10.16904/envidat.222
Jürg Schweizer
Jürg
Schweizer
0000-0001-5076-2968
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
WSL
Christoph Mitterer
Christoph
Mitterer
0000-0002-2268-8016
Avalanche Forecasting Service Tyrol, Innsbruck, Austria
Benjamin Reuter
Benjamin
Reuter
0000-0002-7302-3858
Centre d’Etude de la Neige, CEN, CNRM, MétéoFrance, Grenoble, France
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Frank Techel
Frank
Techel
0000-0001-5686-6127
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Field observations of snow instabilities
2021
EnviDat
AVALANCHE
AVALANCHE DANGER
AVALANCHE FORECASTING
DANGER LEVEL
SNOW
SNOW INSTABILITY
Jürg Schweizer
Jürg
Schweizer
0000-0001-5076-2968
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
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dataset
https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/field-observations-of-snow-instabilities
https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/321f2050-93be-4772-b5d8-562f46658256
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This data set includes 589 snow profile observations including a rutschblock test, observations of signs of instability and an assessment of the local avalanche danger level, mainly recorded in the region of Davos (eastern Swiss Alps) during the winter seasons 2001-2002 to 2018-2019.
These data were analyzed and results published by Schweizer et al. (2021). They characterized the avalanche danger levels based on signs of instability (whumpfs, shooting cracks, recent avalanches), snow stability class and new snow height.
The data are provided in a csv file (589 records); the variables are described in the corresponding read-me file.
These data are the basis of the following publication: Schweizer, J., Mitterer, C., Reuter, B., and Techel, F.: Avalanche danger level characteristics from field observations of snow instability, Cryosphere, 15, 3293-3315, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3293-2021, 2021.
Acknowlegements
Many of the data were recorded by SLF observers and staff members, among those Roland Meister, Stephan Harvey, Lukas Dürr, Marcia Phillips, Christine Pielmeier and Thomas Stucki. Their contribution is gratefully acknowledged.
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