Snowpit measurements 5 March 2002 at sauna Kilpisjarvi Biological station

weather: overcast, -10 degrees

location: in birch forest on slightly sloping surface near the sauna

Temperature and density profile (density measured with box sampler of 1 l.):

Stratigraphy:

depth (cm)	description
0-2	new snow, dendrite, very soft
2-6	soft
6-8	hard melt layer, melt crust
8-40	soft/medium hard small crystals
40-44	hard, big crystals, faceted
44-56	loose soft layer, depth hoar
56-60	hard, big crystals, melt crust
60-70	depth hoar
70-85	ice lenses and big grains, ice layer medium hard
85-100	surface hoar

depth (cm)	grain size
0-6	average, 1 mm
6-11	fine, 0.5 mm
11-16	fine, 0.5 mm
16-21	fine, 0.5 mm
21-26	very fine, < 0.5 mm
26-31	very fine < 0.5 mm
31-36	fine
36-41	fine
41-46	fine
46-56	average
56-66	average
66-76	coarse
76-86	average
86-100	coarse

Snow density (measured with water equivalent tube):

depth (cm)	snow amount (mm w.e.)
0-41	89*
41-80	105
0-80	194

*According to snow density profile, mean snow density of upper 40 cm is 219 kg/m3, which is 87.5 mm w.e.