SnowEx23 Oct23 IOP Snow Pits and Substrate Conditions at Freeze Up, Version 1
Data set id:
SNEX23_OCT23_SP
DOI: 10.5067/UHPAQGYY36W6
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Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
The data set presents snow pit measurements collected during the NASA SnowEx October 2023 Intensive Observation Period (IOP) in Alaska, USA. In total, 127 snow pits were excavated between the five sites at locations representing a range of snow depth, vegetation, and topographic conditions. Three study areas represented boreal forest snow near Fairbanks, AK: Farmers Loop Creamers Field (FLCF), Caribou Poker Creek Research Watershed (CPCRW), and Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest (BCEF). Two study areas represented Arctic tundra snow: Arctic Coastal Plain (ACP) and Upper Kuparuk Toolik (UKT).
Parameter(s):
FOREST COMPOSITION/VEGETATION STRUCTURE
LIQUID WATER CONTENT
SNOW DENSITY
SNOW DEPTH
SNOW GRAIN SIZE
SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE
SNOW STRATIGRAPHY
SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
WETNESS
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
GPS
MICROSCOPES
SWE Sampler
THERMOMETERS
Data Format(s):
CSV
Excel
JPEG
PDF
Temporal Coverage:
- 17 October 2023 to 28 October 2023
Temporal Resolution:
- Varies
Spatial Resolution:
- varies
- not applicable
- varies
- not applicable
Spatial Reference System(s):
- WGS 84EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
- Northern latitude70.08888Southern latitude64.70196Eastern longitude-147.4857Western longitude-149.58293
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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