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ICECAPS-MELT: Manual snow properties from one 1-m snow profile in SW Greenland (August 2024)

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Abstract

Snow properties were measured in 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 profile measurements were made adjacent to an autonomous atmospheric and glaciological platform (the SLEIGH) as part of the ICECAPS-MELT experiment. The properties measured were snow grain size, snow crystal habit/form, and hand hardness. A layer identification was performed prior to these measurements. 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: Manual snow properties from one 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/efcba0f0ba4248c18ff3db743f7d0410

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Keywords: Greenland, snow profile, hand hardness, crystal form, crystal habit, grain size, ICECAPS, ICECAPS-MELT, Camp Raven

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Manual snow property measurements of snow grain size, snow crystal habit/form, and hand hardness were made using American Avalanche Association standards from Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Guidelines, 4th Edition, 2022. Snow grains > 0.5 mm were recorded to the nearest 0.5 mm, otherwise very fine grains recorded as 0.1, 0.3, 0.5 mm. The layer identification was done by sliding a snow crystal card downward through the snow pit face to test for changes in tensile strength. These layers were cross-checked against the visual appearance of each layer. The hand hardness classifications were converted to a 0-5 scale, with 0.5 increments allowed when the snow was determined to be in between two classifications.

Data Quality:
Some spatial variability was apparent in snow properties based on unpublished compression strength measurements. Layer ID has vertical resolution of +/- 0.5 cm (1-sigma).
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Process overview

This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.

Independent Instruments

snow crystal card
Output Description

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