ClimateBasis Nuuk - Snow properties - Stratigraphy_SnowPit_Emp(C)

To document the properties of the snowpack six snowpits are made in Kobbefjord each year in late winter (app. April). The logging of the stratigraphy includes description of snow grain size, grain shape and hardness downthrough the profile. Snow temperatures and densities of the snow pit is found under Snow properties - DensityTemperature. The snow survey in Kobbefjord has been carried out annually in late winter since 2008. Please contact the ClimateBasis Nuuk manager for detailed snow survey reports. Snow properties:Snow properties ClimateBasis Nuuk:The ClimateBasis programme monitors climate and hydrology in Zackenberg, Kobbefjord and Disko (Qeqertarsuaq) and is run by Asiaq - Greenland Survey. The collected data build base-line information on climate variability and trends for all the other sub-programmes within GEM and serve as a trustworthy foundation for adaptation strategies for the Greenlandic society. The stations are embedded in Asiaq’s extensive climate and hydrology monitoring network. Furthermore, the run-off data is delivered to the World Hydrological Cycle Observing System (WHYCOS) and the Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC) networks.