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Articles | Volume 19, issue 11
Articles | Volume 19, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-6059-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-6059-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 19, issue 11
Research article
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21 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 21 Nov 2025

SnoTATOS: a low-cost, autonomous system for distributed snow depth measurements on sea ice

Ian A. Raphael, Donald K. Perovich, Christopher M. Polashenski, and Robert L. Hawley

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Snow plays competing roles in the sea ice cycle by reflecting sunlight during summer (reducing melt) and insulating the ice from the cold atmosphere during winter (reducing growth). Observing where, when, and how much snow accumulates on sea ice is thus central to understanding the Arctic. Here, we describe a new snow depth observation system that is substantially cheaper and lighter than existing tools and present a study demonstrating its potential to improve snow measurements on sea ice.
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