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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.

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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.

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Language English
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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

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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 12 Sep 2024.

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