Automated detection of snow avalanche deposits: segmentation and classification of optical remote sensing imagery

Snow avalanches in mountainous areas pose a significant threat to infrastructure (roads, railways, energy transmission corridors), personal property (homes) and recreational areas as well as for lives of people living and moving in alpine terrain. The impacts of snow avalanches range from delays and...

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Published in:	Natural hazards and earth system sciences Vol. 12; no. 9; pp. 2893 - 2906
Main Authors:	Lato, M. J., Frauenfelder, R., Bühler, Y.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 13.09.2012 Copernicus Publications
Subjects:	Algorithms Avalanches Infrastructure Mountain regions Remote sensing Snowpack
ISSN:	1684-9981, 1561-8633, 1684-9981
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