| Snow avalanche climatology of the western United States mountain ranges CJ Mock, KW Birkeland Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 81 (10), 2367-2392, 2000 | 233 | 2000 |
| Review of spatial variability of snowpack properties and its importance for avalanche formation J Schweizer, K Kronholm, JB Jamieson, KW Birkeland Cold Regions Science and Technology 51 (2-3), 253-272, 2008 | 230 | 2008 |
| A conceptual model of avalanche hazard G Statham, P Haegeli, E Greene, K Birkeland, C Israelson, B Tremper, ... Natural hazards 90, 663-691, 2018 | 228 | 2018 |
| Snow, weather, and avalanches: Observational guidelines for avalanche programs in the United States E Greene, KW Birkeland, K Elder, G Johnson, C Landry, I McCammon, ... American Avalanche Association, Pagosa Springs, Colorado 150, 2004 | 167 | 2004 |
| Terminology and predominant processes associated with the formation of weak layers of near-surface faceted crystals in the mountain snowpack KW Birkeland Arctic and Alpine Research 30 (2), 193-199, 1998 | 167 | 1998 |
| Modeling of crack propagation in weak snowpack layers using the discrete element method J Gaume, A van Herwijnen, G Chambon, KW Birkeland, J Schweizer The Cryosphere 9 (5), 1915-1932, 2015 | 99 | 2015 |
| The spatial variability of snow resistance on potential avalanche slopes KW Birkeland, KJ Hansen, RL Brown Journal of Glaciology 41 (137), 183-190, 1995 | 95 | 1995 |
| Estimating the effective elastic modulus and specific fracture energy of snowpack layers from field experiments A Van Herwijnen, J Gaume, EH Bair, B Reuter, KW Birkeland, ... Journal of Glaciology 62 (236), 997-1007, 2016 | 88 | 2016 |
| The extended column test: test effectiveness, spatial variability, and comparison with the propagation saw test R Simenhois, KW Birkeland Cold Regions Science and Technology 59 (2-3), 210-216, 2009 | 86 | 2009 |
| Near-surface faceted crystals formed by diurnal recrystallization: A case study of weak layer formation in the mountain snowpack and its contribution to snow avalanches KW Birkeland, RF Johnson, DS Schmidt Arctic and Alpine Research 30 (2), 200-204, 1998 | 85 | 1998 |
| Power‐laws and snow avalanches KW Birkeland, CC Landry Geophysical Research Letters 29 (11), 49-1-49-3, 2002 | 84 | 2002 |
| The North American public avalanche danger scale G Statham, P Haegeli, KW Birkeland, E Greene, C Israelson, B Tremper, ... 2010 International Snow Science Workshop, 117-123, 2010 | 82 | 2010 |
| Atmospheric circulation patterns associated with heavy snowfall events, Bridger Bowl, Montana, USA KW Birkeland, CJ Mock Mountain Research and Development, 281-286, 1996 | 82 | 1996 |
| The extended column test: a field test for fracture initiation and propagation R Simenhois, K Birkeland Proceedings ISSW 10, 79-85, 2006 | 79 | 2006 |
| Avalanche extremes and atmospheric circulation patterns KW Birkeland, CJ Mock, JJ Shinker Annals of Glaciology 32, 135-140, 2001 | 75 | 2001 |
| Spatial patterns of snow stability throughout a small mountain range KW Birkeland Journal of Glaciology 47 (157), 176-186, 2001 | 72 | 2001 |
| A statistical validation of the SNOWPACK model in a Montana climate CC Lundy, RL Brown, EE Adams, KW Birkeland, M Lehning Cold Regions Science and Technology 33 (2-3), 237-246, 2001 | 61 | 2001 |
| Variations in snow strength and stability on uniform slopes C Landry, K Birkeland, K Hansen, J Borkowski, R Brown, R Aspinall Cold Regions Science and Technology 39 (2-3), 205-218, 2004 | 60 | 2004 |
| Mapping starting zone snow depth with a ground-based lidar to assist avalanche control and forecasting JS Deems, PJ Gadomski, D Vellone, R Evanczyk, AL LeWinter, ... Cold Regions Science and Technology 120, 197-204, 2015 | 56 | 2015 |
| Integrating spatial patterns into a snow avalanche cellular automata model K Kronholm, KW Birkeland Geophysical Research Letters 32 (19), 2005 | 52 | 2005 |
