From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS), Snow Today, and Worldview guide users in making the most of snow and ice data.
Snow/Ice Data Access and Tools
Snow/Ice Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SnowEx17 Snow Depth from Time-Lapse Imagery V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | CAMERAS | 2016-10-01 to 2017-06-01 |
N: 39.055 S: 39.007 E: -107.934 W: -108.216 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx17 SnowMicroPen (SMP) Raw Penetration Force Profiles V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SMP | 2017-02-07 to 2017-02-25 |
N: 39.027679996706 S: 38.980648493922 E: -107.84605082281 W: -108.22919239513 N: 37.940572 S: 37.856078 E: -107.6725 W: -107.752128 |
PNG, XML, ASCII | |
| SnowEx17 Time Series Sonic Snow Depth Measurement Array V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | ULTRASONIC DEPTH SENSOR | 2016-10-12 to 2017-07-03 |
N: 39.03430447 S: 39.02755193 E: -107.9335668 W: -108.0545976 |
JPEG, ASCII | |
| SnowEx20 Cameron Pass Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2019-12-18 to 2020-03-12 |
N: 40.52 S: 40.51 E: -105.88 W: -105.891 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Community Snow Depth Probe Measurements V001 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | PROBES | 2020-01-28 to 2020-02-12 |
N: 39.07 S: 39 E: -107.997 W: -108.228 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP Computed Tomography Snow Microstructure V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | Microtomography | 2020-02-03 to 2020-02-08 |
N: 39.065321 S: 39.005111 E: -108.110485 W: -108.228389 |
Excel, Text File, BMP | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP CSU 1GHz GPR V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2020-02-06 to 2020-02-09 |
N: 39.04 S: 39.015 E: -108 W: -108.25 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP FMCW Radar Autopicked Snow Depths V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2020-01-26 to 2020-02-12 |
N: 39.12128 S: 38.98208 E: -107.77996 W: -108.26141 |
CSV, netCDF-4, Shapefile, Text File | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP Lidar and GPR-Derived Snow Water Equivalent and Snow Density V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2020-02-01 to 2020-02-02 |
N: 39.039456 S: 39.009209 E: -108.157747 W: -108.21092 |
CSV, GeoTIFF | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP UNM 800 and 1600 MHz MALA GPR V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2020-01-28 to 2020-02-06 |
N: 39.05 S: 39.005 E: -108.12 W: -108.21 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Snow Depth from Snow Pole Time-Lapse Imagery V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | CAMERAS | 2019-09-29 to 2020-06-10 |
N: 39.067 S: 39 E: -107.997 W: -108.228 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Jemez UNM 800 MHz MALA GPR V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2020-01-22 to 2020-03-04 |
N: 35.889 S: 35.85 E: -106.505 W: -106.537 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Data V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | IRIS, IceCube | 2020-01-27 to 2020-02-12 |
N: 39.06417 S: 39.0087 E: -108.00312 W: -108.22143 |
PNG, CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Time Series Snow Change Measurements from Interval Boards V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SWE Sampler | 2019-12-08 to 2020-04-22 |
N: 44.30463 S: 35.85789 E: -105.54613 W: -120.29898 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx20-21 Cameron Pass Derived Snowpack Relative Permittivities and Densities from Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR, LIDAR | 2019-12-18 to 2021-05-27 |
N: 40.5202 S: 40.5154 E: -105.8889 W: -105.8931 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx20-21 QSI Lidar Snow Depth 0.5m UTM Grid V001 | 1 | King Air | LIDAR | 2021-03-15 to 2021-03-20 |
N: 44.3658 S: 43.0343 E: -114.8547 W: -117.0661 N: 40.6041 S: 40.5161 E: -111.5989 W: -111.7319 N: 40.5841 S: 38.9681 E: -105.7432 W: -108.3384 |
0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters | TIFF |
| SnowEx21 Cameron Pass Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2021-01-13 to 2021-05-27 |
N: 40.52 S: 40.517 E: -105.89 W: -105.893 N: 40.566 S: 40.563 E: -105.867 W: -105.873 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx21 Prairie Station Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor Snow Water Equivalent and Soil Moisture V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2020-11-22 to 2021-05-08 |
N: 47.08 S: 47.04 E: -109.93 W: -109.97 |
171 Meters x 171 Meters | CSV |
| SnowEx21 Senator Beck Basin and Grand Mesa, CO AVIRIS-NG Surface Spectral Reflectance V001 | 1 | B-200 | AVIRIS-NG | 2021-03-19 to 2021-04-29 |
N: 40 S: 37 E: -107 W: -109 |
4 Meters x 4 Meters | BIL, ASCII |
| SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Change Measurements from Interval Boards V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SWE Sampler | 2020-11-18 to 2021-05-12 |
N: 44.30344 S: 37.81433 E: -105.86334 W: -116.13968 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Depth Measurements V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPS, PROBES | 2020-11-18 to 2021-05-27 |
N: 47.0607 S: 37.9071 E: -105.86093 W: -116.1235 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Pits V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS | 2020-11-16 to 2021-05-27 |
N: 47.0607 S: 37.9071 E: -105.86093 W: -116.12351 |
CSV, Excel, JPEG | |
| SnowEx23 Airborne Lidar-Derived 0.5M Snow Depth and Canopy Height V001 | 1 | CESSNA 206 | Riegl Airborne Lidar | 2022-03-11 to 2023-10-25 |
N: 70 S: 64.5 E: -148 W: -148.5 |
0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters | GeoTIFF |
| SnowEx23 Apr23 AVIRIS-NG Surface Spectral Reflectance V001 | 1 | B-200 | AVIRIS-NG | 2023-04-07 to 2023-05-05 |
N: 63.923672 S: 63.849275 E: -145.740261 W: -145.794581 N: 65.845611 S: 65.09561 E: -147.452956 W: -147.6783 N: 64.915781 S: 64.839828 E: -147.657586 W: -147.764758 N: 65.217951 S: 63.958389 E: -145.402168 W: -147.538696 |
BIL | |
| SnowEx23 Apr23 IOP HyLab Airborne Surface Spectral Reflectance V001 | 1 | AIRCRAFT | SPECTROMETERS | 2023-04-20 to 2023-04-20 |
N: 65.1702045 S: 64.8598472 E: -147.4506291 W: -147.7491983 |
BSQ |
Snow/Ice Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppEEARS | The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization |
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