GCIP/ESOP-98 Rosemount, MN Snow Cover Data Set

1.0  General Information


     This data set was provided to UCAR/JOSS by Dr. John Baker Soil Scientist
     at the USDA/ARS and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of
     Soil, Water, and Climate at the University of Minnesota.  For further
     information on these data please contact him via e-mail
     (jbaker@soils.umn.edu) or phone at (612) 625-4249.

2.0  Quality Control Information


     These data were quality assured and quality controlled at the University
     of Minnesota, UCAR/JOSS has not changed these data in any way, and has 
     conducted no quality control on this data set.


3.0  Site Location


     The Rosemount field site is located at:

              Latitude           Longitude           Elevation (msl)
            -----------         -----------         -----------------
  
          44 42' 51.50" N      93 5' 23.66" W            293.57 m

4.0  Instrumentation

     Samples taken by hand as the Ultrasonic snow depth sensor at Rosemount 
     did not work


5.0  Data Set Information

     Field data measured at Rosemount, MN for the period 30 December 1997
     (Julian day 364) to 2 March 1998 (Julian day 61) can be found in the
     following comma delineated files:

  Rsndepth.csv-	1.  Year
		2.  Julian Day of Year (1-365)
		3.  Time of Day (Hr:Min)
		4.  Average snow depth (cm)
		5.  Standard deviation of snow depth (cm)
		6.  Number of samples

     Perminent snow cover started on 362, 1997 and ended on 53, 1998