Snow Profile - Northern Cairngorms 14/12/2014 11:45:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: | 14/12/2014 | Time: | 11:45 | Area: | Northern Cairngorms | Obs: | KG |
| Grid: | 997044 | Alt: | 975m | Aspect: | 20° | Incline: | 25° |
| Location: | Cas ridge | ||||||
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: | -0.6° | Wind Dir: | 290° | Wind Speed: | 20mph | Cloud | 90% |
| Precip Code: | 4 - Light Showers | Drift(Y/N): | Y | Total Snow Depth: | 150cm | ||
| Foot Pen: | 20cm | Ski Pen: | N/A | Rain at 900(Y/N): | N | ||
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: | -1.0° | Summit Wind Dir: | 224° | Summit Wind Speed: | 38mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: | Moderate | Forecast aval. hazard: | Considerable - | Avalanche Code: | 0 |
| Comments: | Snowpack surface beginning to re-freezing | ||||
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 1.9 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 2
| Depth | Comments | F | F2 | E | R | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  |
 |
0.00 |  |
 |
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| 10 |  |
|
1.00 |  |
|
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| 24 |  |
 |
0.50 | |
 |
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| 36 | MS @ 33cm graupel, / sz 1.5 | |
|
0.50 |  |
|
| 55 | |
|
0.50 | |
|
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| 100 | |
|
0.50 |  |
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