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SOS: Snow Pit Data

Summary

Snow Pit data acquired from manual snow pits following protocols and symbology from the International Classification for Snow on the Ground (see document attached titled IntClassificationSnowOnGround.pdf) collected during the Sublimation of Snow (SOS) field project. Snow pits were dug approximately every 24 to 48 hours from 6 January to 16 March 2023. The main measurements taken from each snow pit included total snow depth, surface temperature, snow temperature (every 10 cm), snow density (10 cm average), snow crystal size, snow crystal type, and layer hardness. See the readme file for more detail.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Homepage	https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/633.003
Data Quality	preliminary
Versions	0.1 (2023-10-27) 0.2 (2023-12-01): Corrected temperature and density profiles in snow pits KP01, KP02, KP04, KP06, KP07, KP10, and KP12. (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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Related projects	SOS: Sublimation of Snow
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	daily
Language	English
Platforms	Field Sites
Instruments	IRT - Infrared Thermometers Snow Density Cutter Snow Measuring Rod Thermometers
GCMD Science Keywords	SKIN TEMPERATURE SKIN TEMPERATURE SNOW DENSITY SNOW DENSITY SNOW DEPTH SNOW STRATIGRAPHY SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE Expand keywords
Documentation	IntClassificationSnowOnGround.pdf [7 MiB] SOS_Snowpits_README.txt [9 KiB]
Related links	info: SOS Data Policy homepage: SOS Home Page

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2023-01-06 00:00:00
End datetime	2023-03-16 23:59:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 38.95833, Minimum (South) Latitude: 38.95833
Minimum (West) Longitude: -106.98905, Maximum (East) Longitude: -106.98905

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: Daniel Hogan <dlhogan@uw.edu>
author: Eli Schwat <elilouis@uw.edu>
author: Jessica D. Lundquist <jdlund@uw.edu>
author: Ethan Gutmann <gutmann@ucar.edu>
author: Julie Vano <jvano@agci.org>

Citation

Hogan, D., et al. 2023. SOS: Snow Pit Data. Version 0.2 [PRELIMINARY]. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/633.003. Accessed 26 Jan 2025.

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