%0 Article
%T The effect of site preparation on snow, soil frost and temperature conditions at a site near Kuusamo
%A Kubin, Eero
%D 1990
%J Silva Fennica
%V 24
%N 1
%R doi:10.14214/sf.a15559
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/5407
%X <p>The winter 1986–87 was unusually cold; the snow cover remained thin and consequently the soil froze to a considerable depth. In spite of the severe frost, the lowest temperatures measured at the ground surface was -10.3°C and in the soil at the depth of 10 cm -5.8°C. The temperature sum of the following summer was unusually small and the soil frost melted more slowly than usual. The winter frosts did not have a decisive influence on the survival of planted seedlings.</p>
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