Creator: NSIDC_CPRD
Keywords: Liquid Water Content,Snow Density,Snow Depth,Snow Grain Size,Snow/Ice Temperature,Snow Stratigraphy,Snow Water Equivalent

Data at a Glance

Description

The data set is a time-series of snow pit measurements obtained by the SnowEx community during the 2020 campaign. Between October 2019 and May 2020, data were collected from 454 snow pits at 12 regional locations throughout California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, and Utah, USA. At each of the locations, between 1 and 11 sites covering a range of conditions (terrains, snow depths, etc.) were chosen for weekly snow pit observations. Also available are photos of the field notes and snow pit sites.

Product Summary

Platforms

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instruments

A2 Photonic_WISe ,

GPS ,

MICROSCOPES ,

SNOW DENSITY CUTTER ,

THERMOMETERS

Spatial Extent

N: 44.30455 S: 35.85794 E: -105.54616 W: -120.29897

Geographic Region

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

GEODETIC

Temporal Extent

2019-10-24 to 2020-05-20

Concept ID

C3271569700-NSIDC_CPRD

Data State

COMPLETE

Number of Files/Granules

910

Processing Level

Science Keywords

Liquid Water Content ,

Snow Density ,

Snow Depth ,

Snow Grain Size ,

Snow/Ice Temperature ,

Snow Stratigraphy ,

Snow Water Equivalent

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Mason, M., Marshall, H.-P., McCormick, M., Craaybeek, D., Elder, K., & Vuyovich, C. (2024). SnowEx20 Time Series Snow Pit Measurements, Version 2 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/KZ43HVLZV6G4 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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SnowEx20 Time Series Snow Pit Measurements V002