Brief communication: Improved measurement of ice layer density in seasonal snowpacks
The microstructure and density of ice layers in snowpacks is poorly quantified. Here we present a new field method for measuring the density of ice layers caused by melt or rain-on-snow events. The method was used on 87 ice layer samples taken from natural and artificial ice layers in the Canadian A...
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| description | The microstructure and density of ice layers in snowpacks is poorly quantified. Here we present a new field method for measuring the density of ice layers caused by melt or rain-on-snow events. The method was used on 87 ice layer samples taken from natural and artificial ice layers in the Canadian Arctic and mid-latitudes. Mean measured ice layer density was 909 ± 28 kg m−3 with a standard deviation of 23 kg m−3, significantly higher than values typically used in the literature. |
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| spelling | fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:3318ff058a3341e7be9983484d081554 2025-01-16T20:29:30+00:00 Brief communication: Improved measurement of ice layer density in seasonal snowpacks T. Watts N. Rutter P. Toose C. Derksen M. Sandells J. Woodward 2016-09-01 https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2069-2016 https://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/2069/2016/tc-10-2069-2016.pdf https://doaj.org/article/3318ff058a3341e7be9983484d081554 en eng Copernicus Publications doi:10.5194/tc-10-2069-2016 1994-0416 1994-0424 https://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/2069/2016/tc-10-2069-2016.pdf https://doaj.org/article/3318ff058a3341e7be9983484d081554 undefined The Cryosphere, Vol 10, Pp 2069-2074 (2016) envir geo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2016 fttriple https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2069-2016 2023-01-22T18:11:39Z The microstructure and density of ice layers in snowpacks is poorly quantified. Here we present a new field method for measuring the density of ice layers caused by melt or rain-on-snow events. The method was used on 87 ice layer samples taken from natural and artificial ice layers in the Canadian Arctic and mid-latitudes. Mean measured ice layer density was 909 ± 28 kg m−3 with a standard deviation of 23 kg m−3, significantly higher than values typically used in the literature. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic The Cryosphere Unknown Arctic The Cryosphere 10 5 2069 2074 |
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| title | Brief communication: Improved measurement of ice layer density in seasonal snowpacks |
| title_full | Brief communication: Improved measurement of ice layer density in seasonal snowpacks |
| title_fullStr | Brief communication: Improved measurement of ice layer density in seasonal snowpacks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brief communication: Improved measurement of ice layer density in seasonal snowpacks |
| title_short | Brief communication: Improved measurement of ice layer density in seasonal snowpacks |
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