Brief communication: Comparison of in situ ephemeral snow depth measurements over a mixed-use temperate forest landscape
The accuracy and precision of snow depth measurements depend on the measuring device and the conditions of the site and snowpack in which it is being used. This study compares collocated snow depth measurements from a magnaprobe snow depth probe and a Federal snow tube in an ephemeral snow environme...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:58a123fee0574b6c9309a3b9eae40ad9 2023-09-26T15:23:43+02:00 Brief communication: Comparison of in situ ephemeral snow depth measurements over a mixed-use temperate forest landscape H. Proulx J. M. Jacobs E. A. Burakowski E. Cho A. G. Hunsaker F. B. Sullivan M. Palace C. Wagner 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-3435-2023 https://doaj.org/article/58a123fee0574b6c9309a3b9eae40ad9 EN eng Copernicus Publications https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/17/3435/2023/tc-17-3435-2023.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0416 https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0424 doi:10.5194/tc-17-3435-2023 1994-0416 1994-0424 https://doaj.org/article/58a123fee0574b6c9309a3b9eae40ad9 The Cryosphere, Vol 17, Pp 3435-3442 (2023) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-3435-2023 2023-08-27T00:37:43Z The accuracy and precision of snow depth measurements depend on the measuring device and the conditions of the site and snowpack in which it is being used. This study compares collocated snow depth measurements from a magnaprobe snow depth probe and a Federal snow tube in an ephemeral snow environment. We conducted three snow depth sampling campaigns from December 2020 to February 2021 that included 39 open-field and coniferous-, mixed-, and deciduous-forest sampling sites in Durham, New Hampshire, United States. For all sampling campaigns and land cover types, with a total of 936 paired observations, the magnaprobe snow depth measurements were consistently deeper than those of the snow tube. There was a 12 % average difference between the magnaprobe (14.9 cm) and snow tube (13.2 cm) average snow depths with a greater difference in the forest (1.9 cm) than the field (1.3 cm). This study suggests that snow depth measurements using a Federal snow tube can avoid overprobing with an ephemeral snowpack in forested environments. Article in Journal/Newspaper The Cryosphere Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles The Cryosphere 17 8 3435 3442 |
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The accuracy and precision of snow depth measurements depend on the measuring device and the conditions of the site and snowpack in which it is being used. This study compares collocated snow depth measurements from a magnaprobe snow depth probe and a Federal snow tube in an ephemeral snow environment. We conducted three snow depth sampling campaigns from December 2020 to February 2021 that included 39 open-field and coniferous-, mixed-, and deciduous-forest sampling sites in Durham, New Hampshire, United States. For all sampling campaigns and land cover types, with a total of 936 paired observations, the magnaprobe snow depth measurements were consistently deeper than those of the snow tube. There was a 12 % average difference between the magnaprobe (14.9 cm) and snow tube (13.2 cm) average snow depths with a greater difference in the forest (1.9 cm) than the field (1.3 cm). This study suggests that snow depth measurements using a Federal snow tube can avoid overprobing with an ephemeral snowpack in forested environments. |
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Brief communication: Comparison of in situ ephemeral snow depth measurements over a mixed-use temperate forest landscape |
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Brief communication: Comparison of in situ ephemeral snow depth measurements over a mixed-use temperate forest landscape |
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Brief communication: Comparison of in situ ephemeral snow depth measurements over a mixed-use temperate forest landscape |
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Brief communication: Comparison of in situ ephemeral snow depth measurements over a mixed-use temperate forest landscape |
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brief communication: comparison of in situ ephemeral snow depth measurements over a mixed-use temperate forest landscape |
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