Accuracy of Manual Snow Sampling, Depending on the Sampler’s Cross-Section—A Comparative Study

• Main Authors: Kaasik, Marko, Meinander, Outi, Leppänen, Leena, Anttila, Kati, Dagsson-Waldhauserova, Pavla, Ginnerup, Anders, Hampinen, Timo, Liu, Yijing, Gunnarsson, Andri, Langley, Kirsty, Arslan, Ali Nadir
• Other Authors: orcid:0000-0001-6608-3951, orcid:0000-0003-1605-8306, orcid:0000-0003-1256-0163, Ilmatieteen laitos, Finnish Meteorological Institute
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023
• Subjects: snow; measurement; snow cover; sampling (inspection); depth; samples; measuring methods; ice; lumi; mittaus; lumipeite; näytteeonotto; syvyys; näytteet; mittausmenetelmät; jää; Greenland; Sodankylä; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/567477

Snow sampling, either by inserting a tube through the entire snowpack or by taking samples from the vertical profile, is widely applied to measure the snow depth, density, and snow water equivalent (SWE). A comparative study of snow-sampling methods was carried out on 24 March 2022 in Sodankylä, Fin...