Showing papers by "Grenoble Institute of Technology published in 1973"
TL;DR: The “state of the art” of model reference adaptive systems based on the literature published since 1964 is presented and those that appear feasible in the near future are surveyed.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the research work being undertaken in the 'Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble' in close cooperation with the Institute of Schnee und Lawinenforschung of Davos (Switzerland).
Abstract: This paper is a review of the research work being undertaken in the ‘Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble’ in close cooperation with ‘Institut fur Schnee und Lawinenforschung’ of Davos (Switzerland). Although the authors are primarily concerned with hydrological forecasting, it appeared that some of the methods employed could be transposed and adapted to avalanche forecasting. The avalanche phenomena, whose physics is not yet fully understood can be roughly described as follows (at least for forecasting purposes): a conditioning of the snowpack by meteorological variables (snowfall, wind, temperature …) at a regional scale. a local triggering of the snowlayer, caused by mechanical or thermal effects and much more randomly distributed. The goal of the research was to derive some relationships between the parameters previously described and the occurrences of avalanches for the purpose of their better understanding and forecasting.
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