Observations of surface energy fluxes and meteorology in the seasonally snow-covered high-elevation  East River watershed during SPLASH, 2021–2023

Cox, Christopher J.; Intrieri, Janet M.; Butterworth, Brian J.; de Boer, Gijs; Gallagher, Michael R.; Hamilton, Jonathan; Hulm, Erik; Meyers, Tilden; Morris, Sara M.; Osborn, Jackson; Persson, P. Ola G.; Schmatz, Benjamin; Shupe, Matthew D.; Wilczak, James M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-1481-2025

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Data description paper

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11 Apr 2025

Data description paper |

| 11 Apr 2025

Observations of surface energy fluxes and meteorology in the seasonally snow-covered high-elevation East River watershed during SPLASH, 2021–2023

Christopher J. Cox, Janet M. Intrieri, Brian J. Butterworth, Gijs de Boer, Michael R. Gallagher, Jonathan Hamilton, Erik Hulm, Tilden Meyers, Sara M. Morris, Jackson Osborn, P. Ola G. Persson, Benjamin Schmatz, Matthew D. Shupe, and James M. Wilczak

Data sets

Atmospheric Surface Flux Station #30 measurements (level 1 Raw), Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology (SPLASH), September 2021-July2023 Christopher J. Cox et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10307825

Atmospheric Surface Flux Station #50 measurements (level 1 Raw), Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology (SPLASH), September 2021-July2023 Christopher J. Cox et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10310520

Atmospheric Surface Flux Station #30 measurements (level 2 Processed), Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology (SPLASH), October 2021-June 2023 Christopher J. Cox et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10313894

Atmospheric Surface Flux Station #50 measurements (level 2 Processed), Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology (SPLASH), October 2021-June 2023 Christopher J. Cox et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10313363

Continuous snow temperature profiles from the Snow Ice Mass Balance Apparatus (SIMBA) (level 1 Raw), Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology (SPLASH), November 2022-June 2023 Christopher J. Cox et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10327409

Short summary

Snow is an essential water resource in the intermountain western United States, and predictions are made using models. We made observations to validate, constrain, and develop the models. The data are from the Study of Precipitation, the Lower Atmosphere and Surface for Hydrometeorology (SPLASH) campaign in Colorado's East River valley, 2021–2023. The measurements include meteorology and variables that quantify energy transfer between the atmosphere and surface. The data are available publicly.