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Description

This data set contains raw penetration force profiles measured at snow pits and along linear transects at Grand Mesa, Colorado using the SnowMicroPen (SMP), a digital snow penetrometer. The data files contain force measurements (in Newtons) at various snow depths.

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instruments
SMP
Spatial Extent

N: 39.027679996706 S: 38.980648493922 E: -107.84605082281 W: -108.22919239513

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N: 37.940572 S: 37.856078 E: -107.6725 W: -107.752128

Geographic Region
GRAND MESA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2017-02-07 to 2017-02-25
Concept ID
C3266796822-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1556
Processing Level
1B
Science Keywords
Snow Stratigraphy

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

Derksen, C., Teich, M., Brady, M., & King, J. (2017). SnowEx17 SnowMicroPen (SMP) Raw Penetration Force Profiles, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ZPOLBRHVWG5V Date Accessed: 2025-12-15

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