NASA Cold Land Processes Experiment (CLPX 2002/03): Field Measurements of Snowpack Properties and Soil MoistureSource: Journal of Hydrometeorology:;2009:;Volume( 010 ):;issue: 001::page 320DOI: 10.1175/2008JHM877.1Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A field measurement program was undertaken as part NASA?s Cold Land Processes Experiment (CLPX). Extensive snowpack and soil measurements were taken at field sites in Colorado over four study periods during the two study years (2002 and 2003). Measurements included snow depth, density, temperature, grain type and size, surface wetness, surface roughness, and canopy cover. Soil moisture measurements were made in the near-surface layer in snow pits. Measurements were taken in the Fraser valley, North Park, and Rabbit Ears Pass areas of Colorado. Sites were chosen to gain a wide representation of snowpack types and physiographies typical of seasonally snow-covered regions of the world. The data have been collected with rigorous protocol to ensure consistency and quality, and they have undergone several levels of quality assurance to produce a high-quality spatial dataset for continued cold lands hydrological research. The dataset is archived at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado.
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contributor author | Elder, Kelly | |
contributor author | Cline, Don | |
contributor author | Liston, Glen E. | |
contributor author | Armstrong, Richard | |
date accessioned | 2017-06-09T16:24:46Z | |
date available | 2017-06-09T16:24:46Z | |
date copyright | 2009/02/01 | |
date issued | 2009 | |
identifier issn | 1525-755X | |
identifier other | ams-67388.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4208829 | |
description abstract | A field measurement program was undertaken as part NASA?s Cold Land Processes Experiment (CLPX). Extensive snowpack and soil measurements were taken at field sites in Colorado over four study periods during the two study years (2002 and 2003). Measurements included snow depth, density, temperature, grain type and size, surface wetness, surface roughness, and canopy cover. Soil moisture measurements were made in the near-surface layer in snow pits. Measurements were taken in the Fraser valley, North Park, and Rabbit Ears Pass areas of Colorado. Sites were chosen to gain a wide representation of snowpack types and physiographies typical of seasonally snow-covered regions of the world. The data have been collected with rigorous protocol to ensure consistency and quality, and they have undergone several levels of quality assurance to produce a high-quality spatial dataset for continued cold lands hydrological research. The dataset is archived at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado. | |
publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
title | NASA Cold Land Processes Experiment (CLPX 2002/03): Field Measurements of Snowpack Properties and Soil Moisture | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 10 | |
journal issue | 1 | |
journal title | Journal of Hydrometeorology | |
identifier doi | 10.1175/2008JHM877.1 | |
journal fristpage | 320 | |
journal lastpage | 329 | |
tree | Journal of Hydrometeorology:;2009:;Volume( 010 ):;issue: 001 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |