Test of snow sampling tubes of large and small diameters
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Title | Test of snow sampling tubes of large and small diameters |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Conference | 1941 |
Authors | Goodell, B. C., and Roberts K. L. |
Conference Name | 9th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference |
Series Title | Proceedings of the 9th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference |
Date Published | January 1941 |
Publisher | American Geophysical Union, Transactions, Part I-B: |
Conference Location | Sacramento, California |
Keywords | Snow samplers comparison tests |
Abstract | A Mount Rose type sampler with a cutter of inside diameter 1.485 inches was compared in field tests with a sampler having a cutter with inside diameter of 2.787 inches. The results of 32 samples with each set gave a coefficient of variation of 7.82% for the Mt. Rose sampler and 9.24% for the larger sampler. Additional 15 measurements using the gram scales gave lower values but similar variations. The Mt. Rose type of snow sampler proved more practical and as accurate as the larger sampler, under the conditions of the tests. Comparative data are exhibited in tables. |