Hansbreen Snowpit Dataset: a long-term snow monitoring (since 1989) in the unique field laboratory (SW Spitsbergen, Svalbard)

• Main Authors: Laska, Michał, Luks, Bartłomiej, Kępski, Daniel, Gądek, Bogdan, Głowacki, Piotr, Puczko, Dariusz, Migała, Krzysztof, Nawrot, Adam, Pętlicki, Michał
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Cryosphere; Hansbreen; Hornsund; seasonal snow cover; snowpit; snow stratigraphy; Spitsbergen; Svalbard; arctic cryosphere; glacier
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.942279; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.942279

Analyses of the seasonal snow cover provide basic information on the condition of glaciers, the water cycle and the energy budget in the natural environment. Therefore, they are a valuable source of information for more accurate glacier mass balance estimations, validation of remote sensing products...