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Snow Water Equivalent Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Earthdata Search, HYDrologic Remote Sensing Analysis for Floods (HYDRAFloods), and Panoply guide users in making the most of snow water equivalent (SWE) data.
Snow Water Equivalent Datasets
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V2 | 2 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2021-04-15 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| ABoVE: Rain-on-Snow Frequency and Distribution during Cold Seasons, Alaska, 1988-2023 | 2 | Aqua, GCOM-W1, DMSP | AMSR-E, AMSR2, SSMIS | 1988-11-01 to 2023-03-31 |
N: 73.8339 S: 48.6232 E: -124.326 W: -175.397 |
COG | |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Daily L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids V002 | 2 | AQUA | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS2 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua Monthly L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-19 to 2011-10-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS2 |
| AMSR-E/Aqua 5-Day L3 Global Snow Water Equivalent EASE-Grids V002 | 2 | Aqua | AMSR-E | 2002-06-20 to 2011-10-03 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | HDF-EOS2 |
| 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 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 | |
| SnowEx23 University of Wyoming Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | LIDAR | 2023-03-08 to 2023-03-10, 2023-03-11 to 2023-03-14 |
N: 70.0846 S: 70.0036 E: -148.61304 W: -148.77094 N: 68.63965 S: 68.58784 E: -149.34396 W: -149.54981 |
CSV | |
| 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 |
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