snow-sinking

#snow-sinking

Project repo. for SnowEx Hackweek 2021

Project Collaborators

Project Lead: Sam Verplanck

Data Lead: Cassie Lumbrazo and Kelly Elder

Pitching Lead: Jessica Lundquist

Tate Meehan

Anton Surunis

Cara Piske

Megan Guinn

"This is a super interesting problem, but it's a mess" - Kelly Elder

General Project Interest & Direction

Evaluation of snow surface properties on Grand Mesa for wildlife applications in the forest vs. open sites

Snow surface properties such as,

• snow surface hardness
• snow surface density
• cohesion of the top of the snowpack

Including, but not limited to, the following research questions,

• When and how often is the snowpack denser in the forest vs. the open on Grand Mesa in 2020?
  • Is this consistent between the other SnowEx timeseries locations?
  • How well does the top 10 cm (or top 20 cm) density correlate with hardness?
    • measured by SMP?
    • measured by pit data, such as crystal properties or hand hardness?
• What observations provide qualitative data for surface hardness?
  • How do these different types of observatiosn compare?