Grand Mesa, Colorado infrastructure and snow depth data from the SnowEx20 campaign. This data set contains geolocation information for towers, sensors, flight lines, snow pits, and cameras, along with areal snow depth and tree density classifications. It was published by NSIDC_CPRD and last updated in February 2020.
Use Cases
- Map sensor and tower infrastructure locations based on the geolocation information.
- Analyze spatial patterns of snow depth across the Grand Mesa study area.
- Correlate tree density classifications with snow depth measurements.
- Plan field campaigns by referencing planned and actual snow pit locations.
- Validate remote sensing data using aircraft flight line geolocations.
Strengths
- Contains multiple types of geospatial infrastructure data (towers, sensors, pits, cameras, flight lines).
- Includes derived environmental data layers (areal snow depth and tree density classification).
- Focuses on a specific, well-defined study area (Grand Mesa, Colorado).
- Data is associated with a named scientific campaign (SnowEx20 Intensive Observation Period and Time Series).
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Last updated 2020-02-14 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- NSIDC_CPRD
- Collection Method
- Likely collected during the SnowEx20 Intensive Observation Period and Time Series campaigns.
- Geography
- Grand Mesa, Colorado