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Arndt, Stefanie (2021): Snow stratigraphy measurements at ice stations during POLARSTERN cruise PS118 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.929010

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Abstract:
Measurements were obtained doing classical snow pits at all ice stations during PS118. Snow pits were taken at representative locations of the floe. Measurements were done on an undisturbed shaded working wall of the snow pit.
Further details:
Fierz, Charles; Armstrong, R L; Durand, Yves; Etchevers, Pierre; Greene, Ethan; McClung, David M; Nishimura, Kouichi; Satyawali, Pramond K; Sokratov, Sergey A (2009): The International Classification for Seasonal Snow on the Ground. IHP-VII Technical Documents in Hydrology N°83, IACS Contribution N°1, UNESCO-IHP, Paris, 80 pp, http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001864/186462e.pdf (186462eng.pdf)
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 5472008: Priority Programme 1158 Antarctic Research with Comparable Investigations in Arctic Sea Ice Areas
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -64.568633 * Median Longitude: -56.808133 * South-bound Latitude: -65.425400 * West-bound Longitude: -58.002800 * North-bound Latitude: -63.095300 * East-bound Longitude: -54.295000
Date/Time Start: 2019-02-22T16:11:00 * Date/Time End: 2019-03-22T17:25:00
Minimum DEPTH, ice/snow: -0.450 m * Maximum DEPTH, ice/snow: 0.000 m
Event(s):
PS118_20190222_1  * Latitude Start: -63.798300 * Longitude Start: -56.320300 * Latitude End: -63.792300 * Longitude End: -56.340000 * Date/Time Start: 2019-02-22T15:08:00 * Date/Time End: 2019-02-22T20:08:00 * Location: Weddell Sea * Campaign: PS118 * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE)
PS118_20190223_2  * Latitude Start: -64.353100 * Longitude Start: -56.384500 * Latitude End: -64.366400 * Longitude End: -56.438500 * Date/Time Start: 2019-02-23T16:41:00 * Date/Time End: 2019-02-23T20:34:00 * Location: Weddell Sea * Campaign: PS118 * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE)
PS118_20190224_3  * Latitude Start: -64.892500 * Longitude Start: -57.241900 * Latitude End: -64.890900 * Longitude End: -57.238100 * Date/Time Start: 2019-02-24T13:52:00 * Date/Time End: 2019-02-24T17:59:00 * Location: Weddell Sea * Campaign: PS118 * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE)
Size:
819 data points

Data

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Event
(Ice station)

Sample label

Date/Time
(UTC)

Latitude

Longitude

Depth ice/snow [m]
(Layer, top; 0 represents the ...)

Depth ice/snow [m]
(Layer, bottom; 0 represents t...)

Snow grain type
(Type I)

Snow grain type
(Type II)
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Snow grain size min [mm]
11 
Snow grain size max [mm]
12 
Hardness snow
13 
Snow wetness
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PS118_20190223_2 PS118_20190223_2-1_SPIT012019-02-23T17:40:00-64.3542-56.3945-0.280-0.275I-Brc/fc(ws)0.51.0-D
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PS118_20190223_2PS118_20190223_2-1_SPIT022019-02-23T18:51:00-64.3589-56.4191-0.410-0.340II-B-2rc(ws)0.51.01FD
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PS118_20190224_3 PS118_20190224_3-1_SPIT012019-02-24T14:41:00-64.8926-57.2384-0.110-0.090II-A-1ns1.02.0FM
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PS118_20190226_4 PS118_20190226_4-1_SPIT012019-02-26T15:42:00-65.3346-58.0028-0.310-0.260III-A-1ns/rc0.51.0FD
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PS118_20190301_5 PS118_20190301_5-1_SPIT012019-03-01T16:01:00-65.2119-57.5800-0.335-0.290II-A-2rc/fc1.02.0FD
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PS118_20190301_5PS118_20190301_5-1_SPIT022019-03-01T16:01:00-65.2117-57.5752-0.180-0.110IV-Amf3.04.0KD
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PS118_20190302_6 PS118_20190302_6-1_SPIT012019-03-02T17:05:00-65.4254-57.9290-0.190-0.185II-A-2rc(ws)0.00.5crustM
PS118_20190302_6PS118_20190302_6-1_SPIT012019-03-02T17:05:00-65.4254-57.9290-0.185-0.170III-A-2dh/fc1.02.04FM
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PS118_20190302_6PS118_20190302_6-1_SPIT012019-03-02T17:05:00-65.4254-57.9290-0.130-0.110III-A-2dh1.02.0PD
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PS118_20190302_6PS118_20190302_6-1_SPIT022019-03-02T18:02:00-65.4240-57.9300-0.240-0.235II-A-2rc/ns0.00.5-M
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PS118_20190302_6PS118_20190302_6-1_SPIT022019-03-02T18:02:00-65.4240-57.9300-0.170-0.145III-A-2fc/dh1.02.04FM
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PS118_20190302_6PS118_20190302_6-1_SPIT022019-03-02T18:02:00-65.4240-57.9300-0.110-0.100III-A-2dh/mf2.03.01FD
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PS118_20190304_7 PS118_20190304_7-1_SPIT012019-03-04T14:42:00-64.9791-57.6753-0.130-0.090III-A-1sh/rc1.02.01FM
PS118_20190304_7PS118_20190304_7-1_SPIT012019-03-04T14:42:00-64.9791-57.6753-0.090-0.060III-A-3dh3.05.04FD
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PS118_20190307_8 PS118_20190307_8-1_SPIT012019-03-07T16:40:00-64.8977-57.8075-0.085-0.080IFif0.00.0ID
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