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Satellite Data Sets
| Title | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLPX-Satellite: AMSR-E Brightness Temperature Grids, Version 1 | N: 42, S: 38.5, E: -104, W: -108.5 | 2003/02/01 to 2003/05/31 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE, MICROWAVE IMAGERY, MICROWAVE RADIANCE | ||
| CLPX-Satellite: AVHRR/HRPT Brightness Temperatures and Reflectances, Version 1 | N: 42.05, S: 38.45, E: -103.95, W: -108.55 | 2001/11/09 to 2003/06/26 | INFRARED IMAGERY, VISIBLE IMAGERY | ||
| CLPX-Satellite: EO-1 Hyperion Surface Reflectance, Snow-Covered Area, and Grain Size, Version 1 | N: 40.3, S: 39.6, E: -105.7, W: -106 |
2002/02/15 2002/03/19 |
REFLECTANCE, SNOW COVER, SNOW GRAIN SIZE | ||
| CLPX-Satellite: Landsat Thematic Mapper Imagery, Version 1 | N: 41.3098, S: 39.34853, E: -104.51927, W: -107.23799 | 2001/11/10 to 2003/01/09 | INFRARED IMAGERY, INFRARED RADIANCE, REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY, VISIBLE RADIANCE | ||
| CLPX-Satellite: MODIS Radiances, Reflectances, Snow Cover and Related Grids, Version 1 | N: 42, S: 38.5, E: -104, W: -108.5 |
2002/02/15 to 2002/05/15 2003/02/15 to 2003/05/15 |
EMISSIVITY, LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE, REFLECTANCE, SNOW COVER, SNOW/ICE, VEGETATION INDEX, VISIBLE IMAGERY, VISIBLE RADIANCE | ||
| CLPX-Satellite: Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) Products, Version 1 | N: 42, S: 38.5, E: -104, W: -108.5 |
2002/02/15 to 2002/05/15 2003/02/15 to 2003/05/15 |
ALBEDO, VISIBLE RADIANCE | ||
| CLPX-Satellite: SSM/I Brightness Temperature Grids, Version 1 | N: 42, S: 38.5, E: -104, W: -108.5 |
2002/02/01 to 2002/05/31 2003/02/01 to 2003/05/31 |
UTM25000 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE, MICROWAVE IMAGERY, MICROWAVE RADIANCE |
Model Data Sets
| Title | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLPX NCAR Data Analysis and Numerical Modeling, Version 1 | N: 42, S: 38.5, E: -104, W: -108.5 | 2001/10/01 to 2003/06/30 | AIR TEMPERATURE, SURFACE WINDS | ||
| CLPX NOAA FSL Rapid Update Cycle 20 km (RUC-20) Dataset, Version 1 | N: 54, S: 24, E: 66, W: -126 | 2002/09/30 to 2003/09/30 | ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE, ATMOSPHERIC WINDS, CLOUD HEIGHT, GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT, NET RADIATION, POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, RUNOFF, SNOW ENERGY BALANCE, SOILS, SPECIFIC HUMIDITY, SURFACE PRESSURE | ||
| CLPX-Model: Land Data Assimilation System (LDAS) Data, Version 1 | N: 42, S: 38.5, E: -104, W: -108.5 | 2001/01/01 to 2003/08/01 | AIR TEMPERATURE, ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION, ATMOSPHERIC WINDS, CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS, HUMIDITY, LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION AMOUNT, RUNOFF, SNOW/ICE, SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT, SURFACE PRESSURE, VEGETATION INDEX | ||
| CLPX-Model: Local Analysis and Prediction System: 4-D Atmospheric Analyses, Version 1 | N: 42, S: 38.5, E: -104, W: -108.5 | 2001/09/01 to 2003/08/31 | 1 hour | AIR TEMPERATURE, ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR, CLOUDS, DEW POINT TEMPERATURE, LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE, SNOW/ICE, SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT, SURFACE PRESSURE, SURFACE WINDS, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBILITY, WIND DYNAMICS | |
| CLPX-Model: Rapid Update Cycle 40km (RUC-40) Model Output Reduced Data, Version 1 | N: 42.568, S: 38.394, E: -103.971, W: -108.615 | 2002/10/01 to 2003/06/30 | 40 km | 1 minute | ATMOSPHERIC WINDS, CLOUDS, GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT, HEAT FLUX, NET RADIATION, PRECIPITATION, SNOW/ICE, SOILS, SPECIFIC HUMIDITY, SURFACE PRESSURE, SURFACE TEMPERATURE, SURFACE WATER CHEMISTRY |
Ground Data Sets
| Title | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLPX-Ground: Ground Based Passive Microwave Radiometer (GBMR-7) Data, Version 1 | N: 39.95, S: 39.95, E: -105.9, W: -105.9 |
2002/01/19 to 2002/01/21 2002/10/01 to 2003/03/29 2002/12/10 to 2002/12/13 2003/02/18 to 2003/02/26 2003/03/25 |
AIR TEMPERATURE, BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE, INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION, PRECIPITATION AMOUNT, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, SNOW COVER, SNOW DENSITY, SNOW GRAIN SIZE, SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE, SNOW STRATIGRAPHY, WIND DIRECTION, WIND SPEED | ||
| CLPX-Ground: Ground-Based Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) Radar, Version 1 | N: 40.6449, S: 39.828, E: -105.7681, W: -106.6788 |
2002/02/19 to 2002/03/26 2003/02/19 to 2003/03/29 |
RADAR REFLECTIVITY, SNOW COVER, SNOW DEPTH | ||
| CLPX-Ground: Ground-Based Infrared Images of the LSOS Site, Version 1 | N: 39.9066, S: 39.9066, E: -105.8829, W: -105.8829 |
2003/03/26 to 2003/03/30 2002/03/28 to 2002/03/30 2002/02/18 to 2002/02/22 |
ALBEDO, CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS, INFRARED IMAGERY, INFRARED RADIANCE, LONGWAVE RADIATION, NET RADIATION, OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION, SHORTWAVE RADIATION, THERMAL INFRARED | ||
| CLPX-Ground: Ground-based L and Ku band polarimetric scatterometry, Version 1 | N: 39.95, S: 39.95, E: -105.9, W: -105.9 |
2003/03/26 to 2003/03/30 2003/02/17 to 2003/02/26 |
MICROWAVE RADIANCE, RADAR BACKSCATTER, RETURN POWER, SNOW, SNOW COVER, SNOW DEPTH | ||
| CLPX-Ground: ISA Corner Site Meteorological Data, Version 1 | N: 41, S: 39.5, E: -105, W: -107.5 | 2002/09/01 to 2003/10/31 | AIR TEMPERATURE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, SNOW DEPTH, SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT, SOIL TEMPERATURE, WIND DIRECTION TENDENCY, WIND SPEED | ||
| CLPX-Ground: ISA Main Meteorological Data, Version 1 | N: 41, S: 39.5, E: -105, W: -107.5 | 2002/09/20 to 2003/10/01 | AIR TEMPERATURE, ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS, NET RADIATION, PRECIPITATION AMOUNT, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, SNOW DENSITY, SNOW DEPTH, SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE, SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT, SOIL TEMPERATURE, WIND DIRECTION, WIND SPEED | ||
| CLPX-Ground: ISA Snow Depth Transects and Related Measurements, Version 2 | N: 42, S: 38.5, E: -104, W: -108.5 |
2002/02/19 to 2002/02/24 2003/03/26 to 2003/03/31 2003/02/20 to 2003/02/25 2002/03/25 to 2002/03/30 |
CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS, SNOW COVER, SNOW DEPTH, SOIL TEMPERATURE, SURFACE ROUGHNESS | ||
| CLPX-Ground: ISA Snow Pit Measurements, Version 2 | N: 42, S: 38.5, E: -104, W: -108.5 | 2002/02/19 to 2002/03/30 | SNOW DENSITY, SNOW DEPTH, SNOW/ICE, SNOW/ICE CHEMISTRY, SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE, SNOW STRATIGRAPHY, SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT, SURFACE ROUGHNESS | ||
| CLPX-Ground: ISA Soil Moisture Measurements, Version 1 |
N: 40.8, S: 40.625, E: -106.15, W: -106.4
N: 40.6, S: 40.375, E: -106.2, W: -106.8 N: 40, S: 39.8, E: -105.7, W: -106 |
2001/09/01 to 2003/04/30 | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | ||
| CLPX-Ground: Micrometeorological Data at the Local Scale Observation Site (LSOS), Version 1 | N: 39.90661, S: 0, E: 0, W: -105.88294 | 2002/11/06 to 2003/05/29 | AIR TEMPERATURE, HEAT FLUX, HUMIDITY, SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE, SOIL HEAT BUDGET, SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT, SOIL TEMPERATURE | ||
| CLPX-Ground: Micrometeorological Measurements Over Snow, Ground-Based, Version 1 |
2001/12/01 to 2002/03/27 2002/11/20 to 2003/03/24 |
AIR TEMPERATURE, ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE, HUMIDITY, NET RADIATION, PRECIPITATION RATE, SNOW DEPTH, SOIL HEAT BUDGET, SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT, SOIL TEMPERATURE, SURFACE PRESSURE, SURFACE WINDS | |||
| CLPX-Ground: Micrometeorological Measurements Over Snow, Tower Mounted, Version 1 | N: 40.78361, S: 40.575, E: -106.14167, W: -106.41694 | AIR TEMPERATURE, ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE, HUMIDITY, NET RADIATION, PRECIPITATION RATE, SNOW DEPTH, SOIL HEAT BUDGET, SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT, SOIL TEMPERATURE, SURFACE PRESSURE, SURFACE WINDS | |||
| CLPX-Ground: Snow Measurements at the Local Scale Observation Site (LSOS), Version 1 | N: 39.95, S: 39.95, E: -105.9, W: -105.9 |
2002/02/22 to 2002/02/23 2002/03/25 to 2002/03/30 2003/02/19 to 2003/02/20 2003/03/24 to 2003/03/30 |
SNOW COVER, SNOW DENSITY, SNOW DEPTH, SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT | ||
| CLPX-Ground: Sub-Canopy Energetics at the Local Scale Observation Site (LSOS), Version 1 | N: 39.9038, S: 39.9038, E: -105.883, W: -105.883 | 2001/11/01 to 2003/03/31 | CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS, LONGWAVE RADIATION, SOLAR RADIATION | ||
| CLPX-Ground: University of Michigan Ground-Based Microwave Radiometer, Version 1 | N: 39.903611, S: 39.903611, E: -105.883056, W: -105.883056 | 2003/03/24 to 2003/04/02 | BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE |
Airborne Data Sets
| Title | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLPX Airborne Gamma Snow and Soil Moisture Surveys, Version 1 | N: 41, S: 39.5, E: -105, W: -107.5 |
2001/09/20 to 2001/09/22 2002/02/19 to 2002/02/23 2002/09/17 2003/02/19 to 2003/02/21 2003/03/25 to 2003/03/31 |
SNOW COVER, SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT, SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | ||
| CLPX Airborne: Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) Data, Version 1 | N: 41, S: 39.7, E: -105.5, W: -107 |
2002/04/04 to 2002/04/08 2002/03/25 to 2002/04/01 2002/02/19 to 2002/02/20 |
REFLECTANCE, SNOW COVER, SNOW GRAIN SIZE | ||
| CLPX-Airborne: Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (AIRSAR) Imagery, Version 1 | N: 40.7, S: 39.9, E: -105.9, W: -106.7 |
2003/03/28 to 2003/03/30 2003/03/26 2003/03/25 2002/09/17 2002/02/22 to 2002/02/24 2002/02/21 2002/02/19 2002/03/25 |
RADAR IMAGERY | ||
| CLPX-Airborne: Infrared Orthophotography and Lidar Topographic Mapping, Version 1 | N: 41, S: 39.5, E: -105, W: -107.5 |
2003/09/18 to 2003/09/19 2003/04/08 to 2003/04/09 |
LIDAR BACKSCATTER, TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF MAPS | ||
| CLPX-Airborne: Micrometeorological Measurements Over Snow, Airborne, Version 1 | 2002/11/01 to 2003/03/31 | AIR TEMPERATURE, ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS, CARBON DIOXIDE, HUMIDITY, LONGWAVE RADIATION, NET RADIATION, OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION, PRECIPITATION AMOUNT, SHORTWAVE RADIATION, WATER VAPOR PROFILES | |||
| CLPX-Airborne: Multiband Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR) Imagery, Version 1 | N: 41, S: 39.6, E: -105.2, W: -107.4 |
2003/03/25 to 2003/03/31 2003/02/22 to 2003/02/25 2002/02/19 to 2002/02/21 |
BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE, MICROWAVE IMAGERY | ||
| CLPX-Airborne: Polarimetric Ku-Band Scatterometer (POLSCAT) Data, Version 1 |
N: 40.78361, S: 40.575, E: -106.14167, W: -106.41694
N: 40.56667, S: 40.34167, E: -106.54167, W: -106.81694 N: 40.00833, S: 39.76694, E: -105.71694, W: -106.025 |
2003/03/30 2003/03/28 2003/03/25 2002/03/25 2002/02/23 2002/02/21 |
RADAR BACKSCATTER |
