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Snow/Ice Data Access and Tools
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 Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| SnowEx23 Apr23 IOP Snow Pit Measurements V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS | 2023-04-01 to 2023-04-18 |
N: 65.16124 S: 63.8631 E: -145.72673 W: -147.72499 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx23 Apr23 Spectrometer Snow Surface Reflectance and Albedo, Version 1 V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SPECTRORADIOMETERS | 2023-04-05 to 2023-05-05 |
N: 65.16127 S: 63.86191 E: -145.7231 W: -147.7298 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx23 CRREL Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2023-03-08 to 2023-03-15 |
N: 68.64 S: 68.5257 E: -149.2186 W: -149.598 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx23 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Data V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | IRIS, IceCube, InfraSnow | 2023-03-06 to 2023-03-16 |
N: 70.085 S: 68.528 E: -148.612 W: -149.597 N: 65.155 S: 64.701 E: -147.4905 W: -148.291 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx23 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Snow-off Data V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | IceCube | 2023-10-17 to 2023-10-28 |
N: 70.084 S: 68.5284 E: -148.6127 W: -149.5964 N: 65.1546 S: 64.701 E: -147.4906 W: -148.2902 |
1 Meters x 1 Meters | ASCII |
| SnowEx23 Mar22 IOP Snow Depth Measurements V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | MAGNAPROBE | 2022-03-08 to 2022-03-23 |
N: 70.085 S: 64.699 E: -147.49 W: -149.597 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP Community Snow Depth Measurements V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | MAGNAPROBE, SNOW MEASURING ROD | 2023-03-07 to 2023-03-16 |
N: 70.085 S: 64.699 E: -147.49 W: -149.597 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx23 MAR23 IOP Computed Tomography Snow Microstructure V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | Microtomography | 2023-03-07 to 2023-03-16 |
N: 70.08434 S: 64.69925 E: -147.48583 W: -149.59716 |
CSV, Text File | |
| SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP CSU 1 GHz Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR, GPS | 2023-03-07 to 2023-03-16 |
N: 64.704 S: 64.7 E: -148.284 W: -148.292 N: 65.152 S: 65.145 E: -147.525 W: -147.591 N: 64.879 S: 64.863 E: -147.667 W: -147.742 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP Snow Depth Profiles V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | PROBES | 2023-03-07 to 2023-03-16 |
N: 70.084378 S: 64.699253 E: -147.485758 W: -149.597226 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx23 Mar23 Snow Pit Measurements V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS | 2022-03-07 to 2023-03-16 |
N: 70.08434 S: 64.69925 E: -147.48583 W: -149.59716 |
CSV, Excel, JPEG, PDF | |
| SnowEx23 Oct22 IOP Snow Depth Profiles V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | PROBES | 2022-10-22 to 2022-10-27 |
N: 70.084378 S: 64.699253 E: -147.485758 W: -149.597226 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx23 Oct22 IOP Snow Pits and Substrate Conditions at Freeze Up V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPS, MICROSCOPES, SWE Sampler, THERMOMETERS | 2022-10-22 to 2022-10-27 |
N: 70.08434 S: 64.69925 E: -147.48583 W: -149.59716 |
CSV, Excel, JPEG |
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