Möller, Marco; Möller, Rebecca (2018): Snow cover data across Nordenskiöldland, Svalbard, from point measurements during 2014-2016 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.896581, Supplement to: Möller, M; Möller, R (2019): Snow cover variability across glaciers in Nordenskiöldland (Svalbard) from point measurements in 2014–2016. Earth System Science Data Discussions, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2018-158
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Abstract:
Snow depths and bulk densities of the annual snow layer were measured at 69 different locations on glaciers across Nordenskiöldland, Svalbard, during the spring seasons of the period 2014–2016. Sampling locations lie along nine transects extending over 17 individual glaciers. Several of the locations were visited repeatedly, leading to a total of 109 point measurements, on which we report in this study. Snow water equivalents were calculated for each point measurement. In the dataset, snow depth and density measurements are accompanied by appropriate uncertainties which are rigorously transferred to the calculated snow water equivalents using a straightforward Monte Carlo simulation-style procedure. The final dataset can be downloaded from the Pangaea data repository (https://www.pangaea.de; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.896581). Snow cover data indicate a general and statistically significant increase of snow depths and water equivalents with terrain elevation. A significant increase of both quantities with decreasing distance towards the east coast of Nordenskiöldland is also evident, but shows distinct interannual variability. Snow density does not show any characteristic spatial pattern.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 78.107551 * Median Longitude: 16.590875 * South-bound Latitude: 77.813100 * West-bound Longitude: 14.169320 * North-bound Latitude: 78.339480 * East-bound Longitude: 18.715570
Date/Time Start: 2014-03-29T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2016-04-09T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: 57.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 832.0 m
Event(s):
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Möller, Marco | |||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Möller, Marco | |||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Möller, Marco | |||
| 4 | Elevation of event | Elevation | m | Möller, Marco | ||
| 5 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Möller, Marco | Geocode | ||
| 6 | Number | n | # | Möller, Marco | ||
| 7 | Randolph Glacier Inventory 6.0, glacier ID | RGI 6.0 ID | Möller, Marco | |||
| 8 | Snow thickness | Snow thick | m | Möller, Marco | of the annual snow layer | |
| 9 | Snow thickness, uncertainty | Snow thick unc | m | Möller, Marco | ||
| 10 | Density, snow | Density snow | kg/m3 | Möller, Marco | of the annual snow layer | |
| 11 | Density, snow, uncertainty | Density snow unc | kg/m3 | Möller, Marco | ||
| 12 | Snow water equivalent | SWE | m | Möller, Marco | w.e., of the annual snow layer | |
| 13 | Snow water equivalent, uncertainty | SWE unc | m | Möller, Marco | ||
| 14 | Flag | Flag | Möller, Marco | 1: Snow density measured, 0: Snow density inter-/extrapolated |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Size:
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