SnowEx20 Boise River Basin SnowMicroPen (SMP) Raw Penetration Force Profiles, Version 1
Data set id:
SNEX20_BR_BSU_SMP
DOI: 10.5067/1SF2KW5EIGOB
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set contains raw penetration force profiles from the SnowEx 2020 Time Series campaign in the Boise River Basin in Idaho. Measurements were taken using the SnowMicroPen (SMP), a digital snow penetrometer, from three snow pits. The data files contain force measurements of the snowpack from the top of the snow surface to the ground. Measurements took place approximately weekly between 18 December 2019 and 24 January 2020.
Parameter(s):
SNOW DEPTH
SNOW STRATIGRAPHY
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
SMP
Data Format(s):
PNG
Binary
CSV
Temporal Coverage:
- 18 December 2019 to 24 January 2020
Temporal Resolution:
- Varies
Spatial Resolution:
- not applicable
- not applicable
Spatial Reference System(s):
- WGS 84EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
- N:44.30331S:43.75724E:-115.23445W:-116.0909
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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