ClimateBasis Nuuk - Snow properties - DensityTemperature_SnowPit_Heath(D) ...

• Main Author: Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring 2020
• Subjects: Arctic Ecosystems; Climate Change; Greenland; Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring; Climate; Nuuk; Arctic; Kobbefjord; Qeqertarsuaq; Rip; Climate change; greenlandic; Zackenberg
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17897/psa7-6s87; https://data.g-e-m.dk/datasets?doi=10.17897/PSA7-6S87

To document the properties of the snowpack six snowpits are made in Kobbefjord each year in late winter (app. April). The logging includes density measurements taken with a rip cutter and snow temperature measurements every 10 cm. Description of snow grain size, grain shape and hardness throughout the profile are found in the stratigraphy files. The snow survey in Kobbefjord has been carried out annually in late winter since 2008. Please contact the ClimateBasis Nuuk manager for detailed snow survey reports. Snow properties:Snow properties ClimateBasis Nuuk:The ClimateBasis programme monitors climate and hydrology in Zackenberg, Kobbefjord and Disko (Qeqertarsuaq) and is run by Asiaq - Greenland Survey. The collected data build base-line information on climate variability and trends for all the other sub-programmes within GEM and serve as a trustworthy foundation for adaptation strategies for the Greenlandic society. The stations are embedded in Asiaq’s extensive climate and hydrology monitoring network. ...