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SnowEx17 SnowMicroPen (SMP) Raw Penetration Force Profiles, Version 1
Data set id:
SNEX17_SMP
DOI: 10.5067/ZPOLBRHVWG5V
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release
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Overview

This data set contains raw penetration force profiles measured at snow pits and along linear transects at Grand Mesa, Colorado using the SnowMicroPen (SMP), a digital snow penetrometer. The data files contain force measurements (in Newtons) at various snow depths.
Parameter(s):
SNOW STRATIGRAPHY
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
SMP
Data Format(s):
PNG
XML
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
  • 7 February 2017 to 25 February 2017
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • varies
  • varies
Spatial Reference System(s):
  • WGS 84
    EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
  • N:
    39.02767999670631
    S:
    38.980648493921876
    E:
    -107.84605082281008
    W:
    -108.22919239513443
  • N:
    37.940572
    S:
    37.856078
    E:
    -107.6725
    W:
    -107.752128
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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