Published June 18, 2025
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Snow pits: spatial variability in melting season, Sodankylä, 2023
- 1. Finnish Meteorological Institute
Contributors
Data collectors:
Project leaders:
- 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
- B2SHARE Legacy Record ID
- 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
- Topic category
- environment
Parameter name
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Air temperature, snow surface temperature and snow temperature
Parameter unit
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Degree Celcius
Parameter description
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Temperature
Parameter name
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Density measured with SWE tube
Parameter unit
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kg/m^3
Parameter description
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Tube scale density
Parameter name
:
Snow water equivalent
Parameter unit
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mm
Parameter description
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Tube scale SWE
Parameter name
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Bulk density averaged from density cutter measurements
Parameter unit
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kg/m^3
Parameter description
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Average Dens.Cutter density
Parameter name
:
Snow water equivalent averaged from density cutter measurements
Parameter unit
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mm
Parameter description
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Average Dens.Cutter SWE
Parameter name
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Density measured with rectangular density cutter
Parameter unit
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g/cm^3
Parameter description
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Snow cutter density
Parameter name
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Number of layers in the snowpack
Parameter unit
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-
Parameter description
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Number of layers
Parameter name
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Thickness of the layer
Parameter unit
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cm
Parameter description
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Layer thickness
Parameter name
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Classification of snow grains in snow layer
Parameter unit
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-
Parameter description
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Class
Parameter name
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Grain size in snow layer
Parameter unit
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mm
Parameter description
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Grain size
Parameter name
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Hardness of snow layer
Parameter unit
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Handscale 1-6
Parameter description
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Hardness
Parameter name
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Wetness of snow layer
Parameter unit
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Handscale 1-5
Parameter description
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Wetness
Parameter name
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Measurement date
Parameter unit
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dd.mm.yyyy
Parameter description
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Date
Parameter name
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Measurement time
Parameter unit
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hh:mm
Parameter description
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Time
Parameter name
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Estimated cloud cover ( /8)
Parameter unit
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-
Parameter description
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Clouds
Parameter name
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Snow-free area
Parameter unit
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%
Parameter description
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Snow-free
Parameter name
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Snow height
Parameter unit
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cm
Parameter description
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Snow depth
Temporal Coverage
Ranges:
Start date: 2023-03-21
End date: 2023-05-10
End date: 2023-05-10