Brief communication: Improved measurement of ice layer density in seasonal snowpacks
The microstructure and density of ice layers in snowpacks is poorly quantified. Here we present a new field method for measuring the density of ice layers caused by melt or rain-on-snow events. The method was used on 87 ice layer samples taken from natural and artificial ice layers in the Canadian A...
| Published in: | The Cryosphere |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Text |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2069-2016 https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/10/2069/2016/ |
| Summary: | The microstructure and density of ice layers in snowpacks is poorly quantified. Here we present a new field method for measuring the density of ice layers caused by melt or rain-on-snow events. The method was used on 87 ice layer samples taken from natural and artificial ice layers in the Canadian Arctic and mid-latitudes. Mean measured ice layer density was 909 ± 28 kg m −3 with a standard deviation of 23 kg m −3 , significantly higher than values typically used in the literature. |
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