A 35 km² region of the Mores Creek Headwaters in the Boise Mountains of central Idaho was surveyed monthly between 2021 and 2025. The dataset provides raw lidar data collected as part of a multi-year effort to monitor snow distribution. Data acquisition in 2021 overlapped temporally with the NASA SnowEx 2021 field campaign.
Use Cases
- Generate digital terrain models (DTM) based on raw lidar point cloud data.
- Create canopy height models (CHM) based on raw lidar point cloud data.
- Monitor monthly snow distribution patterns based on lidar surveys over a multi-year period.
- Validate snow depth models derived from lidar data.
- Support field campaign data analysis by temporally overlapping with NASA SnowEx 2021.
Strengths
- Multi-year temporal coverage spanning from 2021 to 2025.
- Monthly collection frequency for monitoring seasonal changes.
- Spatial coverage of a defined 35 km² region in central Idaho.
- Data acquisition aligned with the NASA SnowEx 2021 field campaign.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to nasa_earthdata.
Provenance
- Source
- NSIDC_CPRD
- Collection Method
- Airborne lidar survey.
- Time Range
- 2021-2025
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-05-01 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Mores Creek Headwaters, Boise Mountains, central Idaho, USA