This data set presents snow depth, snow water equivalent (SWE), and bulk snow density data collected during the NASA SnowEx 2023 field campaign between March 13-16 2023. Samples were collected using an Adirondack snow sampler (SWE tube) from two study sites: Upper Kuparuk and Toolik (UKT), an arctic tundra environment in Northern Alaska, and Farmers Loop Creamers Field (FLCF), a boreal forest near Fairbanks, Alaska.

The data set contains snow depth measurements from two regions of Alaska, USA collected during the March 2022 intensive observation period (IOP) as part of the NASA SnowEx 2023 field campaign. The study sites include three boreal forest sites in the Fairbanks region of central Alaska (the Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest, Caribou Poker Creek watershed, and Farmer’s Loop/Creamer’s Field) and a coastal tundra site in the North Slope region (Arctic coastal plain). Snow depth measurements collected from the study sampling sites during the subsequent field season are available as SnowEx23 Mar23 IOP Snow Depth Measurements, Version 1.

This data set provides apparent surface spectral reflectance imagery which demonstrates snow albedo and snow optical property evolution across two distinct snow-covered environments in Colorado. Data collection occurred in the spring of 2021 as part of the NASA SnowEx mission. The two study sites (Senator Beck Basin and Grand Mesa) were chosen for their contrasting terrain and vegetation characteristics. Data collection occurred over three days (19 March, 1 April, and 29 April) to produce a time series data set across varying snow conditions.

This data set contains the results of 1 GHz ground-penetrating radar surveys conducted at the Arctic Coastal Plain (ACP) site and the Upper Kuparuk/Toolik (UKT) site in northern Alaska during the SnowEx23 field campaign. Data include two-way travel time, derived snow depth, and derived snow water equivalent. Data were collected between 8 - 14 March 2023.

This data set reports vertical profiles of snow reflectance and specific surface area (SSA) from two study sites in Alaska, USA collected as part of the NASA SnowEx 2023 field campaign. The study sites include a boreal forest environment in the Fairbanks region of central Alaska (the Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest, the Caribou Poker Creek watershed and Farmers Loop/Creamer’s Field), and a coastal tundra environment in the North Slope region of northern Alaska (the Arctic coastal plain and Upper Kuparuk Toolik). Reflectance was measured in situ using an A2 Photonic Sensor IceCube (1310 nm). Measured reflectance values were converted to SSA during data processing following the methods of Gallet et al., (2009). Snow-on SSA data from these same study sites were collected in March 2023 and are available as SnowEx23 Laser Snow Microstructure Specific Surface Area Data, Version 1.

This data set provides digital terrain models, snow depth, and canopy height, acquired by a scanning lidar system and derived from Point Cloud Digital Terrain Models (PCDTMs) from two regions of Alaska, USA collected as part of the NASA SnowEx 2023 field campaign. The study sites include a boreal forest environment in the Fairbanks region of central Alaska (the Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest, Caribou Poker Creek watershed, and Farmer’s Loop/Creamer’s Field) and a coastal tundra environment in the North Slope region of the northern Alaska coastal plain (Arctic coastal plain and Upper Kuparuk Toolik). The raw data from which these data are derived are available as SnowEx23 Airborne Lidar Scans Raw, Version 1.

This data set contains the results of a ground penetrating radar survey conducted at Grand Mesa, Colorado. Data include the two-way travel time, calculated snow depth, and calculated snow water equivalent. Data were collected between 08 February 2017 and 25 February 2017 as part of the 2017 SnowEx campaign. The unprocessed, raw data are also archived at NSIDC (DOI: 10.5067/ZPOLBRHVWG5V).

Preliminary: This data set reports vertical profiles of snow reflectance and specific surface area (SSA) in Alaska, USA, in two regions, the Fairbanks region characterized by spruce taiga forest and the arctic coast region characterized by coastal tundra. Reflectance was measured in situ using a 1310 nm and a 945 nm integrating sphere laser device and converted to SSA.

The data set contains snow depth measurements from five study sites in Alaska, USA; data were collected during the March 2023 intensive observation period (IOP) as part of the NASA SnowEx 2023 field campaign. The study sites include three boreal forest sites in the Fairbanks region of central Alaska (the Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest, Caribou Poker Creek watershed, and Farmer’s Loop/Creamer’s Field) and two coastal tundra sites in the North Slope region (Arctic coastal plain and Upper Kuparuk Toolik). Snow depth measurements collected from the study sampling sites during the previous field season are available as SnowEx23 Mar22 IOP Snow Depth Measurements, Version 1.

This data set contains the results of ground-penetrating radar surveys conducted at Cameron Pass, Colorado during the SnowEx20 campaign. Data include two-way travel time, pit-measured snow density, calculated snow depth, and calculated snow water equivalent. Data were collected between 18 December 2019 and 12 March 2020