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Description

This data set contains vertical profiles of snow reflectance, specific surface area (SSA), and spherical equivalent snow grain diameter. Data were collected during the SnowEx 2020 Grand Mesa, Colorado Intensive Observation Period between 27 January and 12 February 2020. Reflectance was measured at snow pits using one of two integrating sphere laser devices, IRIS (InfraRed IntegraXng Sphere) or IceCube. SSA and spherical equivalent diameter were then derived from reflectance.

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instruments
IRIS ,
IceCube
Spatial Extent

N: 39.06417 S: 39.0087 E: -108.00312 W: -108.22143

Geographic Region
GRAND MESA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2020-01-27 to 2020-02-12
Concept ID
C3271568590-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
117
Processing Level
NA
Science Keywords
Reflectance ,
Snow Grain Size ,
Specific Surface Area

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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.

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Durand, M., Vuyovich, C., Lemmetyinen, J., Vargel, C., Hale, K., & Yang, K. (2020). SnowEx20 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Data, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/SNMM6NGGKWIT Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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