Snow Profile - Northern Cairngorms 15/12/2014 11:30:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: |
15/12/2014 |
Time: |
11:30 |
Area: |
Northern Cairngorms |
Obs: |
KG |
| Grid: |
014051 |
Alt: |
1095m |
Aspect: |
70° |
Incline: |
28° |
| Location: |
Cnap Coire na Spreidhe |
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: |
-4.9° |
Wind Dir: |
240° |
Wind Speed: |
15mph |
Cloud |
90% |
| Precip Code: |
0 - None |
Drift(Y/N): |
Y |
Total Snow Depth: |
300cm |
| Foot Pen: |
10cm |
Ski Pen: |
N/A |
Rain at 900(Y/N): |
N |
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: |
-6.0° |
Summit Wind Dir: |
257° |
Summit Wind Speed: |
60mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: |
Considerable - |
Forecast aval. hazard: |
Considerable - |
Avalanche Code: |
0 |
| Comments: |
Cracking under foot observed near pit site. |
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 1.2 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 1
| Depth |
Comments |
F |
F2 |
E |
R |
e |
| 3 |
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0.50 |
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| 12 |
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0.50 |
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| 24 |
HS @ 24cm graupel sz 2 |
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0.50 |
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| 50 |
HS @ 42cm graupel, / sz 1 |
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0.50 |
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| 56 |
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1.00 |
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| 100 |
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0.50 |
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| Depth |
Temp |
| 0 |
-5.5 |
| 10 |
-4.3 |
| 20 |
-3.6 |
| 30 |
-2.8 |
| 40 |
-1.6 |
| 50 |
-0.9 |
| 60 |
-0.8 |
| 70 |
-1.3 |
| 80 |
-1.9 |
| 90 |
-2.8 |
| 100 |
-3.4 |
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| Hand Hardness Data |
