[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Snow cover is a key element of the natural water cycle and the primary building material of glaciers. On the Hans Glacier (Hansbreen), located in southern Spitsbergen, detailed snow measurements have been carried out for over 30 years, but until now, these data have yet to be practically unavailable.<\/p>\n
The Scientific Data<\/em> (Nature Research) published an article prepared by Dr. Micha\u0142 Laska in cooperation with scientists from the Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the University of Wroc\u0142aw and the Jagiellonian University. It describes a collection of 79 archived snow profiles taken between 1989 and 2021, making it the largest dataset of its kind in the entire Svalbard area. One of the biggest challenges of this work was to unify the measurements performed with different classifications of the physical characteristics of the snow cover to the current protocol,\u00a0The International Classification for Seasonal Snow on the Ground<\/em>\u00a0(Fierz et al. 2009), which allows the comparison of data from different periods and locations. The wide range of material makes the\u00a0Hansbreen Snowpit Database\u00a0particularly valuable for those involved in the study of snow cover evolution and modelling, but also scientists related to glaciology, ecology and hydrology of glacierized areas.<\/p>\n Laska, M., Luks, B., K\u0119pski, D. et al. Hansbreen Snowpit Dataset \u2013 over 30-year of detailed snow research on an Arctic glacier. Scientific Data<\/em> 9, 656 (2022). Doi: 10.1038\/s41597-022-01767-8<\/a><\/p>\n Laska, Micha\u0142; Luks, Bart\u0142omiej; K\u0119pski, Daniel; G\u0105dek, Bogdan; G\u0142owacki, Piotr; Puczko, Dariusz; Miga\u0142a, Krzysztof; Nawrot, Adam; P\u0119tlicki, Micha\u0142 (2022): Hansbreen Snowpit Dataset: a long-term snow monitoring (since 1989) in the unique field laboratory (SW Spitsbergen, Svalbard). PANGAEA<\/em>, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1594\/PANGAEA.942279<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”4916″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”4917″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Snow cover is a key element of the natural water cycle and the primary building material of glaciers. On the Hans Glacier (Hansbreen), located in southern Spitsbergen, detailed snow measurements have been carried out for over 30 years, but until now, these data have yet to be practically unavailable. The Scientific Data (Nature Research) […]<\/p>\n