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SUBMIT YOUR DATA !

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About XSnow

The X-Snow project is an initiative that aims to extend the number of available snow

measurements in the Catskill and Adirondacks regions by engaging members of the local

community in a crowd-sourced snow measurement effort. The primary objective of the project is

to support improvements of NASA products and better understand the spatiotemporal evolution of

snow properties. Citizens will be trained to carry out snow data collection and will be equipped

with specific tools and apps that will allow them to carry out such measurements aiming at the

standards of those datasets used for remote sensing assessments. Building on the power of citizen

science, the project aims to collect many simple measurements spread over a wide area. This will

be more valuable than a smaller set of measurements taken over a small area with sophisticated

equipment because these measurements will allow for the evaluation of satellite measurements

and model results across a wide area and under various conditions.

CHECK THE NASA EARTHDATA WEBSITE COVERING OUR PROJECT HERE

PROTOCOLS AND DATA SHEET

Tier 1

This is the simplest and most intuitive protocol to collect basic information on snow. 

Link to the Protocol Description

Link to the Data sheet 

Tier 2

This is more sophisticated than Tier 1 but still very affordable ! 

 

Link to the Protocol Description

Link to the Data sheet

Tier 3

Tier 3

This is the most sophisticated tier where snow data is collected in a snow pit ! 

 

Link to the Protocol Description

Link to the Data sheet 

REMEMBER TO USE THE GOOGLE FORM TO SUBMIT YOUR DATA

USEFUL LINKS AND PARTNERS

MESONET snow stations

Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (COCORAHS)

MOUNTAIN RAIN OR SNOW (NASA CitSci Project!)

The New York State Mesonet operates a sub-network of snowpack monitoring stations across select areas of the Adirondacks, Tug Hill, and Catskills. These "Snow" stations specifically measure snow depth and Snow Water Equivalent (SWE). Snow depth is measured every 5 minutes, and SWE is estimated over a 6-hour period with observations provided up to four times daily..

MOUNTAIN RAIN OR SNOW (NASA CitSci Project!)

Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (COCORAHS)

MOUNTAIN RAIN OR SNOW (NASA CitSci Project!)

Mountain Rain or Snow asks you to tell them about rain and snow near you to support better weather and water resources forecasting. Your reports of precipitation type sent through the project’s smartphone browser tool will help scientists understand where current technology falls short. 

Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (COCORAHS)

Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (COCORAHS)

Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (COCORAHS)

The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network, or CoCoRaHS, is a network of volunteer weather observers in the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas that take daily readings of precipitation and report them to a central data store over the Internet. The program is an example of citizen science.


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