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Description

This data set provides weekly snow stake height measurements in Summit Station, Greenland, near the ice divide. The array comprises 121 snow stakes and helps understand snowfall processes and contextualizes snow accumulation, which is a major component of the region’s surface mass balance. As a long-term climate record, this data set provides valuable ground validation for ICESat-2 and other satellite and airborne missions.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instruments
SNOW MEASURING ROD
Spatial Extent

N: 72.57843 S: 72.57752 E: -38.43651 W: -38.43951

Spatial Resolution
8 Meters x 8 Meters
Location
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2003-08-06 to 2025-12-17
Concept ID
C3978126107-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
23
Processing Level
Not provided
Published
Science Keywords
Snow Depth

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Hawley, R. L., Pickell, D. J., McConnell, J. R., Neumann, T. A., Felikson, D., & Dorsi, S. W. (2026). Weekly Snow Stake Array Measurements, Summit Station, Greenland, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/PKDFVVI44ZCQ Date Accessed: 2026-01-31

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