View additional details about On Indicator Path Avalanches for Local Avalanche Forecasting

Title: Measurements at Recent Deep Slab Avalanches: Date: 2012; Authors: Michael J.W. Conlan, David Tracz, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Hard-to-forecast deep slab avalanches can release unpredictably under diverse conditions ranging from storms to clear days to locally induced stress t...; Object ID: issw-2012-055-061.pdf; Keywords: persistent weak layer, cohesive slab, avalanche forecasting, snow stability, snow strength; View additional details about Measurements at Recent Deep Slab Avalanches

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: Comparing Local Stream Flow Peaks to the Onset of Wet Avalanche Cycles: Date: 2012; Authors: Mark Saurer; Description: When the snow has melted from the valley floors, peak flow levels in our local streams may help predict the onset of annual wet avalanche events. Park...; Object ID: issw-2012-069-076.pdf; Keywords: wet slab avalanches, avalanche forecasting, stream discharge; View additional details about Comparing Local Stream Flow Peaks to the Onset of Wet Avalanche Cycles

Title: Analyzing the Atmosphere-Snow Energy Balance for Wet-Snow Avalanche Prediction: Date: 2012; Authors: Christoph Mitterer, JÃ¼rg Schweizer; Description: Melt water is the major driver of wet-snow instability. Its percolation and interaction with snow is complex, poorly understood and hence not well dep...; Object ID: issw-2012-077-083.pdf; Keywords: snow pack, wet snow avalanches, avalanche danger scale,; View additional details about Analyzing the Atmosphere-Snow Energy Balance for Wet-Snow Avalanche Prediction

Title: Tracking Melt-Freeze Crust Evolution: Date: 2012; Authors: Ryan Buhler, Sascha Bellaire, Bruce Jamieson; Description: Melt-freeze crusts are one of the most critical layers for slab avalanche formation. These layers usually undergo complex metamorphism and associated ...; Object ID: issw-2012-084-091.pdf; Keywords: melt-freeze crust, snowpack evolution, persistent weak layer, columbia mountains, thermal imaging, crust index; View additional details about Tracking Melt-Freeze Crust Evolution

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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