Published June 18, 2025 | Version v1
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Snow pits: spatial variability in melting season, Sodankylä, 2023

Creators

  • 1. Finnish Meteorological Institute

Contributors

  • 1. University of Hamburg
  • 2. Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
  • 3. Finnish Meteorological Institute
  • 4. University of Hamburg, Department of Earth Sciences, Institute of Soil Science
  • 5. University of Hamburg, Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability

Description

Data for manuscript "Spatial and temporal variability of taiga snow properties during melting period in Sodankylä, Finland". This study investigates the temporal and spatial variability of physical snow properties during the melting period in taiga snowpack conditions in Sodankylä, northern Finland. Weekly snow pit measurements — including stratigraphy, temperature, and density — were conducted at four locations over an eight-week period from March to May in 2023 to assess landscape-scale variability. The four sites are: Lichen Fence (N67.367100 E26.634740), Forest near the Airport - shortly called Airport (N67.384250, E26.625290), Intensive Observation Area (IOA) (N67.36179, E26.63378) and Sounding Station (N67.366890 E26.629890).

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Additional details

Identifiers

URL
https://etsin.fairdata.fi/dataset/52b63435-f059-4748-adfb-8e4b03f5e3b0
b2rec
49feab821c4049a9a9c43a61468668a5

Funding

Hamburglobal Förderprogramm
The Next Generation Partnerships, University of Hamburg
H2020 CHARTER (869471)

Instruments

Hanna digital thermometer
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Plastic transparent Korhonen-Melander snow sampler
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Rectangular 500 cm^3 density cutter made by FMI
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Magnifying lens
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Crystal card
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Digital scale
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Ruler
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FMI metadata

Lineage
Original version, not quality checked
Parameter
  • Parameter name: Air temperature, snow surface temperature and snow temperature
  • Parameter unit: Degree Celcius
  • Parameter description: Temperature
  • Parameter name: Density measured with SWE tube
  • Parameter unit: kg/m^3
  • Parameter description: Tube scale density
  • Parameter name: Snow water equivalent
  • Parameter unit: mm
  • Parameter description: Tube scale SWE
  • Parameter name: Bulk density averaged from density cutter measurements
  • Parameter unit: kg/m^3
  • Parameter description: Average Dens.Cutter density
  • Parameter name: Snow water equivalent averaged from density cutter measurements
  • Parameter unit: mm
  • Parameter description: Average Dens.Cutter SWE
  • Parameter name: Density measured with rectangular density cutter
  • Parameter unit: g/cm^3
  • Parameter description: Snow cutter density
  • Parameter name: Number of layers in the snowpack
  • Parameter unit: -
  • Parameter description: Number of layers
  • Parameter name: Thickness of the layer
  • Parameter unit: cm
  • Parameter description: Layer thickness
  • Parameter name: Classification of snow grains in snow layer
  • Parameter unit: -
  • Parameter description: Class
  • Parameter name: Grain size in snow layer
  • Parameter unit: mm
  • Parameter description: Grain size
  • Parameter name: Hardness of snow layer
  • Parameter unit: Handscale 1-6
  • Parameter description: Hardness
  • Parameter name: Wetness of snow layer
  • Parameter unit: Handscale 1-5
  • Parameter description: Wetness
  • Parameter name: Measurement date
  • Parameter unit: dd.mm.yyyy
  • Parameter description: Date
  • Parameter name: Measurement time
  • Parameter unit: hh:mm
  • Parameter description: Time
  • Parameter name: Estimated cloud cover ( /8)
  • Parameter unit: -
  • Parameter description: Clouds
  • Parameter name: Snow-free area
  • Parameter unit: %
  • Parameter description: Snow-free
  • Parameter name: Snow height
  • Parameter unit: cm
  • Parameter description: Snow depth
Topic category
environment

Temporal Coverage

Ranges:

Start date: 2023-03-21
End date: 2023-05-10