Snow depth and snow density at Resolute Northwest Territories

Observations of the snow depth at 21 sites at Resolute were made twice weekly during the winter of 1957-58. As a result of these observations and of other observations on snow made for the National Research Council, it is shown that the snow depth and the water content of the snow did not continue t...

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Main Author: Longley, Richmond, W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1960
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spelling ftnrccanada:oai:cisti-icist.nrc-cnrc.ca:cistinparc:20373921 2024-01-21T10:07:37+01:00 Snow depth and snow density at Resolute Northwest Territories Longley, Richmond, W. 1960-12-01 text https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/ft/?id=dd72bb22-8e6a-48f6-97ac-0e83f7553ff5 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=dd72bb22-8e6a-48f6-97ac-0e83f7553ff5 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=dd72bb22-8e6a-48f6-97ac-0e83f7553ff5 eng eng Journal of Glaciology, Volume: 3, Publication date: 1960-12-01, Pages: 733–738 report_number:DBR-TM-66 article 1960 ftnrccanada 2023-12-24T00:02:14Z Observations of the snow depth at 21 sites at Resolute were made twice weekly during the winter of 1957-58. As a result of these observations and of other observations on snow made for the National Research Council, it is shown that the snow depth and the water content of the snow did not continue to increase during the winter as the snow fell. Rather the strong winds eroded the snow surface and the increase in depth was irregular and relatively slow. Furthermore, the observations on the density of the snow cover lead to the conclusion that attempts to measure the density in similar regions with accuracy greater than 0.05 g. c m.-3 are not warranted. Pendant l'hiver 1957-58 on a pris des mesures deux fois par semaine de l'épaisseur de laneige a 21 endroits a Resolute. Par suite de ces observations et d'autres observations de la neige faites pour le Conseil National de Recherches, on a pu montrer que l'épaisseur et la valeur en eau de la neige n'allaient pas croissant pendant l'hiver au fur et a mesure des précipitations. II semble plutôt que des vents forts ont érode la surface de la neige de sorte que l'épaisseur s'augmentait de manière irrégulière et relativement lente. De plus. des observations de la densité de la couche neigeuse laissent conclure qu'aucun essai de mesure de la densité dans les régions analogues a un degré de précision supérieur a 0,5 g cm-3 ne puisse être valable. Reprinted from Journal of Glaciology, vol. 3, no. 28, October 1960 pp. 733-738 Peer reviewed: Yes NRC publication: Yes Article in Journal/Newspaper Journal of Glaciology Northwest Territories National Research Council Canada: NRC Publications Archive Northwest Territories Conseil ENVELOPE(-67.433,-67.433,-67.596,-67.596)
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description Observations of the snow depth at 21 sites at Resolute were made twice weekly during the winter of 1957-58. As a result of these observations and of other observations on snow made for the National Research Council, it is shown that the snow depth and the water content of the snow did not continue to increase during the winter as the snow fell. Rather the strong winds eroded the snow surface and the increase in depth was irregular and relatively slow. Furthermore, the observations on the density of the snow cover lead to the conclusion that attempts to measure the density in similar regions with accuracy greater than 0.05 g. c m.-3 are not warranted. Pendant l'hiver 1957-58 on a pris des mesures deux fois par semaine de l'épaisseur de laneige a 21 endroits a Resolute. Par suite de ces observations et d'autres observations de la neige faites pour le Conseil National de Recherches, on a pu montrer que l'épaisseur et la valeur en eau de la neige n'allaient pas croissant pendant l'hiver au fur et a mesure des précipitations. II semble plutôt que des vents forts ont érode la surface de la neige de sorte que l'épaisseur s'augmentait de manière irrégulière et relativement lente. De plus. des observations de la densité de la couche neigeuse laissent conclure qu'aucun essai de mesure de la densité dans les régions analogues a un degré de précision supérieur a 0,5 g cm-3 ne puisse être valable. Reprinted from Journal of Glaciology, vol. 3, no. 28, October 1960 pp. 733-738 Peer reviewed: Yes NRC publication: Yes
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title_full Snow depth and snow density at Resolute Northwest Territories
title_fullStr Snow depth and snow density at Resolute Northwest Territories
title_full_unstemmed Snow depth and snow density at Resolute Northwest Territories
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