eidg. institut für schnee- und lawinenforschung slf glossary snow and avalanches benjamin zweifel
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Eidg. Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF
Glossary snow and avalanchesBenjamin Zweifel
Glossary snow and avalanches
Idea: help for users consistent terminology for experts
Glossary snow and avalanches
2000 Start in the working group2004 120 terms on the internet (German,
English, French, Italian)2005 Slovakian translation2006 Norwegian, Rumanian (only paper)
translation
www.avalanches.orgglossar.slf.ch
New terms, update 2007
30 new terms will be included in 2007
New terms, update 2007
Albedo (albedo) Becherkristalle, Tiefenreif (depth hoar)
Büsserschnee (penitent snow)
New terms, update 2007 Eislawine (ice avalanche)
Entlastungsabstand (distance between skiers to reduce pressure on the snow)
Fernauslösung (distant release)
New terms, update 2007 Filziger Schnee (felt like snow)
Firnspiegel (?)
Fischmaul, Gleitschneemaul (“fish mouth”)
New terms, update 2007
gebundener Schnee (bonded snow) inneralpin (interior alps, maybe specifically CH…)
Isothermie, isotherme Schneedecke (isothermal snowpack)
Kantigkörniger Schnee (facet snow)
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)
New terms, update 2007
regional (regional) Schmelzformen
Schneedichte Schneedünen, Dünen, Windablagerung (snow dunes)
New terms, update 2007
Schneefahnen (snow banner)
Sicherheitsabstand (security distance)Sinterungungebundener Schnee (unbonded snow)Wildschnee
New terms, update 2007
Windgangeln, Zastrugi, Winderosion (zastrugi, wind erosion)
Wummgräusche, Setzungsgeräusche (whooms)
Road map
June 2007 GermanEnd of 2007 English, French, Italian,
Slovakian, Norwegian
Further interests?
Further languages:Spanish?Icelandic?
Further terms:Periodical updates are planedcontact: [email protected]