SnowEx17 Time Series Sonic Snow Depth Measurement Array V001

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Resource Abstract:
This data set contains 15-min snow depth observations for two study sites on Grand Mesa, CO, USA, acquired as part of NASA's 2017 SnowEx campaign. The data were recorded using two arrays of Judd Communications Ultrasonic Depth Sensors, configured as a TLS K footprint on the west side of the mesa and a TLS N footprint in the east. The sensors were positioned to represent three primary vegetation conditions: open-canopy; canopy-edge; and closed-canopy. A total of 10 and 7 sensors recorded usable data at the west and east sites, respectively, from the beginning of the snow season in November 2016 through the end in June 2017.These data can be used for a variety of purposes, including: model forcing, calibration, and validation; evaluation of airborne and satellite remote sensing data; to analyze how vegetation affects snow accumulation and ablation.
Citation
Title SnowEx17 Time Series Sonic Snow Depth Measurement Array V001
publication  Date   2018-06-12
Edition 1
edition Date 2018-06-12
cited responsible party - principalInvestigator
individual Name Keith S Jennings
organisation Name  University of Colorado, Boulder
Contact information
Address
450 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80309 Country USA
electronic Mail Address keith.jennings@colorado.edu
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
cited responsible party - principalInvestigator
individual Name Theodore B Barnhart
organisation Name  University of Colorado, Boulder
Contact information
Address
, , ,  Country 
electronic Mail Address Theodore.Barnhart@colorado.edu
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
cited responsible party - principalInvestigator
individual Name Noah P Molotch
organisation Name  University of Colorado, Boulder
Contact information
Address
, , ,  Country 
electronic Mail Address Noah.Molotch@colorado.edu
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
Contact information
Address
, Boulder, Colorado,  Country USA
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
Topic Category:  imageryBaseMapsEarthCover,climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
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Location keywords:
Continent > North America > United States Of America > Colorado
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Title NASA / GCMD Location Keywords
revision  Date   2008-02-05
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EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Depth
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Title NASA / GCMD Science Keywords
revision  Date   2008-02-05
platform Keywords
In Situ Land-based Platforms > GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
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Title NASA / GCMD Platform Keywords
revision  Date   2016-06-10
instrument Keywords
ULTRASONIC DEPTH SENSOR > Judd Communications Ultrasonic Depth Sensor
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Title NASA / GCMD Instrument Keywords
revision  Date   2016-06-01
project Keywords
SnowEx > SnowEx
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revision  Date   2008-01-24
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Cryosphere
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Title Realm > Hydrosphere
publication  Date   2018-11-21
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Continent
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Title Realm > Geosphere
publication  Date   2018-11-21
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In Situ Land-based Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATION
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Title Equipment > Platform
publication  Date   2018-11-21
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NASA
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Title Organization > GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES
publication  Date   2018-11-21
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Validation
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Title Method > information processing
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:55:16 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Vegetation
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Title Material > Biological Material
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:55:16 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
West
East
North
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Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2018-11-21
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Theme keywords (theme):
Sensor
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Title Equipment > Sensor
publication  Date   2018-11-21
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Theme keywords (theme):
National Snow and Ice Data Center
University of Colorado
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Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
publication  Date   2018-11-21
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Theme keywords (theme):
Satellite
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Title Realm > Planetary Structure
publication  Date   2018-11-21
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Theme keywords (theme):
Observation
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Title Activity > Observation
publication  Date   2018-11-21
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Theme keywords (theme):
Snow
thesaurus name >
Title Process > Atmospheric Process
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:55:16 UTC 2018
purpose:
Scientific Research
Resource language:  eng; usa
Character set encoding of resource:  UTF8
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  asNeeded
update scope:  dataset
update scope:  series
update scope:  attribute
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
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Access Constraints : none
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Use Constraints : none
Resource extent
Extent description
SpatialCoverageType=HORIZONTAL, SpatialGranuleSpatialRepresentation=GEODETIC, TemporalRangeType=Continuous Range, TimeType=UTC
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -108.0545976
eastBoundLongitude  -107.9335668
northBoundLatitude  39.03430447
southBoundLatitude  39.02755193
Temporal Extent
2016-10-12T00:00:00.000Z 2017-07-03T23:59:59.999Z
point of contact - pointOfContact
individual Name NSIDC User Services
organisation Name  National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1 303 492 6199
Fax 1 303 492 2468
Address
CIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0449 Country USA
electronic Mail Address nsidc@nsidc.org
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
point of contact - principalInvestigator
individual Name Keith S Jennings
organisation Name  University of Colorado, Boulder
Contact information
Address
450 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80309 Country USA
electronic Mail Address keith.jennings@colorado.edu
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
point of contact - principalInvestigator
individual Name Theodore B Barnhart
organisation Name  University of Colorado, Boulder
Contact information
Address
, , ,  Country 
electronic Mail Address Theodore.Barnhart@colorado.edu
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
point of contact - principalInvestigator
individual Name Noah P Molotch
organisation Name  University of Colorado, Boulder
Contact information
Address
, , ,  Country 
electronic Mail Address Noah.Molotch@colorado.edu
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
point of contact - custodian
individual Name NSIDC User Services
organisation Name  NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1 303 492 6199
Fax 1 303 492 2468
Address
National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0449 Country USA
electronic Mail Address nsidc@nsidc.org
Linkage for online resource
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URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
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point of contact - distributor
individual Name NSIDC User Services
organisation Name  NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1 303 492 6199
Fax 1 303 492 2468
Address
National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0449 Country USA
electronic Mail Address nsidc@nsidc.org
Linkage for online resource
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URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
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distributor contact - distributor
individual Name NSIDC User Services
organisation Name  NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1 303 492 6199
Fax 1 303 492 2468
Address
National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0449 Country USA
electronic Mail Address nsidc@nsidc.org
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Metadata data stamp:  2018-08-08
Metadata contact - custodian
individual Name NSIDC User Services
organisation Name  NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1 303 492 6199
Fax 1 303 492 2468
Address
National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0449 Country USA
electronic Mail Address nsidc@nsidc.org
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
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Metadata record identifier:  SnowEx17 Time Series Sonic Snow Depth Measurement Array V001

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