SnowEx23 Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest Terrestrial Lidar Scans Raw V001 contains unprocessed point cloud data from terrestrial lidar scans collected during the SnowEx 2023 campaign. NSIDC_CPRD collected the data in October 2022 (snow-off) and March 2023 (snow-on) near Fairbanks, Alaska. Digital terrain models derived from this raw data are available as a separate dataset.
Use Cases
- Generate digital terrain models based on raw point cloud data.
- Compare snow-on and snow-off terrain conditions based on seasonal scans.
- Analyze forest structure and ground topography using terrestrial lidar scans.
- Validate airborne or satellite remote sensing data with ground-based lidar measurements.
- Study snow depth distribution and accumulation patterns in a boreal forest environment.
Strengths
- Data includes both snow-off (October 2022) and snow-on (March 2023) conditions for seasonal comparison.
- Raw point cloud data provides the foundation for generating derived products like digital terrain models.
- Data is part of the SnowEx 2023 campaign, a focused scientific effort.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- NSIDC_CPRD
- Collection Method
- Terrestrial lidar scans (TLS) collected during the SnowEx 2023 campaign.
- Time Range
- October 2022 and March 2023
- Freshness
- Last updated 2023-03-26 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest near Fairbanks, Alaska