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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 | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) MANUAL PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENTS GCPEX | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | TRETYAKOV GAUGE | 2012-01-18 to 2012-03-28 |
N: 44.3 S: 44.2 E: -79.7 W: -79.8 |
Excel | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) SNOW SURVEYS GCPEX V1 | 1 | FIELD SURVEYS | MAGNAPROBE, SNOW TUBE | 2012-01-05 to 2012-02-27 |
N: 44.68 S: 44.18 E: -79.64 W: -79.92 |
Excel | |
| GPM GROUND VALIDATION GCPEX SNOW MICROPHYSICS CASE STUDY V1 | 1 | NASA DC-8, GROUND STATIONS, UND CITATION II | APR-2, CIPS, D3R, DPR, HVPS, PMS 2D-C PROBE | 2012-02-24 to 2012-02-25 |
N: 46.3966 S: 43.4595 E: -78.7616 W: -80.4026 |
netCDF-4 | |
| GPM Ground Validation Pluvio Precipitation Gauges OLYMPEX | 1 | GROUND STATIONS | RAIN GAUGES | 2015-10-31 to 2016-01-31 |
N: 47.68 S: 47.3898 E: -123.581 W: -123.867 |
ASCII | |
| High Mountain Asia LDAS 1 km Snow and Temperature Parameters V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 2007-09-01 to 2008-08-31 |
N: 41 S: 20 E: 101 W: 66 |
1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers | netCDF-3 |
| High Mountain Asia LIS Model Terrestrial Hydrological Parameters V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 2003-02-01 to 2018-01-31 |
N: 40.875 S: 20.875 E: 100.875 W: 66.875 |
netCDF-4, PNG | |
| High Mountain Asia UCLA Daily Snow Reanalysis V001 | 1 | LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, Terra | TM, ETM+, OLI, MODIS | 1999-10-01 to 2017-09-30 |
N: 45 S: 27 E: 105 W: 60 |
netCDF-4 | |
| NCA-LDAS Noah-3.3 Land Surface Model L4 Daily 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NCALDAS_NOAH0125_D) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-02 to 2016-12-31 |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NCA-LDAS Noah-3.3 Land Surface Model L4 Trends 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NCALDAS_NOAH0125_Trends) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-10-01 to 2015-09-30 |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_MOS0125_H) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Mosaic-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-02 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_MOS0125_M) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Mosaic-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-01 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.124 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Mosaic Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_MOS0125_MC) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Mosaic-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1981-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_NOAH0125_H) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-02 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_NOAH0125_M) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-01 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS Noah Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_NOAH0125_MC) at GES DISC | 2.0 | Noah-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1981-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 Hourly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_VIC0125_H) at GES DISC | 2.0 | VIC-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-02 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 Monthly 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_VIC0125_M) at GES DISC | 2.0 | VIC-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-01 to Present |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NLDAS VIC Land Surface Model L4 Monthly Climatology 0.125 x 0.125 degree V2.0 (NLDAS_VIC0125_MC) at GES DISC | 2.0 | VIC-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1981-01-01 to 2020-12-31 |
N: 53 S: 25 E: -67 W: -125 |
0.125 Decimal Degrees x 0.125 Decimal Degrees | |
| NRT AMSR2 Unified L3 Global Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent V2 | 2 | GCOM-W1 | AMSR2 | 2021-04-15 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
HDF-EOS5 | |
| SnowEx 2020 Reynolds Creek Experimental Watershed Snow Products V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS, UAV | SWE Sampler, TLS, CAMERA | 2018-11-15 to 2020-02-23 |
N: 43.0712 S: 43.0624 E: -116.7488 W: -116.7603 |
CSV, LAZ, JPEG | |
| SnowEx17 Community Snow Pit Measurements V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | 2017-02-06 to 2017-02-25 |
N: 38 S: 37.8 E: -107.65 W: -107.8 N: 39.1 S: 39 E: -107.8 W: -108.2 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx17 GPR and Lidar-Derived Snowpack Relative Permittivities and Densities V001 | 1 | AIRCRAFT | LIDAR | 2017-02-08 to 2017-02-25 |
N: 39.106 S: 39.0005 E: -107.86 W: -108.2195 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx17 Ground Penetrating Radar V002 | 2 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2017-02-08 to 2017-02-25 |
N: 39.11115 S: 38.9935 E: -107.85785 W: -108.22367 |
ASCII | |
| SnowEx20 Cameron Pass Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2019-12-18 to 2020-03-12 |
N: 40.52 S: 40.51 E: -105.88 W: -105.891 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Autumn 2019 Snow Water Equivalent V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SWE Sampler | 2019-11-03 to 2019-11-06 |
N: 39.045793 S: 39.008324 E: -108.133243 W: -108.210066 |
CSV |
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