ICECAPS-MELT: Manual shear strength from a 1-m snow profile in SW Greenland (August 2024)

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Authors: Earth and Space Research, Washington State University, University of Leeds, National Centre for Atmospheric Science, CIRES, NSIDC, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Michael S. Town, Heather Guy, Anne Sledd, Michael Gallagher, Erik Olsen
+2 more Von Walden, Matthew Shupe
DOI: 10.5285/3ef571a45bcc4d95aaf8e48569a21ab5
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Abstract

Shear strength (kPa) was measured in a 1-m deep snow profile from southwest Greenland (Camp Raven, 66.48 N, 46.30 W, 2331 m asl) during Summer 2024. The snow profile measurements were made adjacent to an autonomous atmospheric and glaciological platform (the SLEIGH) as part of the ICECAPS-MELT (Integrated Characterization of Energy, Clouds, Atmospheric state, and Precipitation - MEasurements along Lagrangian Transects) experiment. This profile was made 2-3 m away from the SLEIGH. This work was US-led, US-UK collaboration co-funded by the US National Science Foundation and the UK National Environment Research Council.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cryospheric studies and observations Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

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NERC Environmental Data Service
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN
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