TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bühler, Yves
A1  - Christen, Marc
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Bartelt, Perry
T1  - Sensitivity of snow avalanche simulations to digital elevation model quality and resolution
JF  - Annals of Glaciology
N2  - Digital elevation models (DEMs), represent the three-dimensional terrain and are the basic input for numerical snow avalanche dynamics simulations. DEMs can be acquired using topographic maps or remote-sensing technologies, such as photogrammetry or lidar. Depending on the acquisition technique, different spatial resolutions and qualities are achieved. However, there is a lack of studies that investigate the sensitivity of snow avalanche simulation algorithms to the quality and resolution of DEMs. Here, we perform calculations using the numerical avalance dynamics model RAMMS, varying the quality and spatial resolution of the underlying DEMs, while holding the simulation parameters constant. We study both channelized and open-terrain avalanche tracks with variable roughness. To quantify the variance of these simulations, we use well-documented large-scale avalanche events from Davos, Switzerland (winter 2007/08), and from our large-scale avalanche test site, Valĺee de la Sionne (winter 2005/06). We find that the DEM resolution and quality is critical for modeled flow paths, run-out distances, deposits, velocities and impact pressures. Although a spatial resolution of ~25 m is sufficient for large-scale avalanche modeling, the DEM datasets must be checked carefully for anomalies and artifacts before using them for dynamics calculations.
KW  - snow
KW  - avalanche
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1727-5644
VL  - 52
IS  - 58
SP  - 72
EP  - 80
PB  - Cambridge University Press
CY  - Cambridge
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bäcker, Matthias
A1  - Pouyeshman, S.
A1  - Schnitzler, Thomas
A1  - Poghossian, Arshak
A1  - Wagner, Patrick
A1  - Biselli, Manfred
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - A silicon-based multi-sensor chip for monitoring of fermentation processes
JF  - Physica status solidi (a) : applications and material science. 208 (2011), H. 6
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1862-6319
SP  - 1364
EP  - 1369
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bäcker, Matthias
A1  - Delle, L.
A1  - Poghossian, Arshak
A1  - Biselli, Manfred
A1  - Zang, Werner
A1  - Wagner, P.
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Electrochemical sensor array for bioprocess monitoring
JF  - Electrochimica Acta (2011)
Y1  - 2011
VL  - 56
IS  - 26
SP  - 9673
EP  - 9678
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bung, Daniel B.
T1  - Developing flow in skimming flow regime on embankment stepped spillways
JF  - Journal of hydraulic research
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1814-2079 (E-Journal); 0022-1686 (Print)
VL  - Vol. 49
IS  - Iss. 5
SP  - 639
EP  - 648
PB  - Taylor & Francis
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Bung, Daniel B.
T1  - Non-intrusive measuring of air-water flow properties in self-aerated stepped spillway flow
T2  - Balance and uncertainty - water in a changing world :  proceedings of the 34th IAHR world congress ; 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium ; 10th Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering ; 26 June - 1 July 2011, Brisbane, Australia
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 978-0-85825-868-6
SP  - 2380
EP  - 2387
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Bragard, Michael
A1  - Ronge, C.
A1  - De Doncker, R. W.
T1  - Sandwich design of high-power thyristor based devices with integrated MOSFET structure
T2  - Proceedings of the 2011 - 14th - European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE 2011) : Aug. 30, 2011 - Sept. 1, 2011, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 978-1-61284-167-0 (Print)
SN  - 978-90-75815-15-3 (Online)
PB  - IEEE
CY  - Piscataway, NJ
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Bragard, Michael
A1  - Gottschlich, J.
A1  - De Doncker, R. W.
T1  - Design and realization of a credit card size driver stage for high power thyristor based devices with integrated MOS structure
T2  - 2011 IEEE 8th International Conference on Power Electronics and ECCE Asia (ICPE & ECCE 2011) : Jeju, South Korea, 30 May 2011 - 3 June 2011 / [co-sponsored by the Korean Institute of Power Electronics ...]
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 978-1-61284-958-4 (Print)
SN  - 978-1-61284-956-0 (Online)
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICPE.2011.5944661
SP  - 1182
EP  - 1189
PB  - IEEE
CY  - Piscataway, NJ
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bragard, Michael
A1  - Conrad, M.
A1  - van Hoek, H.
A1  - De Doncker, R. W.
T1  - The integrated emitter turn-off thyristor (IETO) : an innovative thyristor-based high power semiconductor device using MOS assisted turn-off
JF  - IEEE transactions on industry applications
Y1  - 2011
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2011.2161432
SN  - 0093-9994
VL  - 47
IS  - 5
SP  - 2175
EP  - 2182
PB  - IEEE
CY  - New York
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Booysen, Tracy
A1  - Rieger, Michael
A1  - Ferrein, Alexander
T1  - Towards inexpensive robots for science & technology teaching and education in Africa
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 978-1-61284-992-8
N1  - AFRICON, 2011
SP  - 1
EP  - 6
PB  - IEEE
CY  - New York
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bongaerts, Johannes
A1  - Esser, Simon
A1  - Lorbach, Volker
A1  - Al-Momani, Lóay
A1  - Müller, Michael A.
A1  - Franke, Dirk
A1  - Grondal, Christoph
A1  - Kurutsch, Anja
A1  - Bujnicki, Robert
A1  - Takors, Ralf
A1  - Raeven, Leon
A1  - Wubbolts, Marcel
A1  - Bovenberg, Roel
A1  - Nieger, Martin
A1  - Schürmann, Melanie
A1  - Trachtmann, Natalie
A1  - Kozak, Stefan
A1  - Sprenger, Georg A.
A1  - Müller, Michael
T1  - Diversity-oriented production of metabolites derived from chorismate and their use in organic synthesis
JF  - Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1521-3773 (E-Journal); 0570-0833 (Print); 1433-7851 (Print)
VL  - Vol. 50
IS  - Iss. 34
SP  - 7781
EP  - 7786
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  -