ICECAPS-MELT: Manual snow properties from two 1-m snow profiles in SW Greenland (May 2024)

Snow properties were measured in two 1-m deep snow profiles from southwest Greenland (Camp Raven, 66.48 N, 46.30 W, 2331 m asl) during Spring 2024. The snow profile measurements were made adjacent to an autonomous atmospheric and glaciological platform (the SLEIGH) as part of the ICECAPS-MELT (Integrated Characterization of Energy, Clouds, Atmospheric state, and Precipitation - MEasurements along Lagrangian Transects) experiment. A layer identification was performed and then snow properties were measured: snow grain size, snow crystal habit/form, and hand hardness. Profile 1 was measured on 15 May 2024, 2-3 meters from the eventual SLEIGH installation. Profile 2 was measured on 18 May 2024, 20 m from the eventual SLEIGH installation.

This work was US-led, US-UK collaboration co-funded by the US National Science Foundation and the UK National Environment Research Council.