Arndt, Stefanie; Nicolaus, Marcel (2015): Snow grain size and type determination at sea ice ice stations during Polarstern cruise PS89 (ANT-XXX/2) [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848347
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Project(s):
Sea Ice Physics @ AWI (AWI_SeaIce)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -69.040381 * Median Longitude: -3.724676 * South-bound Latitude: -70.558530 * West-bound Longitude: -7.958520 * North-bound Latitude: -66.513000 * East-bound Longitude: 0.117920
Date/Time Start: 2014-12-19T17:15:00 * Date/Time End: 2015-01-04T11:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, ice/snow: 0.015 m * Maximum DEPTH, ice/snow: 0.595 m
Event(s):
PS89/030-5 * Latitude: -66.506830 * Longitude: -0.011000 * Date/Time: 2014-12-19T18:01:00 * Location: Lazarev Sea * Campaign: PS89 (ANT-XXX/2) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE)
PS89/032-1 * Latitude: -67.579330 * Longitude: 0.105170 * Date/Time: 2014-12-20T20:00:00 * Location: Lazarev Sea * Campaign: PS89 (ANT-XXX/2) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE)
PS89/035-1 * Latitude: -69.002830 * Longitude: -0.026170 * Date/Time: 2014-12-22T20:00:00 * Location: Lazarev Sea * Campaign: PS89 (ANT-XXX/2) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE)
Comment:
Measurements were obtained doing classical snow pits at every (snow-covered) ice station during PS89. Snow pits were taken once per ice station at a representative location of the floe. Measurments were done on an undisturbed shaded working wall of the snow pit.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Arndt, Stefanie | |||
| 2 | Sample code/label | Sample label | Arndt, Stefanie | |||
| 3 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Arndt, Stefanie | Geocode | ||
| 4 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Arndt, Stefanie | Geocode | ||
| 5 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Arndt, Stefanie | Geocode | ||
| 6 | Location | Location | Arndt, Stefanie | |||
| 7 | DEPTH, ice/snow | Depth ice/snow | m | Arndt, Stefanie | Geocode | |
| 8 | Depth, top/min | Depth top | m | Arndt, Stefanie | ||
| 9 | Depth, bottom/max | Depth bot | m | Arndt, Stefanie | ||
| 10 | Snow type | Snow | Arndt, Stefanie | Magnifying glass and grid-card | ||
| 11 | Snow grain size, minimum | Snow grain size min | mm | Arndt, Stefanie | Magnifying glass and grid-card | |
| 12 | Snow grain size, maximum | Snow grain size max | mm | Arndt, Stefanie | Magnifying glass and grid-card | |
| 13 | Hardness of snow | Snow hardness | code | Arndt, Stefanie | Magnifying glass and grid-card |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
163 data points
Data
| 1 Event | 2 Sample label | 3 Date/Time | 4 Latitude | 5 Longitude | 6 Location | 7 Depth ice/snow [m] | 8 Depth top [m] | 9 Depth bot [m] | 10 Snow | 11 Snow grain size min [mm] | 12 Snow grain size max [mm] | 13 Snow hardness [code] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS89/030-5 | PS89/030-5_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-19T17:15:00 | -66.51300 | -0.01500 | next to L-Arm site | 0.400 | 0.45 | 0.35 | wet snow | 4 | ||
| PS89/030-5 | PS89/030-5_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-19T17:15:00 | -66.51300 | -0.01500 | next to L-Arm site | 0.335 | 0.35 | 0.32 | slush | 4 | ||
| PS89/030-5 | PS89/030-5_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-19T17:15:00 | -66.51300 | -0.01500 | next to L-Arm site | 0.160 | 0.32 | 0.00 | slush + water | 4 | ||
| PS89/032-1 | PS89/032-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-20T19:00:00 | -67.57575 | 0.11792 | next to L-Arm site | 0.200 | 0.22 | 0.18 | RC | 1 | 4 | |
| PS89/032-1 | PS89/032-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-20T19:00:00 | -67.57575 | 0.11792 | next to L-Arm site | 0.175 | 0.18 | 0.17 | RC | 1 | 3 | |
| PS89/032-1 | PS89/032-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-20T19:00:00 | -67.57575 | 0.11792 | next to L-Arm site | 0.145 | 0.17 | 0.12 | RC | 1 | 3 | |
| PS89/032-1 | PS89/032-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-20T19:00:00 | -67.57575 | 0.11792 | next to L-Arm site | 0.085 | 0.12 | 0.05 | RC | 1 | 1 | |
| PS89/032-1 | PS89/032-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-20T19:00:00 | -67.57575 | 0.11792 | next to L-Arm site | 0.045 | 0.05 | 0.04 | icy | 1 | 6 | |
| PS89/032-1 | PS89/032-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-20T19:00:00 | -67.57575 | 0.11792 | next to L-Arm site | 0.020 | 0.04 | 0.00 | Slush | 4 | ||
| PS89/035-1 | PS89/035-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-22T14:30:00 | -69.00400 | -0.01730 | next to ROV site | 0.075 | 0.08 | 0.07 | II A1 (dc) | 2 | 4 | |
| PS89/035-1 | PS89/035-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-22T14:30:00 | -69.00400 | -0.01730 | next to ROV site | 0.050 | 0.07 | 0.03 | II B2 (rc) | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| PS89/035-1 | PS89/035-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-22T14:30:00 | -69.00400 | -0.01730 | next to ROV site | 0.015 | 0.03 | 0.00 | III A3 (dh) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| PS89/040-1 | PS89/040-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-29T18:00:00 | -70.52702 | -7.95852 | on GEM calibration site | 0.595 | 0.61 | 0.58 | FC (IIIA1) | 2 | ||
| PS89/040-1 | PS89/040-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-29T18:00:00 | -70.52702 | -7.95852 | on GEM calibration site | 0.515 | 0.58 | 0.45 | RC (IIB2) | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| PS89/040-1 | PS89/040-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-29T18:00:00 | -70.52702 | -7.95852 | on GEM calibration site | 0.440 | 0.45 | 0.43 | FC | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| PS89/040-1 | PS89/040-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-29T18:00:00 | -70.52702 | -7.95852 | on GEM calibration site | 0.375 | 0.43 | 0.32 | RC | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| PS89/040-1 | PS89/040-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-29T18:00:00 | -70.52702 | -7.95852 | on GEM calibration site | 0.235 | 0.32 | 0.15 | FC (IIIA2) | 3 | 1 | |
| PS89/040-1 | PS89/040-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-29T18:00:00 | -70.52702 | -7.95852 | on GEM calibration site | 0.100 | 0.15 | 0.05 | FC (IVB) | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| PS89/040-1 | PS89/040-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2014-12-29T18:00:00 | -70.52702 | -7.95852 | on GEM calibration site | 0.025 | 0.05 | 0.00 | DH (IIIA3) | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| PS89/046-1 | PS89/046-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2015-01-04T11:00:00 | -70.55853 | -7.64213 | on GEM calibration site | 0.385 | 0.42 | 0.35 | FC (IIIA1) | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| PS89/046-1 | PS89/046-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2015-01-04T11:00:00 | -70.55853 | -7.64213 | on GEM calibration site | 0.235 | 0.35 | 0.12 | RC (IIB2) | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| PS89/046-1 | PS89/046-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2015-01-04T11:00:00 | -70.55853 | -7.64213 | on GEM calibration site | 0.090 | 0.12 | 0.06 | FC (IIIA2) | 1 | 3 | |
| PS89/046-1 | PS89/046-1_SNOW_STRAT | 2015-01-04T11:00:00 | -70.55853 | -7.64213 | on GEM calibration site | 0.030 | 0.06 | 0.00 | Slush |