Grand Mesa snow microstructure data from the SnowEx 2020 Intensive Observation Period in February 2020. The dataset includes two- and three-dimensional microstructural analysis and visual representations from 6 snow pits, with samples collected in approximately 17 cm intervals. The data was produced by NSIDC_CPRD using micro-CT scanning of dissected snow sections.
Use Cases
- Analyze snow microstructure properties based on micro-CT scan data
- Validate remote sensing snow property algorithms based on physical snow pit measurements
- Study snow layer stratigraphy and density based on sampled intervals
- Model snow metamorphosis processes based on three-dimensional structural representations
Strengths
- Data from 6 distinct snow pits provides multiple sampling locations
- Analysis includes both two-dimensional and three-dimensional microstructural representations
- Samples were scanned in three intervals per sub-section, likely improving reconstruction
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Last updated 2020-02-08 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified
Provenance
- Source
- NSIDC_CPRD
- Collection Method
- Microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) scanning of snow samples collected from snow pits.
- Time Range
- February 2020
- Geography
- Grand Mesa