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SnowEx17 Ground-Based UWScat Ku- and X-Band Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Radar, Version 1
Data set id:
SNEX17_UWScat
DOI: 10.5067/ZW3UUYUZRYJO
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release

Overview

This data set consists of ground-based scatterometer data acquired during the SnowEx 2017 campaign at Grand Mesa, Colorado, USA, a snow-covered, forested study site about 40 miles east of the city of Grand Junction, CO. The data comprise operational parameters used during data acquisition, Mueller matrices for each acquisition, and the nearfield-corrected normalized radar cross section (NRCS) in VV, VH, HV, and HH polarizations. Range profile data are also provided for each scan which report the raw power returned as a function of range from the antenna.
Parameter(s):
RADAR CROSS-SECTION
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
SCATTEROMETERS
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
  • 21 February 2017 to 25 February 2017
Temporal Resolution:
  • Not applicable
Spatial Resolution:
  • 30 cm
  • 30 cm
Spatial Reference System(s):
  • WGS 84
    EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
  • N:
    39.05385
    S:
    39.017636
    E:
    -108.032553
    W:
    -108.09457
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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