Continuous Snow Depth, Intensive Site 1, Barrow, Alaska

• Main Authors: Hinzman, Larry, Busey, Bob, Cable, William, Romanovsky, Vladimir
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: 54 Environmental Sciences; Barrow; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1163347; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1163347; https://doi.org/10.5440/1163347

Continuous Snow depth data are being collected at several points within four intensive study areas in Barrow. These data assist in the calculation of the energy balance at the land surface and are also useful as inputs into modeling activities. Dataset DOI:10.5440/1163347; https://doi.org/10.5440/1163347 Measurements at AREA A (all heights listed are relative to the land surface): Location of the Site A station: N71* 16.888', W156* 36.647' * Snow Depth @ Polygon Margin [585558.23E 7910483.01N] UTM Zone 4 * Snow Depth @ Polygon Trough [585560.17E 7910486.55N] UTM Zone 4 Site A is located on polygonal permafrost and co-located with micromet surface measurements and subsurface measurements. Measurements at AREA B (all heights listed are relative to the land surface): Location of the Site B station: N71* 16.785', W156* 36.211' * Snow Depth @ Polygon Center [585825.60E 7910303.16N] UTM Zone 4 * Snow Depth @ Polygon Trough [585829.02E 7910307.70N] UTM Zone 4 Site B is located on polygonal permafrost and co-located with micromet surface measurements and subsurface measurements. Measurements at AREA C (all heights listed are relative to the land surface): Location of the Site C station: N71* 16.804', W156* 36.072' * Snow Depth @ Polygon Center [585905.37E 7910343.70N] UTM Zone 4 * Snow Depth @ Polygon Trough [585904.55E 7910333.93N] UTM Zone 4 * Snow Depth @ Polygon Rim [585910.19E 7910337.94N] UTM Zone 4 Site C is located on polygonal permafrost and co-located with micromet surface measurements and subsurface measurements Measurements at AREA D (all heights listed are relative to the land surface): Location of the Site D station: N71* 16.927', W156* 36.036' No measurement for 2012-2013. Site D is located on polygonal permafrost and co-located with micromet surface measurements and subsurface measurements. Data are in ASCII files, with columns separated by commas: ','