Effects of meteorology and soil moisture on the spatio-temporal evolution of the depth hoar layer in the polar desert snowpack

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Gautier Davesne, Florent Domine, Daniel Fortier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2022
• Subjects: Arctic snowpack; depth hoar; polar desert; soil moisture; thermal conductivity; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Arctic; Hunt Island; Resolute Bay; Ward Hunt Island; Journal of Glaciology; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2021.105; https://doaj.org/article/a738ca8fa0fb4a3396ccd7d7deb5358e

In polar deserts, depth hoar (hereinafter: DH) growth is not systematic unlike on tundra and this is critical for snowpack properties. Here, we address the spatio-temporal variability of the DH layer in the polar desert at two sites in the Canadian High Arctic: Ward Hunt Island (83° N) and Resolute...