Snow Water Equivalent Learning Resources

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NASA Earth Observations for Reservoir and Water Utility Management

This ARSET training uses precipitation, soil moisture, and snow data to help reservoir managers assess inflows and manage water allocation and flood risks.

Training

Aug. 4-11, 2026

Aerial view of the Mt. Everest area from the International Space Station (ISS). The yellow highlighted region shows the Karma Valley where hikers were rescued from during the snowstorm, with the green marker indicating the approximate location and proximity of the Tibetan Mt. Everest Base Camp

FLDAS and GPM Data Visualize a Surprise Snowstorm That Stranded Hikers Near Mt. Everest

Users of NASA’s precipitation and land data assimilation products converted liquid precipitation rate to snowfall rate and snow depth using snow-to-liquid ratios.

Data in Action

Jan. 30, 2026

Introduction to NASA Snow and Ice Data Products and Applications for Water Resources Management

This collaborative training between ARSET, NASA's NSIDC, and NASA's WWAO introduces NASA's snow and ice data products and snow water equivalence data.

Training

July 24 - Aug. 7, 2025

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Convert LANCE NRT AMSR2 Snow Data to GeoTIFF Format Using Python

This code converts the snow water equivalent (‘SWE’) parameter in the AMSR2 NRT daily snow product in HDF-EOS5 format to GeoTIFF.

Data Recipe

Nov. 12, 2021

New Melones Lake captured on June 28, 2015

Observing Drought in California with Remote Sensing

Discover how MODIS data help track changes in snow water equivalents in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to help forecast drought in California.

Data in Action

Sept. 30, 2015

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