Snow depth, density, and snow water equivalent observations at Trail Valley Creek Research Station, Northwest Territories, 2015-2019

• Main Authors: Walker, Branden, Marsh, Philip
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Snow Depth; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Snow; Snow Water Equivalent (SWE); Snow Survey; Northwest Territories; Canada; Inuvik; Valley Creek; Trail Valley Creek; Tundra
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/sha256:d4ca309f1ec2131de15f5a3ed22818de059dc9d06b2634493d9b0cae772edaa8

This dataset contains a synthesis of all snow core measurements collected during annual snow surveys within the Trail Valley Creek Research Watershed, roughly 50km north of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. Observations of individual snow depths, density, weight (where applicable) and snow water equivalent are included for snow surveys in the area dating to 2015. The majority of the observations were conducted using an ESC-30 style snow corer tube, however due to the heterogeneity in tundra snow, deeper snowpacks were surveyed with a Federal style snow corer with adjustable depths. Data were collected by various skilled snow survey crews using consistent methods over the various years. Each point includes the date of sampling as well as the site location ID.