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Description

This data set consists of raw penetration force profiles measured at 8 different snow pits located in Senator Beck, Colorado using the SnowMicroPen (SMP), a digital snow penetrometer. The data files contain force measurements (in Newtons) at various snow depths.

Version Description

initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instruments
SMP
Spatial Extent

N: 37.94057 S: 37.85608 E: -107.6725 W: -107.75213

Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Location
GRAND MESA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2017-02-06 to 2017-02-20
Concept ID
C3266797387-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
25
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Snow Depth ,
Snow Stratigraphy

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.

Copy Citation

Marshall, H.-P., & Gleason, A. (2020). SnowEx17 Senator Beck SnowMicroPen (SMP) Raw Penetration Force Profiles, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/K7P8PB6EO1HO Date Accessed: 2026-08-12

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