SnowEx17 GPR and Lidar-Derived Snowpack Relative Permittivities and Densities, Version 1
Data set id:
SNEX17_SD_Perm
DOI: 10.5067/91X6GO5XNNEV
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release

Overview

This data set contains snowpack relative permittivities and densities derived from Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) surveys and airborne lidar observations of snow depths. The results of the original GPR surveys are published in the SnowEx17 Ground Penetrating Radar, Version 2 data set, while the lidar snow depths were sourced from ASO L4 Lidar Snow Depth 3m UTM Grid, Version 1. Data are available between 08 Feb 2017 to 25 Feb 2017 from Grand Mesa, a snow-covered, forested area about 40 miles east of Grand Junction. Parameters include two-way travel (TWT) time, lidar-measured snow depth, calculated snow water equivalent (SWE), calculated snow density, and calculated relative permittivity.
Parameter(s):
RELATIVE PERMITTIVITYSNOW DENSITYSNOW DEPTHSNOW WATER EQUIVALENTTWO-WAY TRAVEL TIME
Platform(s):
AIRCRAFT
Sensor(s):
LIDAR
Data Format(s):
CSV
Temporal Coverage:
8 February 2017 to 25 February 2017
Temporal Resolution:
  • Not applicable
Spatial Resolution:
  • not applicable
  • not applicable
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84 / UTM zone 13N
EPSG:32613
Spatial Coverage:
N:
39.106
S:
39.0005
E:
-107.86
W:
-108.2195
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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