ICECAPS-MELT: Manual snow density from one 1-m snow profile in southwest Greenland (August 2024)

Manual snow density (km m-3) from a 1-m deep snow profile from southwest Greenland (Camp Raven, 66.48 N, 46.30 W, 2331 m asl) during Summer 2024. The snow profile measurements were made adjacent to an autonomous atmospheric and glaciological platform (the SLEIGH) as part of the ICECAPS-MELT (Integrated Characterization of Energy, Clouds, Atmospheric state, and Precipitation - MEasurements along Lagrangian Transects) experiment. Manual snow density was measured using American Avalanche Association classifications and procedures (Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Guidelines, 4th Edition, 2022). This profile was made 2-3 m away from the SLEIGH.



This work was US-led, US-UK collaboration co-funded by the US National Science Foundation and the UK National Environment Research Council.

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2026-01-30T16:22:43
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2026-01-30T16:22:43
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https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/42253e31a80947c1b63a5af456f04eeb
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NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis / 42253e31a80947c1b63a5af456f04eeb
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doi / 10.5285/42253e31a80947c1b63a5af456f04eeb
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Washington State University

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University of Leeds

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University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Town, Michael

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Guy, Heather

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Sledd, Anne

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Gallagher, Michael

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Olsen, Erik

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Walden, Von

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Shupe, Matthew

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Walden, Von P.

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Keywords

  • Greenland

  • snow profile

  • density

  • ICECAPS

  • ICECAPS-MELT

  • Camp Raven

  • Greenland Ice Sheet

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • atmospheric conditions
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  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
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Begin date
2024-08-21T00:00:00
End date
2024-08-22T00:00:00
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WGS 84
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NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis

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https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/42253e31a80947c1b63a5af456f04eeb

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http://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/icecaps-melt/data/202408CampRavenSnowDens1

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https://www.americanavalancheassociation.org/swag

Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Guidelines, 4th Edition, 2022
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement

The mass of each snow sample was recorded in the field. The metal cutter volume was measured independent of manufacturer specifications. Density was computed as the mass (+/- 0.1 g, 1-sigma) divided by the volume (small cutter uncertainty = +/- 4 cm3, 1-sigma; large cutter uncertainty = +/- 20 cm3, 1-sigma).

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ICECAPS-MELT: Manual and Instrumented Snow Property Measurements at Camp Raven, Southwest Greenland (May and August 2024)

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2026-03-01T03:26:33
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atmospheric conditions


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