Macfarlane, Amy R; Schneebeli, Martin; Dadic, Ruzica; Wagner, David N; Arndt, Stefanie; Clemens-Sewall, David; Hämmerle, Stefan; Hannula, Henna-Reetta; Jaggi, Matthias; Kolabutin, Nikolai; Krampe, Daniela; Lehning, Michael; Matero, Ilkka; Nicolaus, Marcel; Oggier, Marc; Pirazzini, Roberta; Polashenski, Chris; Raphael, Ian; Regnery, Julia; Shimanchuck, Egor; Smith, Madison M; Tavri, Aikaterini (2021): Snowpit SnowMicroPen (SMP) force profiles collected during the MOSAiC expedition [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.935554, In: Macfarlane, AR et al. (2021): Snowpit raw data collected during the MOSAiC expedition [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.935934
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Abstract:
The SnowMicroPen (SMP) is a portable device for high-resolution in-situ measurements of penetration resistance in snow and can be correlated to snow microstructure (density, specific surface area, snow type). The penetration force is measured using a piezo-electric sensor and is digitally recorded every 4 micrometers. The SMP signal can infer stratigraphy, snow type, and snow microstructure at a vertical resolution of 1-4 mm. Based on the force signal, density and specific surface area parameterizations are calculated. Through horizontally repeated measurements, the SMP can help relate detailed point-scale snow profiles to a larger sampling area and provide information about the spatial variability of snow stratigraphy and physical snow properties. During the MOSAiC expedition (October 2019-September 2020), the SMP was used to measure 389 snowpits or transects to allow for upscaling of detailed point measurements of snow profiles. This dataset consists of 6837 SMP measurements and covers a complete annual cycle of snow stratigraphy on sea ice in the high Arctic.
Please direct inquiries to; David Wagner (PS122/1), Martin Schneebeli (PS122/2), Amy Macfarlane (PS122/3 and PS122/4), Ruzica Dadic (PS122/5).
Other version:
Wagner, David N; Jaggi, Matthias; Macfarlane, Amy R; Arndt, Stefanie; Krampe, Daniela; Regnery, Julia; Oggier, Marc; Kolabutin, Nikolai; Raphael, Ian; Shimanchuck, Egor; Schneebeli, Martin (2021): Snow water equivalent retrievals from SnowMicroPen data from MOSAiC Leg 1 - Leg 3. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.927460 (Processed data)
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Funding:
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven (AWI), grant/award no. AFMOSAiC-1_00: Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven (AWI), grant/award no. AWI_PS122_00: Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate / MOSAiC
Horizon 2020 (H2020), grant/award no. 730965: Arctic Research Icebreaker Consortium: A strategy for meeting the needs for marine-based research in the Arctic (ARICE)
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL/FNP), grant/award no. WSL_201812N1678
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), grant/award no. 179130: From Cloud to Ground: Snow Accumulation in Extreme Environments
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 86.453638 * Median Longitude: 79.917832 * South-bound Latitude: 79.203101 * West-bound Longitude: -2.646233 * North-bound Latitude: 89.152713 * East-bound Longitude: 128.146859
Date/Time Start: 2019-10-25T01:15:00 * Date/Time End: 2020-09-30T09:00:25
Event(s):
PS122/1_4-10 * Latitude: 85.436912 * Longitude: 128.146859 * Date/Time: 2019-10-25T01:15:00 * Sensor URI: sensor.awi.de * Campaign: PS122/1 (MOSAiC20192020) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Snow pit (SNOWPIT) * Comment: Close to met city
PS122/1_5-5 * Latitude: 85.541385 * Longitude: 126.423526 * Date/Time: 2019-10-28T01:00:00 * Sensor URI: sensor.awi.de * Campaign: PS122/1 (MOSAiC20192020) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Snow pit (SNOWPIT) * Comment: Close to met city; Slight snowfall, drifting snow, blowing snow
PS122/1_5-28 * Latitude: 85.765642 * Longitude: 123.540397 * Date/Time: 2019-10-31T08:18:00 * Sensor URI: sensor.awi.de * Campaign: PS122/1 (MOSAiC20192020) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Snow pit (SNOWPIT) * Comment: SMP31; Cc Snowpit: T, Salinity, SWE, SMP31 : at remote sensing site
Domain attribute(s):
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gear | Gear | Macfarlane, Amy R | SMP_number | ||
| 2 | Event label | Event | Macfarlane, Amy R | |||
| 3 | Binary Object | Binary | Macfarlane, Amy R | SnowMicroPen | ||
| 4 | File name | File name | Macfarlane, Amy R | PNT_file | ||
| 5 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Macfarlane, Amy R | Geocode | ||
| 6 | Location | Location | Macfarlane, Amy R | |||
| 7 | Identification | ID | Macfarlane, Amy R | SMP ID | ||
| 8 | Comment | Comment | Macfarlane, Amy R |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC) * Processing Level: PANGAEA data processing level 1 (ProcLevel1)
Size:
37781 data points
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