CLPX Airborne Gamma Snow and Soil Moisture Surveys, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0158
DOI: 10.5067/38UW2772KQER
This is the most recent version of these data.

Overview

Airborne gamma surveys were conducted over each of the three Cold Land Processes Field Experiment (CLPX) Meso-cell Study Areas (MSAs) in northern Colorado, USA, during September 2001 and 2002, and during the three Intensive Observation Periods (IOPs) in February 2002 (IOP1), February 2003 (IOP3) and March 2003 (IOP4). Data collected in September 2001 and 2002 provided background gamma radiation measurements necessary to calculate measurements of snow water equivalent (SWE) and soil moisture during subsequent winters.
Parameter(s):
SNOW COVERSNOW WATER EQUIVALENTSOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT
Platform(s):
AIRCRAFT
Sensor(s):
GAMMA RADIATION DETECTOR
Data Format(s):
ASCII, ASCII, Shapefile, Shapefile
Temporal Coverage:
25 March 2003 to 31 March 2003
19 February 2003 to 21 February 2003
17 September 2002 to 17 September 2002
19 February 2002 to 23 February 2002
20 September 2001 to 22 September 2001
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
41
S:
39.5
E:
-105
W:
-107.5
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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