DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G9W37T86
OT Collection ID: OT.062012.26913.2
Dataset Name: Jemez River Basin Snow-on LiDAR Survey
Short Name: JRB_10_Mar
Collection Platform: Airborne LiDAR

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Dataset Overview: High-resolution LiDAR survey covers an area of 280 km2 in the upper part of the Jemez River basin, New Mexico. The data collection was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and performed by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM) during peak snowpack 2010 (March - April 2010). The dataset contains point cloud tiles in LAS format, 1 m Digital Surface Model (DSM) derived using first-stop points, 1 m Digital Elevation Model (DEM) derived using ground-class points and 1 m hill shade dataset derived from DEM. These datasets, together with the snow-off LiDAR survey performed in Jun - July 2010, are being used to estimate snowpack, vegetation biomass and distribution, and bare earth elevations to help better understand and quantify ecosystem structure, geomorphology, and landscape processes within the Critical Zone Observatory.

Dataset Acknowledgement: LiDAR data acquisition and processing were completed by the National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM), funded by the National Science Foundation Award EAR-0922307, and coordinated by Qinghua Guo for the Jemez River Basin and Santa Catalina Mountains Critical Zone Observatory funded by the National Science Foundation Award EAR-0724958. http://dx.doi.org/10.5069/G9W37T86

Dataset Keywords: CZO, Critical Zone Observatory, Jemez River Basin, New Mexico

Survey Date: 03/27/2010 - 04/03/2010

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Data Provider and Roles:
	1. National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping 
	Role: Collector
	Url: http://www.ncalm.cive.uh.edu 

	2. National Science Foundation
	Role: Funder
	Url: http://nsf.gov/

	3. Jemez River Basin and Santa Catalina Mountains Critical Zone Observatory 
	Role: Partner
	Url: http://www.czo.arizona.edu

	4. University of California, Merced
	Role: Partner
	Url: http://www.ucmerced.edu 


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Total LiDAR Points: 2,541,885,987 pts

Area: 280.0 km^2

Shot Density: 9.08 pts/m^2

Coordinates System: 
	Horizontal: UTM Zone 13N NAD83 (CORS96) [EPSG: 26913]
	Vertical: NAVD88 (GEOID03) [EPSG: 5703]

Survey Report: https://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/metadata/2010_NCALM_CZO_Project_Report_Jemez.pdf

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Download and Access Products: 
	1. Point Cloud Data
		opentopoID: OTLAS.062012.26913.2
		Download and Processing: http://opentopo.sdsc.edu/gridsphere/gridsphere?gs_action=lidarDataset&cid=geonlidarframeportlet&opentopoID=OTLAS.062012.26913.2


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Dataset Extent in KMZ format: https://cloud.sdsc.edu/v1/AUTH_opentopography/www/lidarkmls/point_cloud/JRB_10_Mar_bounds.kmz

Dataset Spatial Bounds:
	North: 35.9339°
	South: 35.8095°
	East: -106.3836°
	West: -106.6183°