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...
Published in: | The Cryosphere |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016
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Online Access: | https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/27779/ https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2069-2016 https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/27779/1/Watts_2016.pdf |
Summary: | 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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