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Description

The dataset comprises snow depth measurements extracted from snow poles in time-lapse images near Fairbanks, AK during the SnowEx 2022-2023 field campaign. Snow poles were 1.52 m (5 ft) vertical poles painted red with a 10.16-cm (4 in) yellow top. Collection occurred at 18 sites: 9 at the Bonanza Creek LTER and 9 at the Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed. At each site, three snow depth measurements were extracted, beginning at 11:00 AM daily. The time-lapse images are archived separately at NSIDC (<a href="https://doi.org/10.5067/UB3A44RTR6JD">SNEX23_TLI</a>).

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instruments
CAMERAS
Spatial Extent

N: 65.1951 S: 64.6995 E: -147.3943 W: -148.3622

Geographic Region
ALASKA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2022-10-14 to 2024-06-01
Concept ID
C3846978586-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1
Processing Level
2
Science Keywords
Snow Depth

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

Breen, C. M., Vas, D. A., Baxter, B. B., & Vuyovich, C. M. (2025). SnowEx23 Snow Depth from Time-Lapse Imagery, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/1SQYOLQLCJLD Date Accessed: 2025-12-15

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