README.md

snow_dem_large

Working group to investigate the influence of DEM choice and other details on estimates of snow depth using ICESat-2.

General Objective

To develop and evaluate methodology for estimating snow depths using ICESat-2 ATL08 and a variety of DEMs.

Current To-Do's & Obstacles (as of 25 March 2022)

• Coregister of ICESat-2 tracks and DEMs!
• Refine, aggregate individual notebooks into more efficient workflow (editnotebooks/project_final.ipynb)

Collaborators

• Désirée Treichler
• Felix Dahle
• Rainey Aberle
• Mahboubeh Boueshagh
• Marco Mazzolini
• Ethan Lucas
• Verenis Lucas
• Sangita Singh Tomar
• Kehan Yang
• Karina Zikan

DataSets

• NASA ICESat-2 ATLO8 (via NSIDC)
• USDA SNOTEL (via CUAHSI's ulmo)
• Copernicus DEM (via OpenTopography)
• USGS SRTM DEM (via Google Earth Engine)
• NASA JPL Airborne Space Observatory

Study Sites:

• Mores Creek Summit, ID
• Grand Mesa, CO