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SUES_AVGLSTK

Description: 

Suess Glacier - Average Stake Heights & Snow Depths

File: 

File SUES_AVGLSTK.csv

Variables (click to expand): 

DATASET CODE
  • Label:
  • Definition: Code representing average stake heights, snow depths dataset
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
GLACIER
  • Label:
  • Definition: NAME OF GLACIER WHERE MEASUREMENT WAS MADE
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
STAKE
  • Label:
  • Definition: UNIQUE NUMBER FOR EACH STAKE ON GLACIER
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
STAKE_REPLCMNT
  • Label:
  • Definition: Letter corresponding to original and replacement stakes (A = original, B = first replacement, C = second replacement etc.)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
DATE_TIME
  • Label:
  • Definition: DATE OF DATA MEASUREMENT
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
  • Missing values: None specified
SURFACE
  • Label:
  • Definition: Surface material to which measurement is made
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
SNOW_DEPTH_AVG
  • Label:
  • Definition: Average depth of snow covering ice (calculated from 1-8 replications)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: 200
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • NULL = None given
SNOW_DEPTH_STD_DEV
  • Label:
  • Definition: Standard deviation for measured snow depths (calculated from 1-8 replications)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: 10
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • NULL = None given
SNOW_DEPTH_COMMENTS
  • Label:
  • Definition: Comments regarding snow depth measurements
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
STK_HT_AVG
  • Label:
  • Definition: Average distance from top of stake to the glacier surface (calculated from 1-8 replications)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: 400
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • NULL = None given
STK_HT_STD_DEV
  • Label:
  • Definition: Standard deviation for measured stake heights (calculated from 1-8 replications)
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: centimeter
  • Maximum: 10
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • NULL = None given
STK_HT_COMMENTS
  • Label:
  • Definition: Comments regarding stake height measurements
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
GLSTKID
  • Label:
  • Definition: CODE FROM GLACIER / STAKE/ DATE OF COORDINATE MEASUREMENT (TO BE USED FOR GIS MAPPING)
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
FILE NAME
  • Label:
  • Definition: RAW DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
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