The Greenland Firn Compaction Verification and Reconnaissance (FirnCover) Dataset, 2013-2019
Assessing changes in the density of snow and firn is vital to convert volume changes into mass changes on glaciers and ice sheets. Firn models simulate this process but typically rely upon steady-state assumptions and a geographically- and temporally-limited set of field measurements for validation....
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dataone:doi:10.18739/A25X25D7M 2024-10-03T18:46:06+00:00 The Greenland Firn Compaction Verification and Reconnaissance (FirnCover) Dataset, 2013-2019 Michael MacFerrin C. Max Stevens Baptiste Vandecrux KAN_U site, Greenland Dye-2 site, Greenland EKT site, Greenland Saddle site, Greenland NASA-SE site, Greenland Crawford Point site, Greenland Summit site, Greenland EastGrip site, Greenland ENVELOPE(-47.02,-47.02,67.0,67.0) BEGINDATE: 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z ENDDATE: 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z 2021-08-16T17:40:23.858Z https://doi.org/10.18739/A25X25D7M unknown Arctic Data Center Firn Compaction Snow Greenland Ice Dataset dataone:urn:node:ARCTIC https://doi.org/10.18739/A25X25D7M 2024-10-03T18:17:32Z Assessing changes in the density of snow and firn is vital to convert volume changes into mass changes on glaciers and ice sheets. Firn models simulate this process but typically rely upon steady-state assumptions and a geographically- and temporally-limited set of field measurements for validation. Given rapid changes recently observed in Greenland’s surface mass balance, a contemporary dataset measuring compaction in a range of climate zones from the Greenland ice sheet’s accumulation zone is significantly needed. To fill this need, the Firn Compaction Verification and Reconnaissance (FirnCover) dataset comprises daily firn-compaction measurements from 49 strainmeters installed in boreholes at 10 accumulation sites on the Greenland ice sheet between 2013 and 2019. Two-meter air temperature and snow depth at each station were also recorded and are included with the dataset. The majority of the FirnCover stations are installed in close proximity to automated weather stations that measure a wider suite of meteorological measurements, allowing the user access to auxiliary datasets for model validation studies using FirnCover data. Dataset Greenland Ice Sheet Arctic Data Center (via DataONE) Greenland Crawford ENVELOPE(-86.467,-86.467,-77.717,-77.717) Crawford Point ENVELOPE(-97.562,-97.562,57.876,57.876) ENVELOPE(-47.02,-47.02,67.0,67.0) |
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Assessing changes in the density of snow and firn is vital to convert volume changes into mass changes on glaciers and ice sheets. Firn models simulate this process but typically rely upon steady-state assumptions and a geographically- and temporally-limited set of field measurements for validation. Given rapid changes recently observed in Greenland’s surface mass balance, a contemporary dataset measuring compaction in a range of climate zones from the Greenland ice sheet’s accumulation zone is significantly needed. To fill this need, the Firn Compaction Verification and Reconnaissance (FirnCover) dataset comprises daily firn-compaction measurements from 49 strainmeters installed in boreholes at 10 accumulation sites on the Greenland ice sheet between 2013 and 2019. Two-meter air temperature and snow depth at each station were also recorded and are included with the dataset. The majority of the FirnCover stations are installed in close proximity to automated weather stations that measure a wider suite of meteorological measurements, allowing the user access to auxiliary datasets for model validation studies using FirnCover data. |
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Michael MacFerrin C. Max Stevens Baptiste Vandecrux |
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Michael MacFerrin C. Max Stevens Baptiste Vandecrux |
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The Greenland Firn Compaction Verification and Reconnaissance (FirnCover) Dataset, 2013-2019 |
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The Greenland Firn Compaction Verification and Reconnaissance (FirnCover) Dataset, 2013-2019 |
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The Greenland Firn Compaction Verification and Reconnaissance (FirnCover) Dataset, 2013-2019 |
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The Greenland Firn Compaction Verification and Reconnaissance (FirnCover) Dataset, 2013-2019 |
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The Greenland Firn Compaction Verification and Reconnaissance (FirnCover) Dataset, 2013-2019 |
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greenland firn compaction verification and reconnaissance (firncover) dataset, 2013-2019 |
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Arctic Data Center |
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https://doi.org/10.18739/A25X25D7M |
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KAN_U site, Greenland Dye-2 site, Greenland EKT site, Greenland Saddle site, Greenland NASA-SE site, Greenland Crawford Point site, Greenland Summit site, Greenland EastGrip site, Greenland ENVELOPE(-47.02,-47.02,67.0,67.0) BEGINDATE: 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z ENDDATE: 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z |
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ENVELOPE(-86.467,-86.467,-77.717,-77.717) ENVELOPE(-97.562,-97.562,57.876,57.876) ENVELOPE(-47.02,-47.02,67.0,67.0) |
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Greenland Crawford Crawford Point |
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Greenland Crawford Crawford Point |
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Greenland Ice Sheet |
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Greenland Ice Sheet |
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