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Snow Water Equivalent Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Earthdata Search, HYDrologic Remote Sensing Analysis for Floods (HYDRAFloods), and Panoply guide users in making the most of snow water equivalent (SWE) data.
Snow Water Equivalent Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOREAS HYD-02 Estimated Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) from Microwave Measurements | 1 | DHC-6 | INFRARED RADIOMETERS, MR, PYRANOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HYGROMETERS | 1994-02-06 to 1994-02-13 |
N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.24 W: -106.3 |
CSV | |
| BOREAS HYD-03 Snow Water Equivalent Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, SNOW TUBE, SNOW MEASURING ROD | 1994-02-05 to 1994-04-27 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.56 E: -97.82 W: -106.2 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-03 Snow Water Equivalent: 1996 | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SNOW TUBE, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, SNOW MEASURING ROD | 1996-02-29 to 1996-03-05 |
N: 55.93 S: 53.58 E: -97.82 W: -106.19 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-04 Areal Snow Course Survey Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SNOW TUBE, BALANCE | 1994-02-03 to 1994-03-10 |
N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.24 W: -106.32 |
ASCII | |
| BOREAS HYD-04 Standard Snow Course Data | 1 | FIELD INVESTIGATION | SNOW TUBE, BALANCE | 1993-11-15 to 1996-05-17 |
N: 55.91 S: 53.75 E: -98.42 W: -106.08 |
ASCII | |
| Daily SnowModel Outputs Covering the ABoVE Core Domain, 3-km Resolution, 1980-2020 | 1 | MODELS | Computer | 1980-09-01 to 2020-08-31 |
N: 75.8357 S: 49.8038 E: -84.3282 W: -176.915 |
netCDF-4 classic | |
| Daymet: Annual Climate Summaries on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1 | 4.1 | MODELS | Computer | 1950-01-01 to 2024-12-31 |
N: 83.7064 S: 6.07616 E: -53.055 W: -178.204 |
multiple | |
| Daymet: Daily Surface Weather Data on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1 | 4.1 | MODELS | Computer | 1950-01-01 to 2024-12-31 |
N: 82.9143 S: 14.0749 E: -53.0567 W: -178.133 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Daymet: Monthly Climate Summaries on a 1-km Grid for North America, Version 4 R1 | 4.1 | MODELS | Computer | 1950-01-01 to 2024-12-31 |
N: 82.9143 S: 14.0749 E: -53.0567 W: -178.133 |
COG | |
| FLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Global Monthly 0.1 x 0.1 degree (GDAS and CHIRPS-PRELIM) V001 (FLDAS_NOAH01_CP_GL_M) at GES DISC | 001 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 2019-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180 |
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