Articles | Volume 22, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-2655-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-2655-2018
Research article
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04 May 2018
Research article |  | 04 May 2018

Obtaining sub-daily new snow density from automated measurements in high mountain regions

Kay Helfricht, Lea Hartl, Roland Koch, Christoph Marty, and Marc Olefs

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (18 Dec 2017) by Thom Bogaard
AR by Kay Helfricht on behalf of the Authors (26 Jan 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (31 Jan 2018) by Thom Bogaard
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (05 Feb 2018)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (04 Mar 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (21 Mar 2018) by Thom Bogaard
AR by Kay Helfricht on behalf of the Authors (06 Apr 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (20 Apr 2018) by Thom Bogaard
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Short summary
We calculated hourly new snow densities from automated measurements. This time interval reduces the influence of settling of the freshly deposited snow. We found an average new snow density of 68 kg m−3. The observed variability could not be described using different parameterizations, but a relationship to temperature is partly visible at hourly intervals. Wind speed is a crucial parameter for the inter-station variability. Our findings are relevant for snow models working on hourly timescales.