Arndt, Stefanie; Rossmann, Leonard (2017): Snow density measurements at ice station PS96/H004-2 [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.881424
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Project(s):
Sea Ice Physics @ AWI (AWI_SeaIce)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -74.964833 * Median Longitude: -31.496522 * South-bound Latitude: -74.964940 * West-bound Longitude: -31.496620 * North-bound Latitude: -74.964700 * East-bound Longitude: -31.496400
Date/Time Start: 2016-01-03T15:29:00 * Date/Time End: 2016-01-03T15:50:00
Minimum DEPTH, ice/snow: 0.035 m * Maximum DEPTH, ice/snow: 0.215 m
Event(s):
PS96/H004-2 * Latitude Start: -74.964980 * Longitude Start: -31.495350 * Latitude End: -74.964980 * Longitude End: -31.495350 * Date/Time Start: 2016-01-03T15:26:54 * Date/Time End: 2016-01-03T16:04:04 * Campaign: PS96 (ANT-XXXI/2 FROSN) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE)
Comment:
Measurements were obtained doing classical snow pits at two ice station during PS96. Snow pits were taken at representative locations 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 | Sample code/label | Sample label | Arndt, Stefanie | |||
| 2 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Arndt, Stefanie | Geocode | ||
| 3 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Arndt, Stefanie | Geocode | ||
| 4 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Arndt, Stefanie | Geocode | ||
| 5 | DEPTH, ice/snow | Depth ice/snow | m | Arndt, Stefanie | Geocode | |
| 6 | Depth, top/min | Depth top | m | Arndt, Stefanie | ||
| 7 | Depth, bottom/max | Depth bot | m | Arndt, Stefanie | ||
| 8 | Density, snow | Density snow | kg/m3 | Arndt, Stefanie | Volumetry with snow tube | tube weight: 615 g, tube volume: 500 ml, weighed with a spring scale |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
36 data points
Data
| 1 Sample label | 2 Date/Time | 3 Latitude | 4 Longitude | 5 Depth ice/snow [m] | 6 Depth top [m] | 7 Depth bot [m] | 8 Density snow [kg/m3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS96/H004_SPIT-3_SNOW_DENS | 2016-01-03T15:29 | -74.964940 | -31.496620 | 0.215 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 500 |
| PS96/H004_SPIT-3_SNOW_DENS | 2016-01-03T15:29 | -74.964940 | -31.496620 | 0.165 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 550 |
| PS96/H004_SPIT-3_SNOW_DENS | 2016-01-03T15:29 | -74.964940 | -31.496620 | 0.115 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 600 |
| PS96/H004_SPIT-3_SNOW_DENS | 2016-01-03T15:29 | -74.964940 | -31.496620 | 0.075 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 450 |
| PS96/H004_SPIT-3_SNOW_DENS | 2016-01-03T15:29 | -74.964940 | -31.496620 | 0.045 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 400 |
| PS96/H004_SPIT-1_SNOW_DENS | 2016-01-03T15:50 | -74.964700 | -31.496400 | 0.095 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 450 |
| PS96/H004_SPIT-1_SNOW_DENS | 2016-01-03T15:50 | -74.964700 | -31.496400 | 0.035 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 500 |
| PS96/H004_SPIT-4_SNOW_DENS | 2016-01-03T15:50 | -74.964700 | -31.496400 | 0.095 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 450 |
| PS96/H004_SPIT-4_SNOW_DENS | 2016-01-03T15:50 | -74.964700 | -31.496400 | 0.035 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 500 |