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Description

This data set contains raw penetration force profiles from the SnowEx 2020 Time Series campaign in the Boise River Basin in Idaho. Measurements were taken using the SnowMicroPen (SMP), a digital snow penetrometer, from three snow pits. The data files contain force measurements of the snowpack from the top of the snow surface to the ground. Measurements took place approximately weekly between 18 December 2019 and 24 January 2020.

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instruments
SMP
Spatial Extent

N: 44.30331 S: 43.75724 E: -115.23445 W: -116.0909

Geographic Region
IDAHO
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2019-12-18 to 2020-01-24
Concept ID
C3271322077-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
29
Processing Level
3
Science Keywords
Snow Depth ,
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

Mason, M., & Marshall, H.-P. (2023). SnowEx20 Boise River Basin SnowMicroPen (SMP) Raw Penetration Force Profiles, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/1SF2KW5EIGOB Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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