Table 4 Summary statistics of magnaprobe snow depths, March 7–16, 2023.

From: Snow depth measurements from Arctic tundra and boreal forest collected during NASA SnowEx Alaska campaign

Study Area

ACP

UKT

FLCF

CPCRW

BCEF

Number of measurements (n)

2,738

10,098

5,731

2,325

3,852

Mean snow depth (\(\overline{{HS}}\)), cm

34

45

71

86

79

Median snow depth (Mdn), cm

32

45

69

86

78

Standard deviation (SD), cm

15.7

17.7

17.4

11.2

13.7

Coefficient of variation (CV)

0.46

0.40

0.25

0.13

0.17

Prevailing land cover

tussocks, mosses, lichens, graminoids, shrubs

deciduous trees, evergreen trees, wetlands, shrubs, tussocks, mosses

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