Metadata

Field Value

Dataset Name

Churchill snow geophysical data - December 2021

Dataset General Type

snow data

Dataset Type

Dataset

Dataset Level

0

Program Website

Keyword Vocabulary

Polar Data Catalogue

Keyword Vocabulary URL

https://www.polardata.ca/pdcinput/public/keywordlibrary

Theme

Dataset Status

Planned

Maintenance and Update Frequency

Not planned

Dataset Last Revision Date

2023-08-08

Dataset DOI

10.34992/6v44-h203

Metadata Creation Date

2023

Publisher

CanWIN

Dataset Authors

Dataset Authors 1

Name

Stroeve, Julienne

Type of Name

Personal

Email

julienne.stroeve@umanitoba.ca

Affiliation

Centre for Earth Observation Science - University of Manitoba

ORCID ID

Contributors

Contributors 1

Name

Saha, Monojit

Role

DataCollector

Email

Affiliation

Centre for Earth Observation Science - University of Manitoba

ORCID ID

Contributors 2

Name

Nandan, Vishnu

Role

DataCollector

Email

Affiliation

Centre for Earth Observation Science - University of Manitoba

ORCID ID

Contributors 3

Name

Willatt, Rosemary

Role

DataCollector

Email

Affiliation

ORCID ID

Contributors 4

Name

Mallett, Robbie

Role

DataCollector

Email

Affiliation

ORCID ID

Contributors 5

Name

Newman, Thomas

Role

DataCollector

Email

Affiliation

ORCID ID

Contributors 6

Name

Jensen, David

Role

DataCollector

Email

Affiliation

Centre for Earth Observation Science - University of Manitoba

ORCID ID

Contributors 7

Name

Yackel, John

Role

DataCollector

Email

Affiliation

University of Calgary

ORCID ID

Project Data Curator

Stroeve, Julienne

Project Data Curator email

julienne.stroeve@umanitoba.ca

Project Data Curator Affiliation

Centre for Earth Observation Science - University of Manitoba

Dataset Collection Start Date

2021-12-02

Dataset Collection End Date

2023-08-12

Sample Collection

Sample Collection 1

Sampling Instrument Name

Conductivity Meter

Standardized Sampling Instrument Name

Sample Collection Method Name

Snow salinity measurements

Comment

Method Link

Method Summary

A conductivity meter was used to measure the snow salinity from different snow layers collected from snow pits.

Method Description Type

Methods

Sample Collection 2

Sampling Instrument Name

Temperature Probe

Standardized Sampling Instrument Name

Sample Collection Method Name

Snow temperature profile measurements

Comment

Method Link

Method Summary

A temperature probe was used to measure the changing snow temperature profile across different depths of the snow pit

Method Description Type

Methods

Sample Collection 3

Sampling Instrument Name

Snow Density Cutter

Standardized Sampling Instrument Name

Sample Collection Method Name

Snow density measurement

Comment

Method Link

Method Summary

A snow density cutter was used to take snow samples across different layers of the snow pit. The snow density was later calculated after weighing the snow layers and using the approximate density of the cutter.

Method Description Type

Methods

Activity Collection Type

Field Measurement

Preferred citation

Analytical Instrument

Analytical Instrument 1

Analytical Instrument Name

Standardized Analytical Instrument Name

Analytical Instrument Identifier Id

Analytical Instrument Title Type

Alternative Title

Analytical Instrument Identifier Type

Analytical Method

Analytical Method 1

Analytical Method Name

Method Link

Method Summary

Laboratory

Comments

Variables Measured

License Name

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Licence Type

Open

Embargo Date

Licence URL

https://spdx.org/licenses

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Awards

Awards 1

Award Title

Canada 150 Research Chair

Website

https://www.canada150.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/chairholders-titulaires/index-eng.aspx#stroeve

Funder Name

Funder Identifier Code

Funder Identifier Type

Funder Identifier Scheme

Grant Number

Related Resources

Related Resources 1

Related Resource Name

Resource Code

Identifier Type

Relationship To This Dataset

Resource Type

Online Resource

Type

Series Name

Publications

Publications 1

Publication Name

Identifier Code

Identifier Type

Relationship to this dataset

Resource Type

Online Resource

Publication Type

Spatial regions

churchill

Spatial extent West Bound Longitude

Spatial extent East Bound Longitude

Spatial extent South Bound Latitude

Spatial extent North Bound Latitude

Data and Resources

Field Value

URL

https://CanWINerddap.ad.umanitoba.ca/erddap/tabledap/snow_pit_range_data_5276_e582_9692.csvp?time%2CDepth_from_snow_ice_interface_start%2CDepth_from_snow_ice_interface_end%2CMass_of_snow%2CMass_of_snow_result_value_qualifier%2CBag_mass_to_subtract_or_0%2CBag_mass_to_subtract_or_0_result_value_qualifier%2CCorrected_mass_of_snow%2CCorrected_mass_of_snow_result_value_qualifier%2CCutter_volume%2CCutter_volume_result_value_qualifier%2CSnow_density%2CSnow_density_result_value_qualifier%2CTemperature%2CTemperature_result_value_qualifier%2CSalinity%2CSalinity_result_value_qualifier%2CComments%2CStation

Name

Snow geophysical properties - depth ranges

Description

These geophysical properties were measured from **depth ranges**, where zero (0) is the **snow-sea ice interface (SSI).**

Format

CSV

Resource Category

data

URL

https://CanWINerddap.ad.umanitoba.ca/erddap/tabledap/snow_pit_point_data_7bac_1649_ed04.csvp?time%2CDepth_from_snow_ice_interface%2CDepth_from_snow_ice_interface_result_value_qualifier%2CMass_of_snow%2CMass_of_snow_result_value_qualifier%2CBag_mass_to_subtract_or_0%2CBag_mass_to_subtract_or_0_result_value_qualifier%2CCorrected_mass_of_snow%2CCorrected_mass_of_snow_result_value_qualifier%2CCutter_volume%2CCutter_volume_result_value_qualifier%2CSnow_density%2CSnow_density_result_value_qualifier%2CTemperature%2CTemperature_result_value_qualifier%2CSalinity%2CSalinity_result_value_qualifier%2CComments%2CStation

Name

Snow geophysical properties - single depths

Description

These geophysical properties were measured from **specific depths**, where **SSI** represents the **snow-sea ice interface.**

Format

CSV

Resource Category

data

URL

https://canwin-datahub.ad.umanitoba.ca/data/dataset/873d0464-6c92-4bb6-bd10-7cfa8e78b854/resource/40e98323-3364-41c5-878a-2fae1b91f990/download/snow_pit_log.csv

Name

Log file

Description

Log containing additional information and comments for each station measurement.

Format

CSV

Resource Category

supplemental