SnowEx17 Community Snow Pit Measurements, Version 1
Data set id:
SNEX17_SnowPits
DOI: 10.5067/Q0310G1XULZS
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set contains measurements of snow temperature, density, stratigraphy, grain size, wetness, depth, and snow water equivalent (SWE) for snow pits at two study sites in Colorado, USA: Grand Mesa and Senator Beck Basin. Data were collected during the NASA SnowEx 2017 campaign.
Parameter(s):
SNOW DENSITYSNOW DEPTHSNOW GRAIN SIZESNOW/ICE TEMPERATURESNOW STRATIGRAPHYSNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Data Format(s):
CSV
Temporal Coverage:
6 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:
38
S:
37.8
E:
-107.65
W:
-107.8
N:
39.1
S:
39
E:
-107.8
W:
-108.2
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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