Compact Probe for In-Situ Optical Snow Grain Size Stratigraphy Dan Berisford, Noah Molotch, Michael Durand, Thomas Painter
Traditional Grain Size Measurement Hand lens grain size estimation
Traditional Grain Size Measurement Reference!!!
Contact Spectroscopy Advantages Less subjective Repeatability Faster Data applicable to remote sensing Reference?
Contact Spectroscopy optical equivalent grain size obtained by integrating absorption feature and comparing to RT model Reference!!
Spectral Profiler Probe sleeve reflectance probe drive tube fiber Send optics down bore hole Lateral reflectance spectra Fiber optic sends signal to surface No snowpit!
fiber optic to spectrometer drive tube probe carrier body spectral reflectance probe optical inspection camera aluminum sleeve with machined slits for lateral viewing nylon brush
drive tube fiber optic to spectrometer thumb screw clamp base plate aluminum sleeve section
Spectral Profiler Probe Hardware fiber optic to spectrometer base plate aluminum sleeve drive tube reflectance probe clamp
Spectral Profiler Probe Hardware optical inspection camera spectral reflectance probe nylon brush In-bore light source
2 configurations on off In-bore fiber light light spectrometer light source light source on off
Probe stowed for transport
Field Testing spectrometer tarp to block sunlight
Field testing
Niwot Ridge April 2010 results
Niwot Ridge April 2010 results
Storm Peak Lab Feb 2010 results
Future Work miniaturize probe add density measurement algorithm for on-site grain size retreval take measurements over large geographic area
Acknowledgements Noah Molotch Mike Durand Tom Painter Alex Arnsten Jennifer Petrzelka
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