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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa Intensive Observation Period Snow Pit Measurements V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | A2 Photonic_WISe, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS | 2020-01-27 to 2020-02-12 |
N: 39.065321 S: 39.005111 E: -108.110485 W: -108.228389 |
PDF, JPEG, CSV, Excel | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP BSU 1 GHz Multi-polarization GPR CMP Snow Water Equivalent V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2020-01-31 to 2020-02-01 |
N: 39.02 S: 39.02 E: -108.19 W: -108.19 N: 39.02 S: 39.02 E: -108.19 W: -108.19 |
PNG, CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP BSU 1 GHz Multi-polarization GPR V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2020-01-28 to 2020-02-04 |
N: 39.038896 S: 39.002182 E: -108.159761 W: -108.206626 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP CSU 1GHz GPR V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2020-02-06 to 2020-02-09 |
N: 39.04 S: 39.015 E: -108 W: -108.25 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP Lidar and GPR-Derived Snow Water Equivalent and Snow Density V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2020-02-01 to 2020-02-02 |
N: 39.039456 S: 39.009209 E: -108.157747 W: -108.21092 |
CSV, GeoTIFF | |
| SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP UNM 800 and 1600 MHz MALA GPR V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2020-01-28 to 2020-02-06 |
N: 39.05 S: 39.005 E: -108.12 W: -108.21 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Jemez UNM 800 MHz MALA GPR V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2020-01-22 to 2020-03-04 |
N: 35.889 S: 35.85 E: -106.505 W: -106.537 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Time Series Snow Change Measurements from Interval Boards V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SWE Sampler | 2019-12-08 to 2020-04-22 |
N: 44.30463 S: 35.85789 E: -105.54613 W: -120.29898 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx20 Time Series Snow Pit Measurements V002 | 2 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS | 2019-10-24 to 2020-05-20 |
N: 44.30455 S: 35.85794 E: -105.54616 W: -120.29897 |
PDF, JPEG, CSV, Excel | |
| SnowEx20-21 Cameron Pass Derived Snowpack Relative Permittivities and Densities from Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR, LIDAR | 2019-12-18 to 2021-05-27 |
N: 40.5202 S: 40.5154 E: -105.8889 W: -105.8931 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx21 Cameron Pass Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2021-01-13 to 2021-05-27 |
N: 40.52 S: 40.517 E: -105.89 W: -105.893 N: 40.566 S: 40.563 E: -105.867 W: -105.873 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx21 Prairie Station Cosmic Ray Neutron Sensor Snow Water Equivalent and Soil Moisture V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SOIL MOISTURE PROBE | 2020-11-22 to 2021-05-08 |
N: 47.08 S: 47.04 E: -109.93 W: -109.97 |
171 Meters x 171 Meters | CSV |
| SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Change Measurements from Interval Boards V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SWE Sampler | 2020-11-18 to 2021-05-12 |
N: 44.30344 S: 37.81433 E: -105.86334 W: -116.13968 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx21 Time Series Snow Pits V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS | 2020-11-16 to 2021-05-27 |
N: 47.0607 S: 37.9071 E: -105.86093 W: -116.12351 |
CSV, Excel, JPEG | |
| SnowEx23 Apr23 IOP Snow Pit Measurements V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS | 2023-04-01 to 2023-04-18 |
N: 65.16124 S: 63.8631 E: -145.72673 W: -147.72499 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx23 CRREL Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR | 2023-03-08 to 2023-03-15 |
N: 68.64 S: 68.5257 E: -149.2186 W: -149.598 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP CSU 1 GHz Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPR, GPS | 2023-03-07 to 2023-03-16 |
N: 64.704 S: 64.7 E: -148.284 W: -148.292 N: 65.152 S: 65.145 E: -147.525 W: -147.591 N: 64.879 S: 64.863 E: -147.667 W: -147.742 |
CSV | |
| SnowEx23 Mar23 Snow Pit Measurements V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | A2 Photonic_WISe, GPS, MICROSCOPES, SNOW DENSITY CUTTER, THERMOMETERS | 2022-03-07 to 2023-03-16 |
N: 70.08434 S: 64.69925 E: -147.48583 W: -149.59716 |
CSV, Excel, JPEG, PDF | |
| SnowEx23 Oct22 IOP Snow Pits and Substrate Conditions at Freeze Up V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | GPS, MICROSCOPES, SWE Sampler, THERMOMETERS | 2022-10-22 to 2022-10-27 |
N: 70.08434 S: 64.69925 E: -147.48583 W: -149.59716 |
CSV, Excel, JPEG | |
| SnowEx23 Snow Water Equivalent V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | SNOW TUBE | 2023-03-13 to 2023-03-16 |
N: 68.615 S: 64.8677 E: -147.6745 W: -149.494 |
ASCII | |
| SnowEx23 University of Wyoming Ground Penetrating Radar V001 | 1 | GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS | LIDAR | 2023-03-11 to 2023-03-14 |
N: 70.0846 S: 70.0036 E: -148.61304 W: -148.77094 N: 68.63965 S: 68.58784 E: -149.34396 W: -149.54981 |
CSV | |
| Western United States UCLA Daily Snow Reanalysis V001 | 1 | LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 | TM, ETM+, OLI | 1984-10-01 to 2021-09-30 |
N: 49 S: 31 E: -102 W: -125 |
0.004444 Decimal Degrees x 0.004444 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 classic, PNG |
| WLDAS Noah-MP 3.6 Land Surface Model L4 Daily 0.01 degree x 0.01 degree Version D1.0 (WLDAS_NOAHMP001_DA1) at GES DISC | D1.0 | Noah-MP-LSM | NOT APPLICABLE | 1979-01-02 |
N: 52.925 S: 25.065 E: -89.025 W: -124.925 |
0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees |
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