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Estimating the effective elastic modulus and specific fracture energy of snowpack layers from field experiments

Journal of Glaciology, 2016
Measurements of the mechanical properties of snow are essential for improving our understanding and the prediction of snow failure and hence avalanche release. We performed fracture mechanical experiments in which a crack was initiated by a saw in a weak
ALEC VAN HERWIJNEN, JOHAN GAUME, EDWARD H. BAIR, BENJAMIN REUTER, KARL W. BIRKELAND, JÜRG SCHWEIZER   +5 more
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Combining paleoecology and modeling to explore cascading disturbances in forest ecosystems

Ecography, Volume 2026, Issue 10, October 2026.
Climate‐induced cascading disturbance interactions pose a major challenge to the sustainable provision of forest ecosystem services to society. Developing a deeper understanding and enhanced capacity to simulate these interactions is essential for identifying disturbance‐induced tipping points in forest ecosystems, and for improving management in ...
Cécile C. Remy, Matthew D. Hurteau, Sarah Le Berre, Dominik Thom, Rupert Seidl, Laurent Millet, Damien Rius   +6 more
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Nearest neighbour models for local and regional avalanche forecasting [PDF]

, 2002
This paper presents two avalanche forecasting applications NXD2000 and NXD-REG which were developed at the Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Re-search (SLF).
M. Gassner, Brabec, B., B. Brabec, Gassner, M.   +3 more
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Disposition Model for Permafrost Degradation in Mountainous Regions

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Volume 37, Issue 4, Page 592-609, October/December 2026.
ABSTRACT Permafrost is a widespread thermal phenomenon in Arctic and high mountain regions that, in combination with steep terrain, exerts a key control on slope stability. Its degradation in response to climatic warming can modify the likelihood and timing of rockfall, debris flow and related mass movements. Robust information on the current state and
Peter Mani, Simon Allen, Mathias Bavay, Nils Hählen, Markus Stoffel   +4 more
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Evaluating Testability of Permafrost Models Through Physical and Thermal Testing in Complex Mountain Terrain, Yukon, Canada

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Volume 37, Issue 4, Page 570-591, October/December 2026.
ABSTRACT Due to its subsurface nature, permafrost cannot be directly observed with the naked eye or optical remote sensing. Consequently, accurately describing its distribution and thermal state is challenging. This is especially true in vast, remote environments, where obtaining comprehensive field data is demanding or improbable.
Ria Nicholson, Philip P. Bonnaventure, Nick C. Noad, Madeleine C. Garibaldi, Rabecca Thiessen, Will Kochtitzky   +5 more
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Snow and Avalanche Conditions at Mt. Baldy, California

, 1966
The winter recreation area of Mt. Baldy presents some unusual snow, weather and avalanche conditions. The snow ranger\u27s task of insuring public safety on this part of the Angeles National Forest is compounded by the proximity of the huge Los Angeles ...
Rady, Des F.
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The source, quantity, and spatial distribution of interfacial water during glide-snow avalanche release: experimental evidence from field monitoring [PDF]

The Cryosphere
Glide-snow avalanches release at the soil–snow interface due to a loss friction which is suspected to be linked to interfacial water. Presently, the formation and distribution of the interfacial water are not well understood and glide-snow avalanches are
A. Fees, M. Lombardo, A. van Herwijnen, P. Lehmann, J. Schweizer   +4 more
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Global Warming, Local Responses: Why Treelines Do Not Respond Uniformly to Climate Change in the French Pyrenees

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 35, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Treeline ecotones are key indicators of environmental change, yet their responses to climate warming vary markedly across landscapes. This study investigates how elevation and local environmental contexts moderate warming effects on treeline dynamics. Location French Pyrenees. Time Period 1950s to 2015.
Thierry Feuillet, Pablo Moreno‐Garcia, Déborah Birre, Léa Keurinck, Johan Milian, Roberto Serrano‐Notivoli, Matthieu Vignal, Maxime Cauchoix, Steve Hagimont, Olivier Theureaux, David Sheeren, Xavier Morin, Luc Barbaro   +12 more
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Avalanche recognition and snow variable retrieval, version 2 (Technical report) [PDF]

, 2015
This technical report is the second of two deliverables within the ESA PRODEX project "Towards an automated snow property and avalanche mapping system - ASAM" (contract nos. C4000107724, C4000107694, C4000107664, C4000107722).
Engeset, Rune, Müller, Karsten, Salberg, Arnt-Børre, Hindberg, Heidi, Frauenfelder, Regula, Solberg, Rune, Vickers, Hannah, Øyen Larsen, Siri, Trier, Øivind Due, Eckerstorfer, Markus, Malnes, Eirik, Lato, Matthew J.   +11 more
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Shallow Landslides Align With Atmospheric Rivers in Coastal Steeplands

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 18, 28 September 2026.
Abstract Rapid, shallow landslides in coastal mountains are triggered by extreme precipitation, shaping topography and impacting human settlements. Using an inventory of >700 landslides mapped from satellite imagery (2009–2024) and an atmospheric river database (1981–2019), this study documents linkages between climatic drivers and the topographic ...
Joshua J. Roering, Eliza R. Lawrence, Ries Plescher, Maryn A. Sanders, Deanna Nash, Annette I. Patton, Adelaide Johnson, Aaron Jacobs, Nicolas W. Mathews, Lia Salomon, Stephen McKay, Wolfgang Schwanghart, William Struble, Quinn Aboudara   +13 more
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