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Brief communication: Improved measurement of ice layer density in seasonal snowpacks
Tom Watts
Department of Geography, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
Nick Rutter
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
Peter Toose
Climate Research Division, Environment Canada, Toronto, Canada
Chris Derksen
Climate Research Division, Environment Canada, Toronto, Canada
Melody Sandells
National Centre for Earth Observation, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AL, UK
now at: CORES Science and Engineering Limited, Victoria Garesfield, UK
John Woodward
Department of Geography, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
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- Field and simulated Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Data for improved snow structure analysis on Arctic glacier M. Grabiec et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2026.105118
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Short summary
Ice layers in snowpacks introduce uncertainty in satellite-derived estimates of snow water equivalent, have ecological impacts on plants and animals, and change the thermal and vapour transport properties of the snowpack. Here we present a new field method for measuring the density of ice layers. The method was used in the Arctic and mid-latitudes; the mean measured ice layer density was significantly higher than values typically used in the literature.
Ice layers in snowpacks introduce uncertainty in satellite-derived estimates of snow water...
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