Variations and changes in snow depth at meteorological stations Barentsburg and Hornsund (Spitsbergen)
In this study, seasonality and interannual variability of snow depth at two stations (Hornsund and Barentsburg) located in western Spitsbergen are investigated. For this purpose, the novel Moving Average over Shifting Horizon method combined with trend estimation was used. The Hornsund and Barentsbu...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0ea4d05ac1bd4d9ca9b5b73c9e963ce3 2023-05-15T13:29:30+02:00 Variations and changes in snow depth at meteorological stations Barentsburg and Hornsund (Spitsbergen) Marzena Osuch Tomasz Wawrzyniak 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2017.20 https://doaj.org/article/0ea4d05ac1bd4d9ca9b5b73c9e963ce3 EN eng Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0260305517000209/type/journal_article https://doaj.org/toc/0260-3055 https://doaj.org/toc/1727-5644 doi:10.1017/aog.2017.20 0260-3055 1727-5644 https://doaj.org/article/0ea4d05ac1bd4d9ca9b5b73c9e963ce3 Annals of Glaciology, Vol 58, Pp 11-20 (2017) Arctic climate change snow accumulation snow depth Spitsbergen Meteorology. Climatology QC851-999 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2017.20 2023-03-12T01:31:57Z In this study, seasonality and interannual variability of snow depth at two stations (Hornsund and Barentsburg) located in western Spitsbergen are investigated. For this purpose, the novel Moving Average over Shifting Horizon method combined with trend estimation was used. The Hornsund and Barentsburg stations exhibit similar snow depth trends during early autumn and late spring when statistically significant decreases were estimated at both stations (for August 1984–July 2016). In the remaining period, there are differences in outcomes between stations. The results for Barentsburg from October till the end of May are characterised by the lack of a trend while at Hornsund decreases of snow depth were estimated. The largest changes occur in May when the snow depth was at its maximum. Differences in the estimated tendencies were explained with the help of a trend analysis for air temperature and precipitation. An analysis of maximum snow depth, snow onset date, snow disappearance date and snow-cover duration is included. The results of the assessment depend on the location, with a lack of statistically significant changes in Barentsburg, and later snow onset date, shorter duration and decrease of maximum depth in Hornsund. Article in Journal/Newspaper Annals of Glaciology Arctic Barentsburg Climate change Hornsund Spitsbergen Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Hornsund ENVELOPE(15.865,15.865,76.979,76.979) Barentsburg ENVELOPE(14.212,14.212,78.064,78.064) Annals of Glaciology 58 75pt1 11 20 |
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In this study, seasonality and interannual variability of snow depth at two stations (Hornsund and Barentsburg) located in western Spitsbergen are investigated. For this purpose, the novel Moving Average over Shifting Horizon method combined with trend estimation was used. The Hornsund and Barentsburg stations exhibit similar snow depth trends during early autumn and late spring when statistically significant decreases were estimated at both stations (for August 1984–July 2016). In the remaining period, there are differences in outcomes between stations. The results for Barentsburg from October till the end of May are characterised by the lack of a trend while at Hornsund decreases of snow depth were estimated. The largest changes occur in May when the snow depth was at its maximum. Differences in the estimated tendencies were explained with the help of a trend analysis for air temperature and precipitation. An analysis of maximum snow depth, snow onset date, snow disappearance date and snow-cover duration is included. The results of the assessment depend on the location, with a lack of statistically significant changes in Barentsburg, and later snow onset date, shorter duration and decrease of maximum depth in Hornsund. |
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Variations and changes in snow depth at meteorological stations Barentsburg and Hornsund (Spitsbergen) |
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Variations and changes in snow depth at meteorological stations Barentsburg and Hornsund (Spitsbergen) |
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Variations and changes in snow depth at meteorological stations Barentsburg and Hornsund (Spitsbergen) |
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Variations and changes in snow depth at meteorological stations Barentsburg and Hornsund (Spitsbergen) |
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