Snow water equivalent and snow density raster data derived from lidar and ground-penetrating radar measurements. The data was collected during the NASA SnowEx 2020 field campaign in Grand Mesa, Colorado. It is provided by NSIDC_CPRD.
Use Cases
- Model snowpack water storage based on lidar-derived snow depth.
- Analyze snow density distribution based on ground-penetrating radar measurements.
- Validate remote sensing snow products based on integrated lidar and GPR data.
- Study spatial variability of snow properties in a forested environment.
Strengths
- Data integrates multiple measurement sources (lidar and GPR).
- Data is part of a coordinated NASA field campaign (SnowEx 2020).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2020-02-02 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- NSIDC_CPRD
- Collection Method
- Derived from lidar snow depth, lidar terrain model, and GPR data.
- Time Range
- 2020
- Geography
- Grand Mesa, Colorado