Dataset
ICECAPS-MELT: Permittivity-based snow density from two 1-m snow profiles in SW Greenland (May 2024)
Abstract
Snow density (kg m-3) was measured using two different permittivity-based devices (FPGA Company SnowPro-40 and SnowPro-17 sensors) from two 1-m deep snow profiles from southwest Greenland (Camp Raven, 66.48 N, 46.30 W, 2331 m asl) during Spring 2024. The snow profile measurements were made adjacent to an autonomous atmospheric and glaciological platform (the SLEIGH) as part of the ICECAPS-MELT (Integrated Characterization of Energy, Clouds, Atmospheric state, and Precipitation - MEasurements along Lagrangian Transects) experiment. Profile 1 was measured on 15 May 2024, 2-3 meters from the eventual SLEIGH installation. Profile 2 was measured on 18 May 2024, 20 m from the eventual SLEIGH installation.
This work was US-led, US-UK collaboration co-funded by the US National Science Foundation and the UK National Environment Research Council.
Details
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Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
The permittivity sensor was inserted vertically into a slot 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. |
| Data Quality: |
All measurements were made in alignment with FPGA SnowPro User Manual, v2. Measurements were referenced against coincident manual snow density measurements.
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| File Format: |
Data are BADC-CSV formatted
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Related Documents
| FPGA SnowPro-17 |
| FPGA SnowPro-40 |
Process overview
Instrument/Platform pairings
| FPGA SLF SnowPro-17 | Deployed on: Camp Raven, Greenland |
| FPGA SLF SNOWPRO-40 | Deployed on: Camp Raven, Greenland |
| Output Description | None |
- units: cm
- long_name: depth
- var_id: 2
- units: 1
- long_name: index
- var_id: 1
- units: 1
- var_id: 4
- long_name: notes
- units: kg m-3
- var_id: 3
- long_name: snow density
Co-ordinate Variables
Temporal Range
2024-05-15T00:00:00
2024-05-18T00:00:00
Geographic Extent
66.4800° |
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-46.3000° |
-46.3000° |
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66.4800° |