The Cold Climate Container is a unique modular laboratory facility and workshop designed to simulate atmospheric, hydrological and biological processes at high latitudes. The container has advanced instrumentation for studying ice formation and generating artificial snow that mimics a range of natural snowfall properties (e.g. habits). The lab allows for long-term experiments investigating how ecosystems respond to varying temperatures and snow covers. https://www.mn.uio.no/geo/english/research/about/infrastructure/facilities/workshops/geosciences/climate-container/index.html
This project aims to investigate the properties of nature identical snow produced in the laboratory. The laboratory allows for the control of various conditions that are important for snow formation, such as temperature, wind speed and humidity.
The Master student’s work and research will primarily revolve aroundthe ongoing laboratory work in connection to the SnowSub project (https://www.mn.uio.no/geo/english/research/projects/snowsub/)
As a part of this project, the Master student will have the opportunity to investigate how different settings impact the properties of the nature identical snow and be responsible for the calibrations and testing of several new sensors in the cold climate container.
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