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Evaluating the predictive performance of human avalanche forecasts and model ...
This data set was used in the analysis by Techel et al. Forecasting avalanche danger: human-made forecasts vs. fully automated model-driven predictions, submitted to Natural... -
Experimental rockfall trilogy of Surava
We performed an experimental trilogy of induced rockfall experiments in a spruce stand in Surava (CH) within (i) the original forest, (ii) after a logging job, resulting in... -
Weather, snowpack and danger ratings data for automated avalanche danger leve...
Each set includes the meteorological variables (resampled 24-hour averages) and the profile variables extracted from the simulated profiles for each of the weather stations of... -
Avalanche accidents in Switzerland since 1970/71
When using this data, please consider and adhere to the associated Terms of Use. Consider the newest version with the highest version number. This data collection contains... -
Fatal avalanche accidents in Switzerland since 1936/37
When using this data, please consider and adhere to the associated Terms of Use. Consider the newest version with the highest version number. This data collection contains... -
Fiber Bundle Model for snow failure and concurrent Acoustic Emissions
This dataset contains modeled and experimental results for laboratory snow failure experiments and the concurrent acoustic emissions signatures for different loading rates. For... -
Snowfarming data set Davos and Martell 2015
Two data sets obtained for snow farming projects (Fluela, Davos, CH and Martell, IT) in 2015. The data set contains for each site: 10 cm GIS raster of snow depth calculated... -
Automatic detection of avalanches
This dataset contains the results obtained by an automatic classification using hidden Markov models of a continuous seismic dataset. To avoid long computational times, we... -
Forecast avalanche danger level European Alps 2011 - 2015
This dataset contains the data used in the publication by Techel et al., 2018 Spatial consistency and bias in avalanche forecasts - a case study in the European Alps (Nat Haz... -
Induced Rockfall Dataset (Small Rock Experimental Campaign), Tschamut, Grison...
Dataset of an experimental campaign of induced rockfall in Tschamut, Grisons, Switzerland. The data archive contains site specific geographical data such as DEM and orthophoto... -
Selected wet snow avalanche activity data Davos, Switzerland (2011-2014)
Polygons of wet snow avalanches in the Davos area, as documented by the Swiss avalanche warning service. The georeferenced outlines of the avalanches contain both the release as... -
Wind tunnel measurement data of drifting snow and turbulent wind fluctuations
The data correspond to the experiments presented and discussed in a paper regarding the interaction between turbulent wind fluctuations and snow saltation mass-fluxes (Paterna,... -
GCOS SWE data from 11 stations in Switzerland
This dataset contains long-term snow water equivalent and corresponding snow depth data 11 observer sites in Switzerland between 1200 and 2500 m a.s.l. compiled for the Global... -
Re-analyzed regional avalanche danger levels in Switzerland
The data set contains the re-analyzed (or quality-checked) regional avalanche danger levels (D_QC) for Switzerland. D_QC relates to dry-snow avalanche conditions only.... -
IMIS measuring network
The Intercantonal Measurement and Information System (IMIS) consists of nearly 200 automatic measuring stations. They are distributed throughout the Swiss Alps and the Jura... -
Manual measuring network
The SLF avalanche warning service operates an extensive network of manual measuring sites. The sites are distributed throughout the Swiss Alps and predominantly situated in... -
Shape still matters - experimental quantification of deadwood effects on rock...
We conducted an experimental rockfall campaign on a forested slope with deadwood and on with the windthrown area cleared in Schiers (CH). Two different rock categories were... -
Data-set for prediction of natural dry-snow avalanche activity and avalanche ...
The data set contained in this repository was used in the analysis by Mayer et al. (2023): Mayer, S. I., Techel, F., Schweizer, J., and van Herwijnen, A.: Prediction of natural... -
Large-scale risk assessment on snow avalanche hazard in alpine regions
Potential release files and the artificial RAMMS avalanche simulation output files as well as exposure geodataframe for the case study region of Ortner et al. 2022. Furthermore,... -
Field observations of snow instabilities
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,...