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ASO L4 Lidar Point Cloud Digital Terrain Model 3m UTM Grid V001

Creator: NSIDC_CPRD
Keywords: Terrain Elevation

ASO_3M_PCDTM

Version

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5067/2EHMWG4IT76O

Citation

Center/Project

National Snow and Ice Data Center DAAC (NSIDC DAAC)

Data at a Glance

Data Format

GeoTIFF

Spatial Extent

N: 38.35197 S: 38.34703 E: -119.14655 W: -119.15263

N: 35.30827 S: 34.84176 E: -118.48953 W: -118.96299

N: 36.34419 S: 36.26067 E: -116.80802 W: -116.87201

N: 37.66785 S: 37.62315 E: -118.89665 W: -118.96338

N: 37.22534 S: 36.65336 E: -118.32179 W: -119.16027

N: 39.17079 S: 38.70411 E: -120.22689 W: -120.77841

N: 37.6691 S: 37.55344 E: -118.95054 W: -119.07385

N: 38.19435 S: 37.72826 E: -119.18655 W: -119.80576

N: 36.6072 S: 36.57914 E: -118.17114 W: -118.19548

N: 38.00096 S: 37.88126 E: -119.0974 W: -119.32685

N: 38.70478 S: 38.24517 E: -119.71202 W: -120.54983

N: 37.82021 S: 37.70337 E: -119.03728 W: -119.27284

N: 34.89283 S: 34.77784 E: -118.00231 W: -118.13992

N: 39.46925 S: 39.39914 E: -120.22381 W: -120.32614

N: 37.82737 S: 36.96181 E: -118.54426 W: -119.73305

N: 38.19435 S: 37.72826 E: -119.18655 W: -119.80576

N: 38.24106 S: 37.72115 E: -119.18369 W: -119.93914

N: 38.24515 S: 37.53568 E: -118.95054 W: -119.93914

N: 39.0814 S: 38.7536 E: -106.85936 W: -107.14685

N: 37.3912 S: 36.99987 E: -106.16731 W: -106.71068

N: 38.87468 S: 37.6923 E: -107.35981 W: -109.13081

N: 39.27284 S: 38.77724 E: -107.52564 W: -108.36915

N: 37.9823 S: 37.39059 E: -106.45969 W: -107.57082

N: 38.20772 S: 37.88416 E: -107.56208 W: -107.97235

N: 42.38521 S: 42.28818 E: -114.68043 W: -114.7176

N: 43.31809 S: 43.0552 E: -116.68022 W: -116.86703

N: 36.913 S: 36.43706 E: -113.87956 W: -114.37766

N: 44.18034 S: 43.90476 E: -121.6276 W: -121.87574

N: 44.52794 S: 44.31701 E: -121.81344 W: -122.10784

N: 46.97583 S: 46.72414 E: -121.57096 W: -121.95735

N: 48.09086 S: 47.493 E: -123.12877 W: -124.18472

N: 37.3926 S: 37.37399 E: -118.41097 W: -118.42599

N: 38.22396 S: 38.20403 E: -118.99487 W: -119.02041

N: 37.2027 S: 37.13102 E: -118.29691 W: -118.41501

N: 38.23294 S: 37.96873 E: -119.58734 W: -119.93914

Spatial Resolution

3 Meters x 3 Meters

Location

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Temporal Extent

2014-08-23 to 2019-10-10

Temporal Resolution

Varies

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

GEODETIC

Description

This data set provides 3 m gridded, bare-earth elevations (excluding trees) that are used as the baseline for the Airborne Snow Observatory (ASO) snow-on products. The data were collected during snow-free conditions as part of the NASA/JPL ASO aircraft survey campaigns.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms

DHC-6 ,

King Air

Instruments

Riegl LMS-Q1560

Projects

SNOWEX

Spatial Extent

N: 38.35197 S: 38.34703 E: -119.14655 W: -119.15263

N: 35.30827 S: 34.84176 E: -118.48953 W: -118.96299

N: 36.34419 S: 36.26067 E: -116.80802 W: -116.87201

N: 37.66785 S: 37.62315 E: -118.89665 W: -118.96338

N: 37.22534 S: 36.65336 E: -118.32179 W: -119.16027

N: 39.17079 S: 38.70411 E: -120.22689 W: -120.77841

N: 37.6691 S: 37.55344 E: -118.95054 W: -119.07385

N: 38.19435 S: 37.72826 E: -119.18655 W: -119.80576

N: 36.6072 S: 36.57914 E: -118.17114 W: -118.19548

N: 38.00096 S: 37.88126 E: -119.0974 W: -119.32685

N: 38.70478 S: 38.24517 E: -119.71202 W: -120.54983

N: 37.82021 S: 37.70337 E: -119.03728 W: -119.27284

N: 34.89283 S: 34.77784 E: -118.00231 W: -118.13992

N: 39.46925 S: 39.39914 E: -120.22381 W: -120.32614

N: 37.82737 S: 36.96181 E: -118.54426 W: -119.73305

N: 38.19435 S: 37.72826 E: -119.18655 W: -119.80576

N: 38.24106 S: 37.72115 E: -119.18369 W: -119.93914

N: 38.24515 S: 37.53568 E: -118.95054 W: -119.93914

N: 39.0814 S: 38.7536 E: -106.85936 W: -107.14685

N: 37.3912 S: 36.99987 E: -106.16731 W: -106.71068

N: 38.87468 S: 37.6923 E: -107.35981 W: -109.13081

N: 39.27284 S: 38.77724 E: -107.52564 W: -108.36915

N: 37.9823 S: 37.39059 E: -106.45969 W: -107.57082

N: 38.20772 S: 37.88416 E: -107.56208 W: -107.97235

N: 42.38521 S: 42.28818 E: -114.68043 W: -114.7176

N: 43.31809 S: 43.0552 E: -116.68022 W: -116.86703

N: 36.913 S: 36.43706 E: -113.87956 W: -114.37766

N: 44.18034 S: 43.90476 E: -121.6276 W: -121.87574

N: 44.52794 S: 44.31701 E: -121.81344 W: -122.10784

N: 46.97583 S: 46.72414 E: -121.57096 W: -121.95735

N: 48.09086 S: 47.493 E: -123.12877 W: -124.18472

N: 37.3926 S: 37.37399 E: -118.41097 W: -118.42599

N: 38.22396 S: 38.20403 E: -118.99487 W: -119.02041

N: 37.2027 S: 37.13102 E: -118.29691 W: -118.41501

N: 38.23294 S: 37.96873 E: -119.58734 W: -119.93914

Spatial Resolution

3 Meters x 3 Meters

Spatial Reference System(s)

Multiple EPSG codes (see User Guide)

Location

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

GEODETIC

Temporal Extent

2014-08-23 to 2019-10-10

Temporal Resolution

Varies

Concept ID

C3256023556-NSIDC_CPRD

Data State

COMPLETE

Number of Files/Granules

Processing Level

Published

2020-04-14

Science Keywords

Terrain Elevation

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Painter, T., & Bormann, K. (2020). ASO L4 Lidar Point Cloud Digital Terrain Model 3m UTM Grid, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/2EHMWG4IT76O Date Accessed: 2026-06-10

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

ASO L4 Lidar Point Cloud Digital Terrain Model 3m UTM Grid, Version 1 User Guide

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

Publications Citing This Dataset

Title	Year Sort ascending	Author	Topic
Mountain snow depth retrievals from customized processing of ICESat-2 satellite laser altimetry	2024	Besso, Hannah, Shean, David, Lundquist, Jessica D.	Terrain Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Vegetation Height
Spatially distributed snow depth, bulk density, and snow water equivalent from ground-based and airborne sensor integration at Grand Mesa, Colorado, USA	2024	Meehan, Tate G., Hojatimalekshah, Ahmad, Marshall, Hans-Peter, Deeb, Elias J., O'Neel, Shad, McGrath, Daniel, Webb, Ryan W., Bonnell, Randall, Raleigh, Mark S., Hiemstra, Christopher, Elder, Kelly	Liquid Water Content, Snow Density, Snow Depth, Snow Grain Size, Snow/Ice Temperature, Snow Stratigraphy, Snow Water Equivalent, Snow Depth, Snow Water Equivalent, Two-Way Travel Time, Terrain Elevation, Atmospheric Pressure, Atmospheric Temperature, Longwave Radiation, Relative Humidity, Shortwave Radiation, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Wind Direction, Wind Speed, Geolocation
Mapping snow depth and volume at the alpine watershed scale from aerial imagery using Structure from Motion	2022	Meyer, Joachim, Deems, Jeffrey S., Bormann, Kat J., Shean, David E., Skiles, S. McKenzie	Snow Depth, Snow Water Equivalent, Terrain Elevation
The Colorado East River community observatory data collection	2021	Kakalia, Zarine, Varadharajan, Charuleka, Alper, Erek, Brodie, Eoin L., Burrus, Madison, Carroll, Rosemary W. H., Christianson, Danielle S., Dong, Wenming, Hendrix, Valerie C., Henderson, Matthew, Hubbard, Susan S., Johnson, Douglas, Versteeg, Roelof, Williams, Kenneth H., Agarwal, Deborah A.	Snow Depth, Snow Water Equivalent, Terrain Elevation