Protective measures
On avalanches
Reports and papers on protective measures with regard to avalances:
- An overview of the need for avalanche protection measures in Iceland (IMO Rep. 96004, 1996, authors T. Jóhannesson, K. Lied, S. Margreth and F. Sandersen) [summary of IMO publication 96003/96004] (html)
- Adaptation of the Swiss Guidelines for supporting structures for Icelandic conditions (IMO Int. Rep. 99013, 1999, authors T. Jóhannesson and S. Margreth) (pdf 0.1 Mb)
- Addendum to the "Adaptation of the Swiss Guidelines for supporting structures for Icelandic conditions (IMO Rep. 99013)" (IMO Memo TóJ-2003-05, author T. Jóhannesson) (pdf 0.03 Mb)
- Remarks on the design of avalanche braking mounds based on experiments in 3, 6, 9 and 34 m long chutes (IMO Int. Rep. 03024, 2003, authors T. Jóhannesson and Kr. M. Hákonardóttir) (pdf 0.8 Mb)
- Field observations and laboratory experiments for evaluating the effectiveness of avalanche defence structures in Iceland. Main results and future programme (pdf 0,8 Mb) (Í: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Snow and Avalanches Test Sites, Grenoble, France, 22−23 November 2002, F. Naaim-Bouvet, ed., s. 99−109, Grenoble, Cemagref, 2003, author T. Jóhannesson) [abstract] (html)
- Stálgrindur eða snjóflóðanet? Val á tegund stoðvirkja fyrir íslenskar aðstæður (IMO Memo TóJ-2004-04, author T. Jóhannesson) (pdf 0.4 Mb)
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Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mitigative Measures against Snow Avalanches, Egilsstaðir, Iceland 11−14 March 2008 (editors T. Jóhannesson, G. Eiríksson, E. Hestnes and J. Gunnarsson) (pdf 7.7 Mb)
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The design of avalanche protection dams. Recent practical and theoretical developments (European Commission, Directorate-General for Research, Publication EUR 23339, 2009, ISBN 978-92-79-08885-8, ISSN 1018-5593, DOI 10.2777/12871. Edited by T. Jóhannesson, P. Gauer, P. Issler and K. Lied. Contributions by M. Barbolini, U. Domaas, T. Faug, P. Gauer, K. M. Hákonardóttir, C. B. Harbitz, D. Issler, T. Jóhannesson, K. Lied, M. Naaim, F. Naaim-Bouvet and L. Rammer) (pdf 1.6 Mb; high resolution pdf for printing, 28 Mb; order free paper copies)
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Background for the determination of dam height in the SATSIE dam design guidelines (IMO Int. Rep. 08003, 2008, authors T. Jóhannesson, Kristín M. Hákonardóttir, C. B. Harbitz and U. Domaas) (pdf 1.0 Mb)
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Software for the computation of run-up of snow avalanches on catching and deflecting dams as well as on natural terrain obstacles that is described in an appendix to the internal report listed above (IMO Int. Rep. 08003, the software is in the form of a library for the public doman software package R which may be downloaded from the internet) [Linux version (.tar.gz)] [Windows version (.zip)] [Documentation (.pdf)]
A map on a selected front page shows recent observations of avalanches. For user access to avalanche and landslide data, an avalanche map viewer is available.
