Articles | Volume 25, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-4185-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-25-4185-2025
Research article
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28 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 28 Oct 2025

Particle and front tracking in experimental and computational avalanche dynamics

Michael Neuhauser, Anselm Köhler, Anna Wirbel, Felix Oesterle, Wolfgang Fellin, Johannes Gerstmayr, Falko Dressler, and Jan-Thomas Fischer

Model code and software

avaframe/AvaFrame: latest Version Oesterle, F., Wirbel, A., Tonnel, M., and Fischer, J.-T. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4721446

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Particle and front tracking in experimental and computational avalanche dynamics Neuhauser, M., Köhler, A., Wirbel, A., Oesterle, F., Fellin, W., Gerstmayr, J., Dressler, F., and Fischer, J.-T https://doi.org/10.5446/68602

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This study examines how particles move in snow avalanches. The researchers used AvaNodes, a sensor system that tracks particle movement, in combination with radar data and simulations from the open avalanche framework AvaFrame. By comparing measurements and simulations, particle velocity and avalanche front position were matched with high accuracy. The study illustrates how multiple parameter sets can yield appropriate results and highlights the complexity of avalanche simulation.
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