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Research article
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22 Jun 2015
Research article |
| 22 Jun 2015
Automatic monitoring of the effective thermal conductivity of snow in a low-Arctic shrub tundra
Centre for Northern Studies, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Department of Chemistry, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Takuvik Joint International Laboratory, Université Laval (Canada) and CNRS-INSU (France), Pavillon Alexandre Vachon, 1045 avenue de La Médecine, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
M. Barrere
Department of Geography, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Météo-France – CNRS, CNRM-GAME UMR 3589, CEN, Grenoble, France
Centre for Northern Studies, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Takuvik Joint International Laboratory, Université Laval (Canada) and CNRS-INSU (France), Pavillon Alexandre Vachon, 1045 avenue de La Médecine, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada
LGGE, Université Grenoble Alpes and CNRS – UMR5183, 38041 Grenoble, France
D. Sarrazin
Centre for Northern Studies, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
Météo-France – CNRS, CNRM-GAME UMR 3589, CEN, Grenoble, France
L. Arnaud
LGGE, Université Grenoble Alpes and CNRS – UMR5183, 38041 Grenoble, France
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Short summary
The thermal conductivity of Arctic snow strongly impacts ground temperature, nutrient recycling and vegetation growth. We have monitored the thermal conductivity of snow in low-Arctic shrub tundra for two consecutive winters using heated needle probes. We observe very different thermal conductivity evolutions in both winters studied, with more extensive melting in the second winter. Results illustrate the effect of vegetation on snow properties and the need to include it in snow physics models.
The thermal conductivity of Arctic snow strongly impacts ground temperature, nutrient recycling...
