Snow Profile - Southern Cairngorms 04/03/2015 14:32:00
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SAIS - Snow Profile - Location Details
| Date: | 04/03/2015 | Time: | 14:32 | Area: | Southern Cairngorms | Obs: | PN |
| Grid: | 240866 | Alt: | 900m | Aspect: | 90° | Incline: | 24° |
| Location: | Hidden Corrie, Lochnagar | ||||||
SAIS - Snow Profile Data
| Air Temp: | -1.0° | Wind Dir: | 270° | Wind Speed: | 11mph | Cloud | 60% |
| Precip Code: | 0 - None | Drift(Y/N): | Y | Total Snow Depth: | 120cm | ||
| Foot Pen: | 10cm | Ski Pen: | N/A | Rain at 900(Y/N): | N | ||
Summit Station Data
| Summit Air Temp: | -1.0° | Summit Wind Dir: | -1° | Summit Wind Speed: | -1mph |
Avalanche Data
| Observed aval. hazard: | Considerable - | Forecast aval. hazard: | Considerable - | Avalanche Code: | 0 |
| Comments: | Hard packed windslab. One significant deeper shear. | ||||
Profile Data
Max temp gradient: 0.8 °C/10cm
Max hardness diff. of adjacent layers: 3
| Depth | Comments | F | F2 | E | R | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  |
 |
0.50 |  |
 |
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| 5 | |
|
0.50 | |
|
|
| 22 | |
|
0.50 |  |
|
|
| 36 | |
|
0.50 | |
 |
|
| 46 | shear @ 42cm | |
|
0.50 |  |
|
| 65 |  |
|
3.00 |  |
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