Metadata Snapshot

Metadata Snapshot

Data Portal Name:

  • Intensive Snow Measurements

Data Type:

  • Time-Series Point Data

Number of Stations/Sites:

  • 2 sites in Durham, NH and 1 site in Hanover, NH 

Variables / Parameters / Indicators / Outputs / Units:

  • Snowpack Physical Properties:
    1. Spectral albedo (unitless)
    2. Optical grain size (mm)
    3. Snow depth (cm)
    4. Surface snow density (g/cm^3)
    5. Surface black carbon content (ng/g snow (ppb))
  • Chemistry Measurements:
    1. Total snow depth (cm)
    2. Scoops (unitless)
    3. Sample location within snowpack ie. top , mid , bottom (cm)
    4. Snow mass
    5. Layer ID (YYMMDD)
    6. Orientation
    7. Snow weight (g)
    8. Snow density (g/cm^3)
    9. Snow water equivalence (g/cm^2)
    10. Chloride concentration (nmol/L)
    11. Bromide concentration (nmol/L)
    12. Nitrate concentration (nmol/L)
    13. Sulfate concentration (nmol/L)
    14. Oxalate concentration (nmol/L)
    15. Sodium concentration (nmol/L)
    16. Ammonium concentration (nmol/L)
    17. Potassium concentration (nmol/L)
    18. Magnesium concentration (nmol/L)
    19. Calcium concentration (nmol/L)
    20. Black carbon concentration (ng/g liquid)
    21. Black carbon (from SP2) (ng/m^3)
    22. Black carbon standard deviation (ng/m^3)
    23. Tube internal diameter (cm)
    24. Type of sample (unitless)
    25. Distance to road (m)
    26. Distance from left row (m)

Temporal Resolution(s)

  • Approximately daily

Date Range:

  • January 2013 through February 2016 (while snow is on the ground)