GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) SNOW SURVEYS GCPEX V1
The GPM Ground Validation Environment Canada Snow Surveys GCPEx dataset was manually collected during the GPM Cold-season Precipitation Experiment (GCPEx), which occurred in Ontario, Canada, January 20, 2012 through February 27, 2012 across four sites (CARE, Steamshow, Huronia Airport, and Skydive-Jump). GCPEx addressed shortcomings in the GPM snowfall retrieval algorithm by collecting microphysical properties, associated remote sensing observations, and coordinated model simulations of precipitating snow. Snow depth, water equivalent and density transects were surveyed weekly at each of the GCPEx sites in order to provide baseline information on the distribution of snow on the ground. Pairs of bulk density and snow water equivalent measurements were made every 25 m along the same transect using an ESC-30 (30 cm2 cross sectional area) snow corer. Snow depth measurements were made every 50 cm along a 100 m transect using a GPS equipped snow depth probe.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 44.68 S: 44.18 E: -79.64 W: -79.92 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: MS Excel |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | Field Surveys | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/MSFC/GHRC, Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA | Instrument(s): | MAGNAPROBE, SNOW TUBE |
| Version: | 1 | ||
- Other Citation Details: Derksen, Chris.2014. GPM GROUND VALIDATION ENVIRONMENT CANADA (EC) SNOW SURVEYS GCPEX [indicate subset used]. Dataset available online from the NASA Global Hydrology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GPMGV/GCPEX/PROBES/DATA101
10.5067/GPMGV/GCPEX/PROBES/DATA101
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/uso/ds_docs/gpmgv/gcpex/gpmsnowgcpex/gpmsnowgcpex_dataset.html, The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset
- PI DOCUMENTATION: https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/gpmValidation/gcpex/precipitation/snow_surveys/doc/Readme.txt, GPM Ground Validation Environment Canada (EC) Snow Surveys GCPEx
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data, Instructions for citing GHRC data
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Processing Level
1A
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| GCPEx | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
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- Daily - < Weekly
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| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT
- NORTH AMERICA
- CANADA
- ONTARIO
Data Centers
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NASA/MSFC/GHRC
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Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA
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320 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, Alabama 35805
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Format: MS Excel
Format Type: Native
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