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16 Apr 2004
IFKIS - a basis for managing avalanche risk in settlements and on roads in Switzerland
M. Bründl
WSL Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flüelastrasse 11, CH-7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland
H.-J. Etter
WSL Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flüelastrasse 11, CH-7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland
M. Steiniger
WSL Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flüelastrasse 11, CH-7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland
Ch. Klingler
Alpine Safety and Information Centre ASI, Bruggfeldstrasse 5, A-6500 Landeck, Austria
J. Rhyner
WSL Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flüelastrasse 11, CH-7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland
W. J. Ammann
WSL Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Flüelastrasse 11, CH-7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland
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