Snow cover in Hawai‘i (1893–1953) and its effect on ground temperature
Snow occasionally falls on the highest mountains of tropical Hawaiʻi: Maunakea, Maunaloa, Haleakalā, and Hualālai. We digitized and analyzed monthly Weather Bureau records of snow in Hawaiʻi from 1893 to 1972. In the half-century 1901–1950, Maunakea had an estimated average of one month of snow cove...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b8ac271dc6ae4303aa5d19a44ca9835b 2023-05-15T14:14:31+02:00 Snow cover in Hawai‘i (1893–1953) and its effect on ground temperature Jake Martin Norbert Schorghofer Kenji Yoshikawa Frederick L. Klasner 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2019.1600963 https://doaj.org/article/b8ac271dc6ae4303aa5d19a44ca9835b EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2019.1600963 https://doaj.org/toc/1523-0430 https://doaj.org/toc/1938-4246 1523-0430 1938-4246 doi:10.1080/15230430.2019.1600963 https://doaj.org/article/b8ac271dc6ae4303aa5d19a44ca9835b Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, Vol 51, Iss 1, Pp 148-154 (2019) historical snow cover maunakea hawaiʻi permafrost Environmental sciences GE1-350 Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2019.1600963 2022-12-31T03:46:37Z Snow occasionally falls on the highest mountains of tropical Hawaiʻi: Maunakea, Maunaloa, Haleakalā, and Hualālai. We digitized and analyzed monthly Weather Bureau records of snow in Hawaiʻi from 1893 to 1972. In the half-century 1901–1950, Maunakea had an estimated average of one month of snow cover per year. Snow was especially abundant from 1922 to 1940, but was relatively rare from 1908 to 1921. Snow cover may play a role in the formation and preservation of permafrost. MODIS satellite data are used to measure the albedo of the snow surface as a function of its age. Following winters with snow, the ground temperature at 1 m depth is lower than after a winter without significant snow cover, and hence snow cover favors permafrost conditions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarctic and Alpine Research Arctic permafrost Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 51 1 148 154 |
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Snow occasionally falls on the highest mountains of tropical Hawaiʻi: Maunakea, Maunaloa, Haleakalā, and Hualālai. We digitized and analyzed monthly Weather Bureau records of snow in Hawaiʻi from 1893 to 1972. In the half-century 1901–1950, Maunakea had an estimated average of one month of snow cover per year. Snow was especially abundant from 1922 to 1940, but was relatively rare from 1908 to 1921. Snow cover may play a role in the formation and preservation of permafrost. MODIS satellite data are used to measure the albedo of the snow surface as a function of its age. Following winters with snow, the ground temperature at 1 m depth is lower than after a winter without significant snow cover, and hence snow cover favors permafrost conditions. |
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Snow cover in Hawai‘i (1893–1953) and its effect on ground temperature |
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Snow cover in Hawai‘i (1893–1953) and its effect on ground temperature |
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