Snowpack observations from a circumnavigation of the Greenland Ice Sheet (spring 2014).

• Published in: Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica
• Main Authors: López Moreno, J. I., Olivera-Marañón, M., Zabalza, J., de Larramendi, R. H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de La Rioja 2016
• Subjects: Greenland ice sheet; snow; snow density and temperature; snow pits; Casquete de hielo de Groenlandia; nieve; temperatura y densidad de nieve; perfiles de nieve; Greenland; Hielo; Groenlandia; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://publicaciones.unirioja.es/ojs/index.php/cig/article/view/2938; https://doi.org/10.18172/cig.2938

We report the characteristics of the Greenland ice sheet snowpack, based on data collected during the first wind-propelled circumnavigation of the ice sheet, undertaken in spring 2014. The dataset included snow depth measurements made in 100 m2 plots, and data on the snow bulk density and snowpack t...