Snow depth measurements from Arctic tundra and boreal forest collected during NASA SnowEx Alaska campaign
Abstract Boreal forest and Arctic tundra environments collectively hold the largest percentage of global terrestrial seasonal snow cover. Тhe in-situ snow measurement network is sparse and costly in these remote northern regions. Here, we complement existing snow depth monitoring in Arctic tundra an...
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| author | Svetlana L. Stuefer Katherine Hale Lora D. May Megan Mason Carrie Vuyovich Hans-Peter Marshall Dragos Vas Kelly Elder |
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| description | Abstract Boreal forest and Arctic tundra environments collectively hold the largest percentage of global terrestrial seasonal snow cover. Тhe in-situ snow measurement network is sparse and costly in these remote northern regions. Here, we complement existing snow depth monitoring in Arctic tundra and boreal forest by presenting an extensive (64°N–70°N) snow depth dataset and description of ground-based snow depth measurements collected during the NASA SnowEx Alaska intensive field campaign, March 7–16, 2023. We also report the accuracy of snow depth measurements in shallow boreal forest and Arctic tundra snowpack and share considerations in developing the consistent and repeatable snow depth data collection procedures. Snow depth measurements and technical validation described in this paper can serve as a robust product for testing snow remote sensing techniques, and for providing a reference dataset for climatological and hydrological studies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d363f28c46c9483eac1759b57f2c40e62025-06-29T11:05:18ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-05-0112111310.1038/s41597-025-05170-xSnow depth measurements from Arctic tundra and boreal forest collected during NASA SnowEx Alaska campaignSvetlana L. Stuefer0Katherine Hale1Lora D. May2Megan Mason3Carrie Vuyovich4Hans-Peter Marshall5Dragos Vas6Kelly Elder7Department of Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering, Water and Environmental Research Center, College of Engineering and Mines, University of Alaska FairbanksDepartment of Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering, Water and Environmental Research Center, College of Engineering and Mines, University of Alaska FairbanksDepartment of Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering, Water and Environmental Research Center, College of Engineering and Mines, University of Alaska FairbanksNASA Goddard Space Flight CenterNASA Goddard Space Flight CenterCryosphere Geophysics and Remote Sensing, Boise State UniversityCold Regions Research Engineering LaboratoryU.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research StationAbstract Boreal forest and Arctic tundra environments collectively hold the largest percentage of global terrestrial seasonal snow cover. Тhe in-situ snow measurement network is sparse and costly in these remote northern regions. Here, we complement existing snow depth monitoring in Arctic tundra and boreal forest by presenting an extensive (64°N–70°N) snow depth dataset and description of ground-based snow depth measurements collected during the NASA SnowEx Alaska intensive field campaign, March 7–16, 2023. We also report the accuracy of snow depth measurements in shallow boreal forest and Arctic tundra snowpack and share considerations in developing the consistent and repeatable snow depth data collection procedures. Snow depth measurements and technical validation described in this paper can serve as a robust product for testing snow remote sensing techniques, and for providing a reference dataset for climatological and hydrological studies.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05170-x |
| spellingShingle | Svetlana L. Stuefer Katherine Hale Lora D. May Megan Mason Carrie Vuyovich Hans-Peter Marshall Dragos Vas Kelly Elder Snow depth measurements from Arctic tundra and boreal forest collected during NASA SnowEx Alaska campaign Scientific Data |
| title | Snow depth measurements from Arctic tundra and boreal forest collected during NASA SnowEx Alaska campaign |
| title_full | Snow depth measurements from Arctic tundra and boreal forest collected during NASA SnowEx Alaska campaign |
| title_fullStr | Snow depth measurements from Arctic tundra and boreal forest collected during NASA SnowEx Alaska campaign |
| title_full_unstemmed | Snow depth measurements from Arctic tundra and boreal forest collected during NASA SnowEx Alaska campaign |
| title_short | Snow depth measurements from Arctic tundra and boreal forest collected during NASA SnowEx Alaska campaign |
| title_sort | snow depth measurements from arctic tundra and boreal forest collected during nasa snowex alaska campaign |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05170-x |
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