Dataset
ICECAPS-MELT: Snow specific surface area from a 1-m snow profile in SW Greenland (August 2024)
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Latest Data Update: 2025-08-11
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Abstract
Snow specific surface area (SSA) was measured using an active near-infrared sensor (FPGA Company Infrasnow, m2/m3) from a 1-m deep snow profile from southwest Greenland (Camp Raven, 66.48 N, 46.30 W, 2331 m asl) during Spring 2024. The snow SSA measurements were made adjacent to an autonomous atmospheric and glaciological platform (the SLEIGH) as part of the ICECAPS-MELT experiment. This profile was made 2-3 m away from the SLEIGH.
Citable as: [ PROVISIONAL ] Earth and Space Research; Washington State University; University of Leeds; National Centre for Atmospheric Science; CIRES; NSIDC; University of Wisconsin - Madison; Town, M.; Guy, H.; Sledd, A.; Gallagher, M.; Olsen, E.; Walden, V.; Shupe, M. (9999): ICECAPS-MELT: Snow specific surface area from a 1-m snow profile in SW Greenland (August 2024). NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/55467b8d0a314f408e73175d553fbdb1
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: Greenland, Camp Raven, snow profile, specific surface area, ICECAPS, ICECAPS-MELT
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The Infrasnow sensor was held vertically against the snow pit wall, then moved vertically downwards for each subsequent measurement. These sensors were calibrated by the manufacturer and delivered with appropriate calibration coefficients. Calibrations were applied after data were collected in the field. |
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All measurements were made in alignment with FPGA Infrasnow User Manual. Some spatial variability was apparent in snow properties based on unpublished compression strength measurements. Unevenness in the snow pit face will allow a variable but small amount of side-light into the measurement causing a variable but small low bias in these measurements.
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| FPGA Infrasnow |
Process overview
This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Independent Instruments
| FPGA Infrasnow |
| Output Description | None |
No variables found.
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2024-08-21T00:00:00
End time:
2024-08-22T00:00:00
Geographic Extent
66.4800° |
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-46.3000° |
-46.3000° |
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66.4800° |
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