CLPX-Ground: ISA Snow Pit Measurements

Data Contributors ELDER, KELLY CLINE, DON Parameters SNOW DENSITY SNOW DEPTH SNOW STRATIGRAPHY SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT SNOW/ICE CHEMISTRY SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE SURFACE ROUGHNESS Instruments SNOW DENSITY CUTTER SNOW MEASURING ROD SNOWPACK TEMPERATURE PROBE

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This data set consists of snow pit data from nine study areas, within three larger-scale areas in northern Colorado (Fraser, North Park, and Rabbit Ears Meso-cell Study Areas (MSAs)). The study areas range from low-relief (flat topography) unforested areas with shallow snow covers, to high-relief (complex topography) densely forested areas with deep snow covers. Parameters measured include snow density, snow temperature, snow stratigraphy, and snow grain size. Data were collected during February and March 2002 and 2003. This data set is part of the NASA Cold Land Processes Field Experiment (CLPX).

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Cline, D., R. Armstrong, R. Davis, K. Elder, and G. Liston. 2002, Updated July 2004. CLPX-Ground: ISA snow pit measurements. Edited by M. Parsons and M. J. Brodzik. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media

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