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Description

This data set contains snow pit observations from the SnowEx 2020 Grand Mesa Intensive Observation Period. Data were collected from 154 snow pits on Grand Mesa, Colorado between 27 January and 12 February 2020. The main parameters for this data set are snow temperature, snow depth, snow density, snow stratigraphy, snow grain size, liquid water content, and snow water equivalent. In addition to data files, this data set also contains site photos from each snow pit.

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instruments
A2 Photonic_WISe ,
MICROSCOPES ,
SNOW DENSITY CUTTER ,
THERMOMETERS
Spatial Extent

N: 39.065321 S: 39.005111 E: -108.110485 W: -108.228389

Geographic Region
GRAND MESA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2020-01-27 to 2020-02-12
Concept ID
C3271565087-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
156
Processing Level
NA
Science Keywords
Liquid Water Content ,
Snow Density ,
Snow Depth ,
Snow Grain Size ,
Snow/Ice Temperature ,
Snow Stratigraphy ,
Snow Water Equivalent

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

Vuyovich, C., Marshall, H.-P., Elder, K., Hiemstra, C., Brucker, L., & McCormick, M. (2021). SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Intensive Observation Period Snow Pit Measurements, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/DUD2VZEVBJ7S Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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