SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Intensive Observation Period Snow Pit Measurements, Version 1
Data set id:
SNEX20_GM_SP
DOI: 10.5067/DUD2VZEVBJ7S
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial Release

Overview

This data set contains snow pit observations from the SnowEx 2020 Grand Mesa Intensive Observation Period. Data were collected from 154 snow pits on Grand Mesa, Colorado between 27 January and 12 February 2020. The main parameters for this data set are snow temperature, snow depth, snow density, snow stratigraphy, snow grain size, liquid water content, and snow water equivalent. In addition to data files, this data set also contains site photos from each snow pit.
Parameter(s):
LIQUID WATER CONTENTSNOW DENSITYSNOW DEPTHSNOW GRAIN SIZESNOW/ICE TEMPERATURESNOW STRATIGRAPHYSNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
A2 Photonic_WISe, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS
Data Format(s):
PDF, JPEG, CSV, Excel
Temporal Coverage:
27 January 2020 to 12 February 2020
Temporal Resolution:
  • Not applicable
Spatial Resolution:
  • not applicable
  • varies
  • not applicable
  • varies
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84 / UTM zone 12N
EPSG:32612
Spatial Coverage:
N:
39.065321
S:
39.005111
E:
-108.110485
W:
-108.228389
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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