Snow Data
Date: |
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Weather: |
Overcast
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Cloud Type: | |
Air Temperature: |
-5.0
|
Canopy Cover: |
0 %
|
Snow Depth: |
79.5 cm
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Teaching Site: | |
School: | |
Observation Notes: |
Staff Inquiry Day, South-facing Slope |
Snowpack Characteristics
Layer Number | Layer Height | Crystal Type | Hardness | Density | Snow Water Equivalent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
15.5 cm
|
New Snow
|
Fist
|
11 g/100cc
|
|
2
|
8.0 cm
|
Faceted Crystals
|
Fist
|
26 g/100cc
|
|
3
|
6.0 cm
|
Partially Rounded
|
Fist
|
28 g/100cc
|
|
4
|
5.0 cm
|
Faceted Crystals
|
Four Fingers
|
28 g/100cc
|
|
5
|
9.0 cm
|
Faceted Crystals
|
Fist
|
23 g/100cc
|
|
6
|
5.0 cm
|
Faceted Crystals
|
Fist
|
28 g/100cc
|
|
7
|
10.0 cm
|
Partially Rounded
|
Fist
|
29 g/100cc
|
|
8
|
16.0 cm
|
Partially Rounded
|
Fist
|
28 g/100cc
|
|
9
|
5.0 cm
|
Faceted Crystals
|
Fist
|
29 g/100cc
|
Snow Temperature Gradient
Depth | Temp |
---|---|
10 cm
|
0.5 °C
|
20 cm
|
0.3 °C
|
30 cm
|
-3.0 °C
|
40 cm
|
-1.0 °C
|
50 cm
|
-3.5 °C
|
60 cm
|
-1.5 °C
|
70 cm
|
-3.0 °C
|
80 cm
|
-3.5 °C
|