Table 3 List of data records and instruments used to measure snow depth and location.
Record | Description |
|---|---|
State | State in the United States: all measurements are located in the state of Alaska |
County | Borough: measurements from Fairbanks North Star Borough represent the Interior climate zone and measurements from the North Slope Borough represent Arctic climate zone (see section “Study areas”) |
Study Area | SnowEx study areas: Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest (BCEF), Caribou Poker Creek Research Watershed (CPCRW), Farmers Loop and Creamer’s Field (FLCF), Upper Kuparuk and Toolik (UKT), and Arctic Coastal Plain (ACP) (see section “Study areas”) |
Plot ID | SnowEx study plots (170) and transects (4) cover a wide range of land cover, terrain, and snow conditions |
ID | ID for each individual snow depth measurement |
Date | Date of measurement |
Time | Local time, Alaska Standard Time |
Latitude | Latitude in decimal degrees |
Longitude | Longitude in decimal degrees |
Northing | Projected y-coordinate in UTM N6, WGS84 in meters |
Easting | Projected x-coordinate in UTM N6, WGS84 in meters |
Elevation | Plot elevation in meters |
Depth | Snow depth in centimeters |
Equipment ID | Datalogger serial number |
Instrument | Instrument used to measure snow depth and location (MagnaProbe = MP, pit ruler = PR, depth probe = P, depth probe with Mesa2 = M2) (Table 2) |
Version | Version number |
