| Phenomenology of avalanche recordings from distributed acoustic sensing
Paitz, P., Lindner, N., Edme, P., Huguenin, P., Hohl, M., Sovilla, B., … Fichtner, A. (2023). Phenomenology of avalanche recordings from distributed acoustic sensing. Journal of Geophysical Research F: Earth Surface, 128(5), e2022JF007011 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JF007011 |
| Physics-based estimates of drag coefficients for the impact pressure calculation of dense snow avalanches
Kyburz, M. L., Sovilla, B., Gaume, J., & Ancey, C. (2022). Physics-based estimates of drag coefficients for the impact pressure calculation of dense snow avalanches. Engineering Structures, 254, 113478 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.113478 |
| The concept of the mobilized domain: how it can explain and predict the forces exerted by a cohesive granular avalanche on an obstacle
Kyburz, M. L., Sovilla, B., Gaume, J., & Ancey, C. (2022). The concept of the mobilized domain: how it can explain and predict the forces exerted by a cohesive granular avalanche on an obstacle. Granular Matter, 24(2), 45 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-021-01196-1 |
| Different erosion and entrainment mechanisms in snow avalanches
Li, X., Sovilla, B., Ligneau, C., Jiang, C., & Gaume, J. (2022). Different erosion and entrainment mechanisms in snow avalanches. Mechanics Research Communications, 124, 103914 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechrescom.2022.103914 |
| Numerical investigation of the effect of cohesion and ground friction on snow avalanches flow regimes
Ligneau, C., Sovilla, B., & Gaume, J. (2022). Numerical investigation of the effect of cohesion and ground friction on snow avalanches flow regimes. PLoS One, 17(2), e0264033 (24 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264033 |
| Destructiveness of pyroclastic surges controlled by turbulent fluctuations
Brosch, E., Lube, G., Cerminara, M., Esposti-Ongaro, T., Breard, E. C. P., Dufek, J., … Fullard, L. (2021). Destructiveness of pyroclastic surges controlled by turbulent fluctuations. Nature Communications, 12(1), 7306 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27517-9 |
| Powder snow impact of tall vibrating structures
Caviezel, A., Margreth, S., Ivanova, K., Sovilla, B., & Bartelt, P. (2021). Powder snow impact of tall vibrating structures. In M. Papadrakakis & M. Fragiadakis (Eds.), Compdyn 2021 proceedings (p. 19112 (13 pp.). Institute of Research & Development for Computational Methods in Engineering Sciences. |
| Three-dimensional and real-scale modeling of flow regimes in dense snow avalanches
Li, X., Sovilla, B., Jiang, C., & Gaume, J. (2021). Three-dimensional and real-scale modeling of flow regimes in dense snow avalanches. Landslides, 18, 3393-3406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-021-01692-8 |
| Decoupling the role of inertia, friction, and cohesion in dense granular avalanche pressure build-up on obstacles
Kyburz, M. L., Sovilla, B., Gaume, J., & Ancey, C. (2020). Decoupling the role of inertia, friction, and cohesion in dense granular avalanche pressure build-up on obstacles. Journal of Geophysical Research F: Earth Surface, 125(2), e2019JF005192 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JF005192 |
| The mechanical origin of snow avalanche dynamics and flow regime transitions
Li, X., Sovilla, B., Jiang, C., & Gaume, J. (2020). The mechanical origin of snow avalanche dynamics and flow regime transitions. Cryosphere, 14(10), 3381-3398. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3381-2020 |
| The avalanche flow regimes and their pressure on infrastructures
Sovilla, B., Köhler, A., Kyburz, M., & Ligneau, C. (2019). The avalanche flow regimes and their pressure on infrastructures. In International Symposium on Mitigative Measures against Snow Avalanches and Other Rapid Gravity Mass Flows (pp. 223-228). Association of Chartered Engineers in Iceland. |
| Avalanche pressures at the Vallée de la Sionne test site: interaction of avalanches and narrow structures studied withe DEM
Kyburz, M., Sovilla, B., Gaume, J., & Ancey, C. (2018). Avalanche pressures at the Vallée de la Sionne test site: interaction of avalanches and narrow structures studied withe DEM. In International snow science workshop proceedings 2018 (pp. 40-42). |
| 7 years of avalanche measurements with the GEODAR radar system
Köhler, A., Sovilla, B., & McElwaine, J. (2018). 7 years of avalanche measurements with the GEODAR radar system. In International snow science workshop proceedings 2018 (pp. 665-669). |
| Cold-to-warm flow regime transition in snow avalanches
Köhler, A., Fischer, J. T., Scandroglio, R., Bavay, M., McElwaine, J., & Sovilla, B. (2018). Cold-to-warm flow regime transition in snow avalanches. Cryosphere, 12(12), 3759-3774. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3759-2018 |
| GEODAR data and the flow regimes of snow avalanches
Köhler, A., McElwaine, J. N., & Sovilla, B. (2018). GEODAR data and the flow regimes of snow avalanches. Journal of Geophysical Research F: Earth Surface, 123(6), 1272-1294. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JF004375 |
| Avalanche Doppler radar monitoring - long term velociy measurements at the Vallée de la Sionne
Neuhauser, M., Kofler, A., Köhler, A., Schreiber, H., Gigele, T., Sovilla, B., … Fischer, J. T. (2018). Avalanche Doppler radar monitoring - long term velociy measurements at the Vallée de la Sionne. In International snow science workshop proceedings 2018 (pp. 640-643). |
| Comparative analysis of avalanche seismic signals and GEODAR data at the Vallée de la Sionne test site (2018)
Roig-Lafon, P., Pérez-Guillén, C., Sovilla, B., Suriñach, E., Köhler, A., Tapia, M., & Furdada, G. (2018). Comparative analysis of avalanche seismic signals and GEODAR data at the Vallée de la Sionne test site (2018). In International snow science workshop proceedings 2018 (pp. 601-605). |
| Avalanche pressure at the Vallée de la Sionne test site: comparison of maximum measured loads with design loads
Sovilla, B., Kyburz, M., Schaer, M., & Margreth, S. (2018). Avalanche pressure at the Vallée de la Sionne test site: comparison of maximum measured loads with design loads. In International snow science workshop proceedings 2018 (pp. 21-25). |
| The intermittency regions of powder snow avalanches
Sovilla, B., McElwaine, J. N., & Köhler, A. (2018). The intermittency regions of powder snow avalanches. Journal of Geophysical Research F: Earth Surface, 123(10), 2525-2545. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JF004678 |
| Challenges and limitations for <em>in situ</em> particle tracking in avalanches
Winkler, R., Fischer, J. T., Hergel, P., Neuhauser, M., Sovilla, B., & Steinkogler, W. (2018). Challenges and limitations for in situ particle tracking in avalanches. In International snow science workshop proceedings 2018 (pp. 26-30). |