Publications

The Propagation Saw Test (PST): A review of its development, applications, and recent research, Gauthier, D.; Jamieson, B. , International Snow Science Workshop, 16/09/2012, Volume 2, Anchorage, Alaska, p.1047-1053, (2012) Abstract
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Scenario-specific observations for regional snow avalanche warnings, Gauthier, Dave; Jamieson, Bruce , 5th Canadian Conference on Geotechnique and Natural Hazards, Kelowna, BC, (2011) Abstract
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On the sustainability and arrest of weak layer fracture in whumpfs and avalanches, Gauthier, D.; Jamieson, B. , International Snow Science Workshop, 17/10/2010, Squaw Valley, California, p.224-231, (2010) Abstract
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Avalanche Accidents in Canada, Volume 5, 1996-2007, Jamieson, B,; Haegeli, P.; Gauthier, D. , p.429, (2010)
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Modeling strength and stability in storm snow for slab avalanches, Gauthier, D.; Brown C.; Jamieson, B. , Cold Regions Science and Technology , Volume 62, Issue 2010, p.107-118, (2010)
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How To: Propagation Saw Test (PST), Ross, C.; Gauthier, D.; Jamieson, B. , Avalanche.ca - The Journal of Canada's Avalanche Community, 12/2008, Revelstoke, BC, Canada, p.68-69, (2008)
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Evaluating a prototype field test for fracture and failure propagation in weak snowpack layers. , Gauthier, D.; Jamieson, B. , Cold Regions Science and Technology, Volume 51, Issue 2-3, p.87-97, (2008)
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Fracture propagation propensity in relation to snow slab avalanche release: Validating the Propagation Saw Test, Gauthier, D.; Jamieson, B. , Geophysical Research Letters , Volume 35, p.L13501, (2008)
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Field book reference card: PST and ECT tests, Ross, C.; Gauthier, D.; Jamieson, B. , (2008)
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Field Book Reference Card: Propagation Saw Test (PST). , Ross, C.; Gauthier, D.; Jamieson, B. , (2008)
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Predictions of the Propagation Saw Test: Comparisons with other instability tests at skier tested slopes, Gauthier, D.; Jamieson, B. , Proceedings of the 2008 International Snow Science Workshop in Whistler, BC, Canada, p.408-414, (2008)
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Validation of the Propagation Saw Test near whumpfs and avalanches, Gauthier, D., C. Ross and B. Jamieson , Proceedings of the 2008 International Snow Science Workshop in Whistler, BC, Canada, p.16-21, (2008)
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A practical field test for fracture propagation and arrest in weak snowpack layers in relation to slab avalanche release, Gauthier, D.M. , Dept. of Civil Engineering, Calgary, Canada, (2007)
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The propagation saw test, Gauthier, D.; Jamieson, B. , Avalanche.ca - The Journal of the Canadian Avalanche Community, Volume 83, Issue 07-08, p.60-63, (2007)
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Understanding the propagation of fractures and failures leading to large and destructive snow avalanches: recent developments., Gauthier, D. and B. Jamieson , Proceedings of the 2006 Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, First Specialty Conference on Disaster Mitigation, 23/05/2006, Calgary, Alberta, (2006)
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Evaluating a prototype field test for weak layer fracture and failure propagation., Gauthier, D. and B. Jamieson , Proceedings of the 2006 International Snow Science Workshop, Telluride, CO., p.107-116, (2006)
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Puzzling over propagation propensity. , Gauthier, D. , Avalanche News , Volume 76, p.44-46, (2006)
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Towards a field test for fracture propagation propensity in weak snowpack layers. , Gauthier, D. and B. Jamieson , Journal of Glaciology, Volume 52, Issue 176, p.164-168, (2006)
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