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O1
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Mon, September 17 |
08:20 - 09:40 |
Tikahtnu Sections C through F |
Avalanche Hazard Mitigation |
| O1.1 |
Vulnerability: Caught in an Avalanche – then What Are the Odds?
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| O1.2 |
The Urban Avalanche Interface and Community Impacts, A Case Study: Ketchum, Sun Valley and the Wood River Valley, Idaho
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| O1.3 |
Vision Zero: Applying Road Safety to Avalanche Safety
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| O1.4 |
Practioners View on the Quick Study of Snowpack: How to Explain the Vocabulary for Pole Probes and Slope Cutting
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O2
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Mon, September 17 |
10:10 - 11:30 |
Tikahtnu Sections C through F |
Avalanche Formation, Failure, and Dynamics |
| O2.1 |
The Influence of Near-Surface Warming on Slab Stiffness and Crack Propagation Propensity
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| O2.2 |
Thermal Temperature in Avalanche Flow
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| O2.3 |
Back-Calculations of Observed Avalanches Against Natural Deflecting Dams
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| O2.4 |
Dense Avalanche Friction Coefficients: Influence of Nivological Parameters
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O3
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Mon, September 17 |
13:00 - 14:20 |
Tikahtnu Sections C through F |
Avalanche Forecasting 1 |
| O3.1 |
On Indicator Path Avalanches for Local Avalanche Forecasting
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| O3.2 |
Measurements at Recent Deep Slab Avalanches
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| O3.3 |
Depth Hoar, Avalanches, and Wet Slabs: a Case Study of the Historic Wet Slab Avalanche Cycle at Bridger Bowl, Montana
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| O3.4 |
Comparing Local Stream Flow Peaks to the Onset of Wet Avalanche Cycles
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P1A
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Mon, September 17 |
14:20 - 15:50 |
Tikahtnu A and B |
Avalanche Formation, Failure, and Dynamics |
| P1.01 |
A Characterization of Snow Gliding and Potential Predisposing Factors in a Full-Depth Slab Avalanche Release Area (Valle D’aosta, NW Italian Alps)
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| P1.02 |
How Snow Cover Properties Influence Avalanche Dynamics
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| P1.03 |
Objective Comparison of Two to Three Dimensional Avalanche Model Output and Field Data Using the AIMEC Approach
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| P1.05 |
Cooling and Avalanches
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| P1.06 |
Properties of Weak Layers Composed of Precipitation Particles in Avalanche Starting Zones in Japan
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| P1.07 |
Back-Calculation of Small-Size Avalanches with the 2d Avalanche Dynamics Model RAMMS: Four Events Artificially Triggered at the Seehore Test Site in Aosta Valley (NW Italy)
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| P1.08 |
Tracking Wetting Front Advance From Upward-Looking Ground-Penetrating Radar
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| P1.09 |
Automated Detection and Monitoring of Glide-Snow Events Using Satellite Based Optical Remote Sensing and Terrestrial Photography
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| P1.10 |
Towards a Better Understanding of Glide-Snow Avalanche Formation
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| P1.11 |
Mechanics of Weak Layer Snow Under Cyclic Loading Studied By FEM
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| P1.12 |
Lautaret Avalanche Test Site : Outcomes From the 11th April 2012 Event
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| P1.13 |
Avalanche Simulations in Forested Terrain: a Framework Towards a Bayesian Probabilistic Model Calibration
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| P1.14 |
Recent Snow Cover Variability in the Italian Alps and Relations to Avalanche Activity
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P1B
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Mon, September 17 |
14:20 - 15:50 |
Tikahtnu A and B |
Hazard Mitigation and Risk Management |
| P1.16 |
Influence of Forest on Snow Avalanche Hazard – Norwegian Challenges
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| P1.17 |
EconoMe-Develo – a Software Tool for Assessing Natural Hazard Risk and Economic Optimisation of Mitigation Measures
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| P1.18 |
Relative Influence of Mechanical and Meteorological Factors on Avalanche Release Depth Distributions: an Application to French Alps
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| P1.19 |
Multiple Linear Regression Modeling and the Correlation Between Surface Area, Snow Density and Burial Depth of Improvised Snow Protection
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| P1.21 |
The Results From Two Years of Testing the Wyssen Avalanche Tower in Norway
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| P1.23 |
A CBA of Artificial Avalanche Release Devices in Ski Resort: Monterosaski (AO – Italy) Case Study
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| P1.25 |
Rapid Assessment of Large-Magnitude Snow Avalanche Events in Colorado
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| P1.26 |
Avalanche Protection on Highway E8 to the City of Tromsoe, Northern Norway
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| P1.28 |
Issue of an Avalanche Protection Concept Based on the “Austrian Avalanche Decree 2011“ and the “Code of Practice for Its Application" in Ski Areas
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| P1.29 |
National Database for Mitigative Measures Against Rapid Gravity Mass Flows and Rock Falls
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| P1.30 |
The Use of Commercial CAD Software in Snow Avalanche Run-Out Estimation
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| P1.31 |
Terrain Analysis of Hatch Peak at Hatcher Pass, Alaska using ATES and GIS
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| P1.32 |
A Rule Based Risk Management System Based on Maps and Danger Level
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| P1.33 |
Possibility of Increasing the Slope Distance Between Avalanche Prevention Bridges
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| P1.35 |
Vulnerability Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures Submitted to Out-of-Plane Loadings: Application to a Protective Structure Impacted By Snow Avalanches
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| P1.36 |
Global Variation in Reference Altitude for the Snow, Depending on Latitude and Regional Climate
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| P1.37 |
A Classification of All the French Avalanche Paths Which Threaten Inhabited Buildings
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| P1.38 |
Evaluation of Dynamical Actions on Active Snow-Nets Placed in Detachment Area Testing in Site During Winter Seasons 2008-2009-2010-2011
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| P1.39 |
Statistical Avalanche Runout Models: How Well Can Computers Predict Beta?
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| P1.40 |
Infrasonic Monitoring of Snow Avalanches in the Alps
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| P1.41 |
Spatio-Temporal Reconstruction of Snow Avalanche Activity Using Dendrogeomorphological Method in Bucegi Mountains-Romanian Carpathians
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O4
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Mon, September 17 |
15:50 - 17:10 |
Tikahtnu Sections C through F |
Snowpack Structure, Variability and Metamorphism 1 |
| O4.1 |
Analyzing the Atmosphere-Snow Energy Balance for Wet-Snow Avalanche Prediction
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| O4.2 |
Tracking Melt-Freeze Crust Evolution
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| O4.3 |
Weak Layer Detection in Simulated Snow Stratigraphy
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| O4.4 |
Using High-speed Video to Better Understand Extended Column Tests
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O5
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Tue, September 18 |
08:00 - 09:40 |
Tikahtnu Sections C through F |
Avalanche Formation, Failure, and Dynamics |
| O5.1 |
Measurements of ECT Scores and Crack-Face Friction in Non-Persistent Weak Layers: What are the Implications for Practitioners
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| O5.2 |
Storm Snow Avalanches: Characteristics and Forecasting
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| O5.3 |
Slab Avalanche Crown Surface Fractography: Observations and Applications
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| O5.4 |
Stability Index Considering Slab Strength
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| O5.5 |
The Underestimated Role of the Stauchwall in Full-Depth Avalanche Release
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O6
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Tue, September 18 |
10:10 - 11:30 |
Tikahtnu Sections C through F |
Hazard Mitigation and Risk Management 1 |
| O6.1 |
Avalanche Analysis and Management in the Ski Resort Rosa Khutor Regarding the 2014 Sochi Olympics Game
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| O6.2 |
An Experimental Dynamic Response Study of Hard Slab Seasonal Snow to Explosive Avalanche Hazard Mitigation
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| O6.3 |
French Recommendations for Artificial Triggering of Avalanches Over Inhabited Sites
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| O6.4 |
Re-evaluation of Avalanche Mitigation Measures for Juneau
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O7
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Tue, September 18 |
13:00 - 14:20 |
Tikahtnu Sections C through F |
Avalanche Forecasting 2 |
| O7.1 |
Avalanche Forecasting for Safe Travel in the Backcountry: the 5-Step Checklist
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| O7.2 |
SNAPS - Snow, Ice and Avalanche Applications
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| O7.3 |
The AvalX Public Avalanche Forecasting System
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| O7.4 |
Nowcast with a Forecast – Snow Cover Simulations on Slopes
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P2A
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Tue, September 18 |
14:20 - 15:50 |
Tikahtnu A and B |
Avalanche Accidents and Rescue |
| P2.01 |
Skiers, Trees and Avalanches: A Murderous Triad
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| P2.02 |
Applying Search Theory and Coordinated Incident Management to Avalanche Rescue
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| P2.03 |
Rescue Compass – a Tool for Decision Making in Avalanche Rescue
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| P2.04 |
GIS Tools for Avalanche Assessment
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| P2.06 |
How Effective are Avalanche Airbags? Field Tests of Avalanche Safety Equipment
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| P2.08 |
ARS Avalanche Rescue Dog Handler Course in Andermatt, Switzerland
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| P2.10 |
Organizational Survey for Avalanche Professionals: an Interactive Poster Installation
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| P2.11 |
Avalanche Air Bag tendancies in Avalanches
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| P2.12 |
Three Different Shapes of Avalanche Balloons – a Pilot Study
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| P2.13 |
Could Fatal Avalanche Accidents in Norway From 2005 – 2012 Been Prevented Using the Reduction Method, the Basic Reduction Method and the ALPTRUTH Method?
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P2B
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Tue, September 18 |
14:20 - 15:50 |
Tikahtnu A and B |
Avalanche Education |
| P2.14 |
Association of Professional Patrollers
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| P2.15 |
Partner Rescue Skills: an Organizational and Individual Assessment Over the 2010-11 and 2011-12 Winter Seasons at Big Sky Resort
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| P2.16 |
Infrared Imagery: Visual Aids for Snow Science Education
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| P2.17 |
Know Before You Go: Adapting Youth Avalanche Education For Alaska
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| P2.18 |
Practical Outputs for Avalanche Experts From Two Research Projects in Aosta Valley (NW Italy)
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| P2.19 |
How Mountain Snowmobilers Adjust Their Riding Preferences in Response to Avalanche Hazard Information Available at Different Stages
of Backcountry Trips
|
| P2.20 |
A Searchable Digital Archive of ISSW Proceedings is Available Online!
|
| P2.22 |
Avalanche Education in the United States: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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| P2.23 |
How to Explain Avalanche Dynamics to Children and… Their Parents
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| P2.24 |
Skills and Knowledge Mastery of Students in Level One Avalanche Courses Follow Up Study
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| P2.25 |
Adherence to Risk Prevention and Safety Measures in Backcountry Winter Recreationists
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| P2.26 |
Educating Ski Patrollers at Chimbulak (Shymbulak) Ski Resort, Kazakhstan
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| P2.27 |
Avalanche Accident Risk Reduction Tools in a North American Context
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| P2.28 |
Evaluating the Avaluator Avalanche Accident Prevention Card 2.0
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| P2.29 |
New Public Avalanche Awareness Opportunities – Are You Beeping?
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P2C
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Tue, September 18 |
14:20 - 15:50 |
Tikahtnu A and B |
Avalanche Forecasting |
| P2.33 |
Social Data Sharing with Avalanche Lab: What If You Could Crowd Source Your Avalanche Forecast?
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| P2.34 |
Linking Avalanche Problems to Avalanche Danger—A First Statistical Examination of the Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard
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| P2.35 |
Real Time Snow Slope Stability Modeling of Direct Action Avalanches
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| P2.36 |
Time-Lapse Photography as an Approach to Understanding Glide Avalanche Activity
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| P2.37 |
Seasonal Change in Conditions for Occurrence of Wet Snow Avalanches in Hokkaido
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| P2.39 |
Timing of Wet Snow Avalanche Activity: an Analysis From Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
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| P2.40 |
Geomatics Use in Fieldwork for Public Avalanche Forecasting: Yukon Case Study
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| P2.41 |
Monitoring Glide Avalanches Using Tme-lapse Photography
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| P2.42 |
Observations on the Development / Destruction of Potential Sliding Layers in a Path Controlled with Large Amounts of Explosives and Artillery
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| P2.43 |
Public Avalanche Forecast Challenges: Canada's Large, Data Sparse Regions
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| P2.45 |
Investigating the Snow-Climate of Turnagain Pass, Alaska
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O8
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Tue, September 18 |
15:50 - 17:10 |
Tikahtnu Sections C through F |
Snowpack Structure, Variability and Metamorphism 2 |
| O8.1 |
Analysis of Surface Hoar Growth Under Simulated Meteorological Conditions
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| O8.2 |
Formation of Depth Hoar Resulting From Thermal Optimization of Snow Microstructure
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| O8.3 |
Modelling Surface Hoar Formation and Evolution on Mountain Slopes
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| O8.4 |
Directional Mechanical Properties of Radiation Recrystallized Snow Layers from Experimental Testing
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O9
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Thu, September 20 |
08:00 - 09:40 |
Tikahtnu Sections C through F |
Education, Regulation, and Legal Risks |
| O9.1 |
Incorporating Terrain Into Public Avalanche Information Products
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| O9.2 |
Yukon Avalanche Association – the First Year and the Future
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| O9.3 |
Snow Immersion Suffocation, the Silent Killer at U.S. Ski Areas
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| O9.4 |
Mitigating Your (Legal) Risk as a Forecaster – Where are Your Own Liabilities/Risks/Tensions?
|
| O9.5 |
Who Is Involved in Avalanche Accidents?
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O10
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Thu, September 20 |
10:10 - 11:30 |
Tikahtnu Sections C through F |
Avalanche Forecasting 3 |
| O10.1 |
The MLK Event at Crystal Mountain
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| O10.2 |
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Snow Avalanches Starting in Forested Terrain
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| O10.3 |
A Mechanism for Cooling-Related Slab Avalanche Release
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| O10.4 |
Effects of El Niño and La Niña on Snow Avalanche Patterns
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O11
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Thu, September 20 |
13:00 - 14:30 |
Tikahtnu Sections C through F |
Instrumentation and Measurement |
| O11.1 |
Spatial Variability of Snow Stratigraphy From Microwave Radar
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| O11.2 |
Remote Sensing Tools for Snow and Avalanche Research
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| O11.3 |
Using a Thermal Imager to Quantify Buried Thermal Structure in Natural Snow
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| O11.4 |
Different Surveys Techniques to Assess the Snow Erosion and Deposition at the Punta Seehore Test Site
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P3A
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Thu, September 20 |
14:20 - 15:50 |
Tikahtnu A and B |
Instrumentation and Measurement |
| P3.01 |
Hysteresis in the Water Retention Curve of Snow Measured Using an MRI System
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| P3.03 |
Can We Estimate Mass Flux During Snowfall Using a Scanning Terrestrial LiDAR?
|
| P3.04 |
The Multi-Angle Snowflake Camera
|
| P3.05 |
Quantifying Snow Transport Using Snow Fences and Sonic Sensors
|
| P3.07 |
SNOWCATCHER – a New Snow Avalanche Protection Measure
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| P3.08 |
Snowpack Effects Induced by Blasts: Experimental Measurements vs Theoretical Formulas
|
| P3.09 |
Snow Cover Dynamics and Ecology: an Analysis of MODIS Time Series in the Italian Alps
|
| P3.10 |
Monitoring Snowpack Temperature Gradient Using Automatic Snow Depth Sensor
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| P3.11 |
Measurement Campaigns to Investigate Blowing Snow and Snow Drift Conditions at a High Altitude Site
|
| P3.12 |
Meteorological Tower Design for Severe Weather and Remote Locations
|
| P3.14 |
How to Detect Snow Fall Occurrence During Blowing Snow Event?
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| P3.15 |
Positioning of Avalanche Protection Measures Using Snow Depth Mapping via Terrestrial Laser Scanning
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| P3.16 |
Automatically Finding Avalanches in Geophone Data: a Pattern Recognition Workflow
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P3B
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Thu, September 20 |
14:20 - 15:50 |
Tikahtnu A and B |
Snow Structure, Variability and Stability |
| P3.17 |
The Effectiveness of Boot Packing for Snowpack Stabilization
|
| P3.18 |
Modeled Snow Cover in Pyrenees Mountains and Cross-Comparisons Between Remote-Sensed and Land-Based Observation Data
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| P3.19 |
Examining the Drivers that Control the Spatial Variability of Surface Hoar and Near-Surface Facets
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| P3.20 |
What Can Avalanche Burials Hear? – Acoustic Characteristics of Snow Packs and Their Relation to Input Sounds
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| P3.22 |
Analysis of Continuous Snow Temperature Profiles From Automatic Weather Stations in Aosta Valley (NW Italy)
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| P3.24 |
Inupiat and Yupik Knowledge of Snow
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| P3.25 |
Laser Induced Fluorescence - Particle Tracking Velocimetry (LIF-PTV) Measurements of Water Flow Through Snow
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| P3.26 |
A Modified Extended Column Test to Reduce Slab Degradation: Preliminary Results
|
| P3.28 |
The Effects of Explosives on the Physical Properties of Snow
|
| P3.29 |
Surface Hoar Distribution at the Scale of a Helicopter Skiing Operation
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| P3.30 |
The Propagation Saw Test (PST): a Review of Its Development, Applications, and Recent Research
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| P3.31 |
Relationship Between Preferential Flow in Snow Cover and Weather Conditions
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| P3.32 |
Testing and Implementing a Wind Redistribution Model in Mountainous Terrain Using a High-Resolution LIDAR-Derived DEM
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| P3.33 |
Changes in Stability Test Usage By Snowpilot Users
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| P3.34 |
Temporal and Spatial Changes of a Seasonal Snowpack Within a Small Sheltered Slope
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O12
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Thu, September 20 |
15:50 - 17:10 |
Tikahtnu Sections C through F |
Hazard Mitigation and Risk Management 2 |
| O12.1 |
Close Encounters with Avalanches During Rain-On-Snow: Lessons Learned
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| O12.2 |
Snow Safety Control Operations: an Interactive Web-Based Approach
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| O12.3 |
Avalanche Impact Performance of a Light-Weight Diversion Structure Snettisham Transmission Line, Southeast Alaska
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| O12.4 |
Evaluation and Mitigation of Icefall Hazards for Civil Engineering Works
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WS1
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Fri, September 21 |
08:00 - 09:30 |
Kahtnu 1 and 2 |
Workshop on Rescue Devices |
| WS1.1 |
Transceiver Performance when Searching for Multiple Burials
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| WS1.2 |
The Effect of External Interference on Avalanche Transceiver Functionality
|
| WS1.3 |
The Avalanche Airbag System and Modern Avalanche Transceivers. Useful Rescue Devices with Gadget Functions?
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| WS1.4 |
Avalanche Airbag Survey: A U.S. Perspective
|
| WS1.5 |
Handler Perceptions of Optimal Scenting Conditions for Avalanche Rescue Dogs
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WS2
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Fri, September 21 |
08:00 - 09:30 |
Tikahtnu Section E |
Workshop on Social Media and Web-based Information |
| WS2.1 |
Geoavalanche – Spatial Data Infrastructure for Avalanche Awareness Warning
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| WS2.2 |
Interactive Avalanche Information System (IAIS)
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| WS2.3 |
Internet and Social Networking: a Chance for Avalanche Education?
|
| WS2.4 |
@UtahAvalanche: Was Social Media Invented for Avalanche Forecasting?
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WS3
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Fri, September 21 |
08:00 - 09:30 |
Tikahtnu Section D |
Workshop on Technology |
| WS3.1 |
Automated Avalanche Deposit Mapping From VHR Optical Imagery
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| WS3.2 |
A Phase-tracking Snow Micro-structure Model
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| WS3.3 |
Remote-Sensing Derived Avalanche Inventory Data
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| WS3.4 |
The Role of Information Technology in Public Avalanche Forecasting
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| WS3.5 |
Axisymmetric Measurements of Extended Deformation Around the Snow Micropenetrometer Tip
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WS4
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Fri, September 21 |
08:00 - 09:30 |
Tikahtnu Sections C and F |
Workshop on Dynamics Modeling |
| WS4.1 |
Slushflow Formation, Flow Regimes and Consequences
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| WS4.2 |
Stopping Behaviour of Snow Avalanches in Forests
|
| WS4.3 |
On Avalanche (Front) Velocity Measurements at the Ryggfonn Avalanche Test Site and Comparison with Observations From Other Locations
|
| WS4.4 |
Back-Analysis of an Avalanche Destructive Impact on Buildings
|
| WS4.5 |
Modeling and Visualizing Avalanche Flow Using Genetic Algorithms and OpenGL
|
| WS4.6 |
Objective Comparison of Two Numerical Avalanche Dynamics Models
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WS5
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Fri, September 21 |
10:00 - 11:30 |
Kahtnu 1 and 2 |
Workshop on Spatial Variability |
| WS5.1 |
Zoning with the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale
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| WS5.2 |
Avalanche Trigger Locations in Complex Terrain
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| WS5.3 |
Potential Dry Slab Avalanche Trigger Zones on Wind-Affected Slopes
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| WS5.4 |
Spatial Variability of Snowpack on Small Wind Effected Slopes, Central Svalbard
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| WS5.5 |
The New Challenge Is No More to Improve Prediction, But to Better Manage the Unexpected
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WS6
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Fri, September 21 |
10:00 - 11:30 |
Tikahtnu Sections C and F |
Workshop on Human Factors |
| WS6.1 |
Spatial, Temporal, and Space-Time Analysis of Fatal Avalanche Accidents in Colorado and the United States, 1991 to 2011
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| WS6.2 |
Monitoring Lift-Served Backcountry Access Gates in Real Time: SkinTrack's First Season at Ski Loveland, Colorado
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| WS6.3 |
TALKING THE TALK: Human Factors, Group Communication, and the Next Frontier in Snow Safety
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| WS6.4 |
The Human Factor Revisited
|
| WS6.5 |
Perception of Risk in Avalanche Terrain
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