Five meteorological stations installed between 2016-2017 in Grand Mesa, Colorado provide raw meteorological data for NASA's SnowEx mission. The dataset is managed by NSIDC_CPRD and was last updated in August 2022. It serves as supporting data for SnowEx field campaigns and forcing data for modeling.
Use Cases
- Providing forcing data for snowpack and hydrological models based on meteorological measurements.
- Supporting field campaign validation for remote sensing snow products based on ground station data.
- Analyzing local meteorological conditions for snow cover studies in Grand Mesa, Colorado.
Strengths
- Data originates from five dedicated meteorological stations.
- Stations were installed between 2016-2017, providing a multi-year baseline.
- Data is collected specifically for the NASA SnowEx mission.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2022-08-30 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA SnowEx mission, NSIDC_CPRD
- Collection Method
- Data collected from five meteorological stations.
- Time Range
- 2016-2017 onward
- Freshness
- Last updated 2022-08-30 23:59:59.999000
- Geography
- Grand Mesa, Colorado