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Articles | Volume 9, issue 3
Articles | Volume 9, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1265-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1265-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 9, issue 3
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

F. Domine, M. Barrere, D. Sarrazin, S. Morin, and L. Arnaud

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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.
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