fatal-avalanche-accidents-switzerland-1995
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Fatal avalanche accidents in Switzerland since 1995-1996
SLF
Avalanche Warning Service SLF
Fatal avalanche accidents in Switzerland since 1995-1996
2018
Birmensdorf, Switzerland
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
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csv
DOI
doi:10.16904/13
https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/fatal-avalanche-accidents-switzerland-1995
TECHNICAL CONTACT
SLF
accidents@slf.ch
EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE INDICATORS
LAND SURFACE/AGRICULTURE INDICATORS
environment
AVALANCHE ACCIDENT STATISTICS
AVALANCHE ACCIDENTS
AVALANCHE FATALITIES
NUMBER OF CAUGHT PERSONS
NUMBER OF DEAD PERSONS
Not provided
Not provided
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2018-01-01
COMPLETE
CARTESIAN
CARTESIAN
8.22395
46.813199999999995
45.81802
47.80838
5.95587
10.49203
5.95587
45.81802
5.95587
47.80838
10.49203
47.80838
10.49203
45.81802
8.22395
46.813199999999995
Not provided
Public access to the data
Usage constraintes defined by the license "ODbL with Database Contents License (DbCL)", see https://opendefinition.org/licenses/odc-odbl
English
Avalanche bulletin and snow situation
DISTRIBUTOR
WSL
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL
https://www.wsl.ch
DATA CENTER CONTACT
EnviDat
envidat@wsl.ch
https://www.envidat.ch/envidat_thumbnail.png
Attention: this data is not updated after 2022 anymore. This data collection contains information concerning all accidents by snow avalanches causing at least one fatality in Switzerland. The data set commences on 01/10/1995. After the completion of a hydrological year, the new data is added. The following information is provided: * avalanche identifier * date of the accident * accuracy of the date in range of days before and after * canton * name of the locality * start zone of the avalanche * coordinates (Swiss coordinate system, approximately in middle of start zone) * accuracy of the coordinates in meters * elevation (in meteres above sea level, app. in middle of start zone) * slope aspect (main orientation of start zone) * slope inclination (in degree, steepest point within start zone) * number of dead persons * number of caught persons * number of fully buried persons * forecasted avalanche danger level * activity/location of the accident party at the time of the incident
https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/fatal-avalanche-accidents-switzerland-1995
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