CRYOLOGICAL STUDY OF SNOW AND SOIL AT THE MSU SITE IN WINTER 2022/2023

Abstract

The paper presents the results of field studies conducted at the MSU meteorological site for the winter period 2022/2023. The purpose of the observations was to study the development of the snow column and its spatial variability in one winter season. Field research consisted in the analysis of stratigraphic layers of snow and measuring their density. The data obtained made it possible to characterize and evaluate changes in snow layers, their structure and density in spatiotemporal terms. The results of the work are displayed on the graphs of the spatial and temporal variability of the snow cover for 2022/2023, the evolution of the snow column over the winter period is analyzed. The analysis of observations reflects a really high spatial and temporal variability of snow cover in winter, which allows not only to evaluate and compare the data obtained with past studies, but also to supplement and improve the already available information on the heterogeneity of snow cover. The purpose was also to assess the effect of snow cover on the temperature characteristics of the soil.