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- SNOWPIT - Location and Environmental Datasheet
- THICKNESS/TEMPERATURE - Depth and Temperature Datasheet
- HARDNESS - Naked Finger and Knife Test Datasheets
- GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE - Depth/Size/Shape Datasheet
- DETERMINE DENSITY - Water Content Datasheet
- SNOWPIT DATASHEET - An example of how the snowpit data can be presented
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Research Area: Ice/Snow/Winter Ecology: Snow
Purpose of this "lesson": To locate, assemble and describe the study site
Brief Description: Choose site representative of area. Site should be unaltered by manmade processes. Identify and locate the snowpit.
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Sample Data Table (Lake Placid)
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| DATE |
2/14/01 |
| TIME |
1:14 PM EST 7:14 UTC |
| SITE DESCRIPTION |
NEAR MIRROR LAKE
(EASTERN SIDE)
NORTHWOOD SCHOOL
ADIRONDACK PARK, NY |
| LATITUDE |
44° 17' 42N |
| LONGITUDE |
73° 58' 29W |
| ELEVATION |
566 m |
| AIR TEMPERATURE |
7° C |
| SLOPE ASPECT
(N,E,S,W) |
NORTH |
| PERCENT SLOPE
(USE CLINOMETER) |
5% |
| MUC |
1222 WOODLAND, COLD DECIDUOUS WITH EVERGREENS |
| DEPTH OF ACCUMULATION |
41 cm |
| SURFACE UNDER PIT |
GRASS |
| CLOUD COVER |
OVERCAST |
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