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Snow Depth Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IceBridge L4 Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness V001 | 1 | C-130, DC-8, P-3B | ATM, CAMBOT, DMS, SNOW RADAR | 2009-03-19 to 2013-04-25 |
N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
XML, CSV | |
| IceBridge Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness V001 | 1 | DC-8, P-3B | ATM, CAMBOT, DMS, SNOW RADAR | 2009-10-21 to 2012-04-10 |
N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
CSV | |
| ICESat L4 Seasonal Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V001 | 1 | ICESat | GLAS | 2003-02-20 to 2008-03-21 |
N: 86 S: 66 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | netCDF-4, PNG |
| ICESat-2 and CryoSat-2 L4 Monthly Arctic Snow Depth and Sea Ice Thickness V001 | 1 | CRYOSAT-2, ICESat-2 | SIRAL, ATLAS | 2018-10-01 to 2021-04-30 |
N: 90 S: 62 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| ICESat-2 L4 Along-Track Sea Ice Thickness V001 | 001 | ICESat-2, MODELS | ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE | 2018-10-14 to 2022-05-01 |
N: 88 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V001 | 1 | ICESat-2, MODELS | ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE | 2018-11-01 to 2021-04-30 |
N: 88 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | NetCDF |
| ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V002 | 2 | ICESat-2, MODELS | ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE | 2018-11-01 to 2022-04-30 |
N: 88 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V003 | 3 | ICESat-2, MODELS | ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE | 2018-11-01 to 2024-04-30 |
N: 88 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V004 | 4 | ICESat-2, MODELS | ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE | 2018-11-01 to 2025-04-30 |
N: 88 S: 30 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| Maps of Vegetation, NDVI, Snow and Thaw Depths: North Slope, Alaska and NWT, Canada | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SPECTROMETERS, SNOW MEASURING ROD | 2000-08-01 to 2012-12-31 |
N: 78.7857 S: 68.3617 E: -103.552 W: -148.852 |
multiple | |
| MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXLND) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| 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 | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| 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 | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXLND) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| 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 | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXLND) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| NCA-LDAS Noah-3.3 Land Surface Model L4 Daily 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NCALDAS_NOAH0125_D) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-02 to 2016-12-31 | 0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | ||
| New York State Mesonet IMPACTS | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | BAROMETERS, DISDROMETERS, LIDAR, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS, WIND PROFILERS | 2020-01-03 to 2023-03-02 |
N: 44.9057 S: 40.594 E: -72.1909 W: -79.6375 |
PNG | |
| Reynolds Mountain East FMCW Radar Autopicked Snow Depths V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2009-03-19 to 2009-03-19 |
N: 43.071 S: 43.063 E: -116.749 W: -116.76 |
CSV, netCDF-4, Shapefile, Text File | |
| SASSIE ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Concentration, Thickness, and Velocity - Daily Mean llc1080 Grid (Version 1 Release 1) | V1R1 | MITgcm | 2014-01-15 to 2021-02-08 | NETCDF4 | |||
| SASSIE ECCO Sea-Ice and Snow Concentration, Thickness, and Velocity - Snapshot llc1080 Grid (Version 1 Release 1) | V1R1 | MITgcm | 2014-01-15 to 2021-02-08 | NETCDF4 | |||
| Snow Depth, Stratigraphy, and Temperature in Wrangell St Elias NP, Alaska, 2016-2018 | 1 | MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS | Computer, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS, CAMERA, GPS, MAGNAPROBE, SNOW MEASURING ROD | 2016-09-01 to 2018-03-20 |
N: 62.3924 S: 62.2562 E: -143 W: -143.323 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx Colorado 3M Snow Depth Time Series and DEMs from High-Resolution Satellite Image Pairs V001 | 1 | AIRCRAFT, Pleiades-1A, Pleiades-1B, WORLDVIEW-2, WORLDVIEW-3 | LIDAR, CAMERA | 2022-03-16 to 2022-05-11 |
N: 39.216156 S: 38.785954 E: -107.747336 W: -108.382269 N: 37.350142 S: 36.946006 E: -106.336567 W: -106.869547 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters 3 Meters x 3 Meters |
GeoTIFF |
| SnowEx Meteorological Station Measurements from Grand Mesa, CO Raw V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | CNR4, Campbell Scientific CS106, HC2S3, HydraProbe, RM Young 05103 Wind Monitor, SR50A | 2016-10-09 to 2022-08-30 |
N: 39.03388 S: 39.03388 E: -108.21399 W: -108.21399 N: 39.03954 S: 39.03954 E: -107.94174 W: -107.94174 N: 39.10358 S: 39.10358 E: -107.88383 W: -107.88383 N: 39.05084 S: 39.05084 E: -108.06144 W: -108.06144 N: 39.05225 S: 39.05225 E: -108.09792 W: -108.09792 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx Meteorological Station Measurements from Grand Mesa, CO V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | CNR4, Campbell Scientific CS106, HC2S3, HydraProbe, RM Young 05103 Wind Monitor, SR50A | 2016-10-09 to 2022-08-30 |
N: 39.03388 S: 39.03388 E: -108.21399 W: -108.21399 N: 39.03954 S: 39.03954 E: -107.94174 W: -107.94174 N: 39.10358 S: 39.10358 E: -107.88383 W: -107.88383 N: 39.05084 S: 39.05084 E: -108.06144 W: -108.06144 N: 39.05225 S: 39.05225 E: -108.09792 W: -108.09792 |
CSV, PNG |
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