computeSLABrhogs {sarp.snowprofile}

Compute 'density over grain size' averaged over slab

Description

For each layer, compute the average density over grain size of all layers above, i.e. ⁠<rho/gs>_slab⁠. This variable has been found to characterize the cohesion of slabs: new snow slabs tend to consist of low density & large grains, and more cohesive slabs of older snow tend to consist of higher density & smaller grains (Mayer et al, 2022 in review).

Usage

computeSLABrhogs(profile, implementation = c("pub", "literal")[1])

Arguments

profile

snowprofile object

implementation

"pub" for ⁠<rho/gs>_slab⁠, "literal" for 'mean density of slab over mean grain size of slab' ⁠<rho>_slab / <gs>_slab⁠.

Value

snowprofile object with added layers column ⁠$slab_rhogs⁠. Note that topmost layer is always NA.

Author(s)

fherla