SnowEx23 Mar23 Snow Pit Measurements, Version 1
Data set id:
SNEX23_MAR23_SP
DOI: 10.5067/SJZ90KNPKCYR
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
PRELIMINARY: Snow pit measurements were collected during the NASA SnowEx March 2023 Intense Observation Period to use for calibration and validation with coincident airborne SWESARR and lidar measurements as part of the strategy focused on snow water equivalence (SWE) and snow depth (HS). Snow pits were collected at two sites in the Arctic tundra (ACP, UKT) and three sites in the Boreal Forest (FLCF, CPCRW, and BCEF). Measurements occurred from March 7-16, 2023. In total, 170 snow pits were excavated between the five sites at locations representing the range of snow depth, vegetation, and topographic conditions.
Parameter(s):
FOREST COMPOSITION/VEGETATION STRUCTURELIQUID WATER CONTENTMANUAL WETNESSSNOW DENSITYSNOW DEPTHSNOW GRAIN SIZESNOW/ICE TEMPERATURESNOW STRATIGRAPHYSNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS
Data Format(s):
CSV, Excel, JPEG, PDF
Temporal Coverage:
7 March 2022 to 16 March 2023
Temporal Resolution:
- Varies
Spatial Resolution:
- varies
- not applicable
- varies
- not applicable
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84
EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
N:
70.08434
S:
64.69925
E:
-147.48583
W:
-149.59716
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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