Overview
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1602 |
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Version | 1 |
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Published | 2018-08-21 |
Usage | 1430 downloads |
Description
This dataset provides daily estimates of snow depth and snow density for the study area in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LCNPP), Alaska. The data were generated using SnowModel and used as snow covariates along with landscape covariates in modeling efforts to study Dall sheep movements in response to dynamic snow conditions. Thirty adult Dall sheep (12 male, 18 female) were captured and outfitted with global positioning system (GPS) collars programmed to acquire locations every seven hours. Given the individual sheep locations, their distances to land cover (e.g., shrub, forest, glacier), landscape characteristics (e.g., elevation, terrain ruggedness index (TRI), vector ruggedness measure (VRM), slope, and aspect), snow depth and density, MODIS normalized difference snow index (NDSI), and other covariates were determined and are provided in the environmental data file. The snow density and depth data are provided at 25-m, 100-m, 500-m, 2000-m, and 10000-m grid resolutions, at 1-day increments, and cover the period September 1, 2005 through August 31, 2008. The sheep, snow, and landscape data cover the years 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Science Keywords
- TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE
- SNOW/ICE
- SNOW DEPTH
- BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
- ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES
- MAMMALS
- EVEN-TOED UNGULATES
- LAND SURFACE
- TOPOGRAPHY
- TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS
- LAND SURFACE
- TOPOGRAPHY
- TERRAIN ELEVATION
- TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE
- SNOW/ICE
- SNOW DENSITY
Data Use and Citation
This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the NASA Earthdata Data Use Guidance.
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Dataset Companion Files
Dataset has 2 companion files.
- SnowModel_Dall_Sheep_Snowpack.pdf
- Dall_Sheep_Snowpack.pdf
Advanced Data Access through THREDDS Data Server
THREDDS Data Access: ABoVE: Dall Sheep Response to Snow and Landscape Covariates, Alaska, 2005-2008 THREDDS Data Access.
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