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Snow/Ice Data Access and Tools
Snow/Ice Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SISTER: Experimental Workflows, Product Generation Environment, and Sample Data, V004 | 4 | NOAA Twin Otter, NASA ER-2 | AVIRIS | 2011-05-13 to 2018-01-26 |
N: 39.0817 S: 21.2023 E: -107.962 W: -158.055 |
multiple | |
| SMAP Enhanced L3 Radiometer Global and Northern Hemisphere Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V002 | 002 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-31 to 2020-08-27 |
N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180 N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 |
9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| SMAP Enhanced L3 Radiometer Global and Northern Hemisphere Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V003 | 003 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-31 to 2023-12-02 |
N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180 N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 |
9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| SMAP Enhanced L3 Radiometer Global and Northern Hemisphere Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V004 | 004 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-31 to Present |
N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180 N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 |
9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| SMAP Enhanced L3 Radiometer Northern Hemisphere Daily 9 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V001 | 001 | SMAP Observatory | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-03 |
N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 |
9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| SMAP L3 Radar Northern Hemisphere Daily 3 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V002 | 002 | SMAP Observatory | SMAP L-BAND RADAR | 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07 |
N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 |
3 Kilometers x 3 Kilometers | HDF5, HDF5 |
| SMAP L3 Radar Northern Hemisphere Daily 3 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V003 | 003 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADAR | 2015-04-13 to 2015-07-07 |
N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 |
3 Kilometers x 3 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| SMAP L3 Radiometer Global and Northern Hemisphere Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V002 | 002 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-31 to 2020-08-27 |
N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180 |
36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| SMAP L3 Radiometer Global and Northern Hemisphere Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V003 | 003 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-31 to 2023-12-02 |
N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180 |
36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| SMAP L3 Radiometer Global and Northern Hemisphere Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V004 | 004 | SMAP | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-31 to Present |
N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 N: 85.044 S: -85.044 E: 180 W: -180 |
36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| SMAP L3 Radiometer Northern Hemisphere Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Freeze/Thaw State V001 | 001 | SMAP Observatory | SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER | 2015-03-31 to 2018-06-03 |
N: 85.044 S: 45 E: 180 W: -180 |
36 Kilometers x 36 Kilometers | HDF5 |
| 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 | |
| Snow Properties and Wildlife Tracks in Washington and Alaska | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | PENETROMETERS | 2021-01-09 to 2023-03-13 |
N: 63.9688 S: 48.0523 E: -117.172 W: -150.008 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx 2020 Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed Snow Products V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS, UAV | SWE Sampler, TLS, CAMERA | 2018-11-15 to 2020-02-23 |
N: 43.0712 S: 43.0624 E: -116.7488 W: -116.7603 |
CSV, LAZ, JPEG | |
| 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 | |
| SnowEx Mores Creek Summit (MCS) Airborne LiDAR Survey V001 | 1 | HELICOPTER | LIDAR | 2021-03-10 to 2025-05-01 |
N: 43.974802141694 S: 43.913645323478 E: -115.64243768567 W: -115.73049873632 |
GeoTIFF | |
| SnowEx17 Community Snow Depth Probe Measurements V001 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | PROBES | 2017-02-06 to 2017-02-25 |
N: 39.1 S: 39 E: -107.8 W: -108.2 N: 38 S: 37.8 E: -107.65 W: -107.8 |
3 Meters x 3 Meters | ASCII |
| SnowEx17 Community Snow Pit Measurements V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 2017-02-06 to 2017-02-25 |
N: 38 S: 37.8 E: -107.65 W: -107.8 N: 39.1 S: 39 E: -107.8 W: -108.2 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx17 GPR and Lidar-Derived Snowpack Relative Permittivities and Densities V001 | 1 | AIRCRAFT | LIDAR | 2017-02-08 to 2017-02-25 |
N: 39.106 S: 39.0005 E: -107.86 W: -108.2195 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx17 Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2017-02-08 to 2017-02-23 |
N: 39.11115 S: 38.9935 E: -107.85785 W: -108.22367 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx17 Ground Penetrating Radar V002 | 2 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2017-02-08 to 2017-02-25 |
N: 39.11115 S: 38.9935 E: -107.85785 W: -108.22367 |
ASCII | |
| SnowEx17 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Data V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | IRIS, IceCube | 2017-02-07 to 2017-02-25 |
N: 39.10595 S: 39.00035 E: -107.86944 W: -108.21907 |
PNG, CSV | |
| SnowEx17 Radiometrics Surface-Based Radiometer Brightness Temperatures V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | RADIOMETERS | 2017-02-14 to 2017-02-18 |
N: 39.10552 S: 39.02098 E: -107.846975 W: -108.23134528825 |
JPEG, ASCII |
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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