Impact of information presentation on interpretability of spatial hazard information: lessons from a study in avalanche safety

Fisher, Kathryn C.; Haegeli, Pascal; Mair, Patrick

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-3219-2021

Articles | Volume 21, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-3219-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-3219-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 10

Research article

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27 Oct 2021

Research article |

| 27 Oct 2021

Impact of information presentation on interpretability of spatial hazard information: lessons from a study in avalanche safety

Kathryn C. Fisher, Pascal Haegeli, and Patrick Mair

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Final revised paper (published on 27 Oct 2021)
Preprint (discussion started on 10 Jun 2021)

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

RC1:
'Comment on nhess-2021-147', Frank Techel, 18 Jun 2021

Please refer to the feedback provided in the separate document.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2021-147-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Pascal Haegeli, 20 Sep 2021
  
  We thank Frank Techel (reviewer 1) for his supportive and constructive comments. The attached document includes our comments to booth reviewers.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2021-147-AC1
RC2:
'Comment on nhess-2021-147', Rune Engeset, 02 Sep 2021

Please see the attached pdf-file.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2021-147-RC2
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Pascal Haegeli, 20 Sep 2021
  
  We thank Rune Engeset (reviewer 2) for his supportive and constructive comments. The attached document includes our comments to booth reviewers.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2021-147-AC2

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (20 Sep 2021) by Yves Bühler

AR by Pascal Haegeli on behalf of the Authors (21 Sep 2021) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (23 Sep 2021) by Yves Bühler

AR by Pascal Haegeli on behalf of the Authors (03 Oct 2021) Manuscript

Short summary

Avalanche warning services publish condition reports to help backcountry recreationists make informed decisions about when and where to travel in avalanche terrain. We tested how different graphic representations of terrain information can affect users’ ability to interpret and apply the provided information. Our study shows that a combined presentation of aspect and elevation information is the most effective. These results can be used to improve avalanche risk communication products.