https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.993445Rückert, Janna ElisabethJanna ElisabethRückert0000-0001-9885-6576Institute of Environmental Physics, University of BremenBahlmann, JonathanJonathanBahlmannDrift + NoiseBühler, LinnuLinnuBühlerUniversity of CologneKolar, JonathanJonathanKolar0009-0004-2109-9115Institute of Environmental Physics, University of BremenNeckel, NiklasNiklasNeckel0000-0003-4300-5488Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, BremerhavenRisse, NilsNilsRisse0000-0002-7267-9353University of CologneTrace-Kleeberg, SunkeSunkeTrace-KleebergUniversity of SouthamptonPANGAEA2026ArcticSea icesnowsnow depthEvent labelSample code/labelDATE/TIMELATITUDELONGITUDELocationSnow depthSurface scattering layer, heightObserverIce stationWooden rulerPS144PolarsternArctic Amplification (AC3)2024-08-16T17:00:00/2024-09-26T01:00:00Dataset10.1594/PANGAEA.99049610.57738/BZPM_0794_2025566 data pointstext/tab-separated-valuesCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalDuring the Polarstern cruise PS144 from August 2024 to October 2024 in the central Arctic Ocean a regular foldable wooden ruler was used to measure the height of the snow and/or the surface scattering layer during 10 ice stations. All measurements were done within the vicinity of the footprint of the onboard microwave radiometers installed for the VAMPIRE project (https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.990496), that is, in about 25 m distance to the port bow of Polarstern mostly measured along T-shaped transects with side lengths of 5 to 7 meters, further refined in the "Location" column. For more information about these measurements the user is referred to Chapter 6.4 of the cruise report (https://doi.org/10.57738/BZPM_0794_2025).42.983087-150.6669984.4937589.958889Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhavenhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100003207AWI_PS144_06SeaIcePhys. (ArcWatch1/TransArc3)German Research Foundationhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100001659268020496TRR 172: ArctiC Amplification: Climate Relevant Atmospheric and SurfaCe Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms