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Research article
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04 Dec 2019
Research article |
| 04 Dec 2019
| 04 Dec 2019
Where are the avalanches? Rapid SPOT6 satellite data acquisition to map an extreme avalanche period over the Swiss Alps
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos Dorf, 7260, Switzerland
Elisabeth D. Hafner
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos Dorf, 7260, Switzerland
Benjamin Zweifel
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos Dorf, 7260, Switzerland
Mathias Zesiger
Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, Wabern, 3084, Switzerland
Holger Heisig
Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, Wabern, 3084, Switzerland
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Short summary
We manually map 18 737 avalanche outlines based on SPOT6 optical satellite imagery acquired in January 2018. This is the most complete and accurate avalanche documentation of a large avalanche period covering a big part of the Swiss Alps. This unique dataset can be applied for the validation of other remote-sensing-based avalanche-mapping procedures and for updating avalanche databases to improve hazard maps.
We manually map 18 737 avalanche outlines based on SPOT6 optical satellite imagery acquired in...
