ENVIDAT provides measurements of snow specific surface area (SSA) for different snow types using the IceCube instrument and Scanco Medical microCT 40. The dataset includes particle counts from sample preparation and is supported by numerical simulations using TARTES. The data was last updated in 2022.
Use Cases
- Compare specific surface area (SSA) measurements between the IceCube instrument and microCT scanner for different snow types.
- Analyze the relationship between snow particle counts from sample preparation and the resulting SSA values.
- Validate or parameterize TARTES radiative transfer simulations using empirical SSA and microstructure data.
- Study the impact of surface particle formation on instrument-derived SSA measurements.
Strengths
- Data includes measurements from two established instruments: IceCube and Scanco Medical microCT 40.
- Findings are supported by numerical simulations using the TARTES model.
Limitations
- Exact sample size, row count, and column definitions are unknown.
- Geographic origin and temporal range of the snow samples are not specified.
Provenance
- Source
- ENVIDAT
- Collection Method
- SSA measured with IceCube instrument and Scanco Medical microCT 40; snow particles counted during sample preparation.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated in 2022.
- Geography
- null