Eidg. Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF Glossary snow and avalanches Benjamin Zweifel.

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1 Eidg. Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF Glossary snow and avalanches Benjamin Zweifel

2 Glossary snow and avalanches Idea:  help for users  consistent terminology for experts

3 Glossary snow and avalanches 2000Start in the working group 2004120 terms on the internet (German, English, French, Italian) 2005Slovakian translation 2006Norwegian, Rumanian (only paper) translation www.avalanches.org glossar.slf.ch

4 New terms, update 2007 30 new terms will be included in 2007

5 New terms, update 2007  Albedo (albedo)  Becherkristalle, Tiefenreif (depth hoar)  Büsserschnee (penitent snow)

6 New terms, update 2007  Eislawine (ice avalanche)  Entlastungsabstand (distance between skiers to reduce pressure on the snow)  Fernauslösung (distant release)

7 New terms, update 2007  Filziger Schnee (felt like snow)  Firnspiegel (?)  Fischmaul, Gleitschneemaul (“fish mouth”)

8 New terms, update 2007  gebundener Schnee (bonded snow)  inneralpin (interior alps, maybe specifically CH…)  Isothermie, isotherme Schneedecke (isothermal snowpack)  Kantigkörniger Schnee (facet snow)

9 New terms, update 2007  kleine, runde Körner, Rundkörniger Schnee (round grained snow)  Kritische Neuschneemenge (critical amount of new snow)  Lawinenkegel (avalanche cone, runout)  Lawinenlagebericht, Lawinenbulletin (CH)  lokal (local)

10 New terms, update 2007  regional (regional)  Schmelzformen  Schneedichte  Schneedünen, Dünen, Windablagerung (snow dunes)

11 New terms, update 2007  Schneefahnen (snow banner)  Sicherheitsabstand (security distance)  Sinterung  ungebundener Schnee (unbonded snow)  Wildschnee

12 New terms, update 2007  Windgangeln, Zastrugi, Winderosion (zastrugi, wind erosion)  Wummgräusche, Setzungsgeräusche (whooms)

13 Road map June 2007German End of 2007English, French, Italian, Slovakian, Norwegian

14 Further interests? Further languages: Spanish? Icelandic? Further terms: Periodical updates are planed  contact: zweifel@slf.ch