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How deep is the snow on Mount Everest?

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How deep is the snow on Mount Everest?
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Production Year2023
Production PlaceBeijing

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Exploring the snow depth on Mount Everest has long been a topic of interest in this inaccessible place on our planet. Previously reported snow depths have been inconsistent and have large uncertainties. Here, we report the ground-penetrating radar survey of snow depth along the northern slope of Mount Everest in May 2022. Our radar measurements display a gradual increasing transition of snow depth along the north slope, and the mean depth estimates at the summit are 9.5±1.2 m. This updated snow depth on Mount Everest is much deeper than previously reported values (0.9-3.5 m).
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