Table 2 Physical parameters of the snow cover.

From: Effects of soil water and heat relationship under various snow cover during freezing-thawing periods in Songnen Plain, China

Treatment

Snow temperature, °C

Snow water content, %

Snow density, g/cm3

upper

middle

bottom

mean

upper

middle

bottom

mean

upper

middle

bottom

mean

Natural snow

−11.9

−10.2

−9.8

−10.6

28.3

21.4

26.9

25.5

0.127

0.157

0.127

0.137

Compacted snow

−10.5

−9.3

−8.1

−9.3

38.2

31.2

33.1

34.2

0.197

0.231

0.208

0.212

Thick snow

−10.1

−9.8

−7.6

−9.17

31.5

28.7

27.3

29.2

0.129

0.137

0.151

0.139