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Snow Depth Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICESat-2 and CryoSat-2 L4 Monthly Arctic Snow Depth and Sea Ice Thickness V001 | CRYOSAT-2, ICESat-2 | SIRAL, ATLAS | 2018-10-01 to 2021-04-30 | ARCTIC | netCDF-4 |
| ICESat-2 L4 Along-Track Sea Ice Thickness V001 | ICESat-2, MODELS | ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE | 2018-10-14 to 2022-05-01 | ARCTIC OCEAN | netCDF-4 |
| ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V003 | ICESat-2, MODELS | ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE | 2018-11-01 to 2024-04-30 | ARCTIC OCEAN | netCDF-4 |
| ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V004 | ICESat-2, MODELS | ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE | 2018-11-01 to 2025-04-30 | ARCTIC OCEAN | netCDF-4 |
| MERRA-2 tavg3_2d_glc_Nx: 2d,3-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Ice Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T3NXGLC) at GES DISC | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present | GLOBAL | |
| MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_glc_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Ice Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXGLC) at GES DISC | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present | GLOBAL | |
| MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_glc_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Ice Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXGLC) at GES DISC | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present | GLOBAL | |
| SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Pits V001 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS | 2020-11-16 to 2021-05-27 | COLORADO, UTAH, MONTANA, IDAHO | CSV, Excel, JPEG |
| SnowEx23 Apr23 IOP Snow Pit Measurements V001 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS | 2023-04-01 to 2023-04-18 | ALASKA | CSV |
| SnowEx23 Mar23 Snow Pit Measurements V001 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS | 2022-03-07 to 2023-03-16 | ALASKA | CSV, Excel, JPEG, PDF |
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