SnowEx17 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Data, Version 1
Data set id:
SNEX17_SSA
DOI: 10.5067/H9C1UVWN1UK3
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set reports vertical profiles of snow reflectance, specific surface area (SSA), and optical equivalent diameter (grain size) at Grand Mesa, Colorado, USA, a snow-covered, forested study site about 40 miles east of the city of Grand Junction, CO. Reflectance was measured in situ using a 1310 nm integrating sphere laser device and converted to SSA and optical equivalent diameter.
Parameter(s):
REFLECTANCESNOW GRAIN SIZESPECIFIC SURFACE AREA
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
IRIS, IceCube
Data Format(s):
PNG, CSV
Temporal Coverage:
7 February 2017 to 25 February 2017
Temporal Resolution:
- Not applicable
Spatial Resolution:
- varies
- varies
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84 / UTM zone 12N
EPSG:32612
WGS 84 / UTM zone 13N
EPSG:32613
Spatial Coverage:
N:
39.10552
S:
39.02098
E:
-107.846975
W:
-108.23134528824981
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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