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MS007

Attributes in entity 1: Snow depth and snow water equivalent measurements along road course

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1. DBCODE
Definition: Database code MS007
Domain: enum
2. ENTITY
Definition: Entity number
Units: number
Domain: range (minimum = 1.  maximum = 1.)
3. SNOW_YEAR
Definition: Snow year represents the winter season that typically starts in the fall of the previous calendar year
Units: year (yyyy)
Domain: range (minimum = 1995.  maximum = 2022.)
4. SITECODE
Definition: Site code incorporates the last 3 digits of the USFS road number, and includes an "O"=open site or an "F"=forest site
Domain: place
5. POSITION
Definition: Position number is '1' unless the snow stake location has been moved from the original location, in which case the position number is incremented by 1
Units: number
Domain: range (minimum = 1.  maximum = 3.)
6. DATE_TIME
Definition: Date and time of measurement (PST)
Units: date as datetime type
Domain: range (minimum = Dec 8 1994 12:00AM  maximum = Jun 11 2022 12:00PM)
7. SNOW_DEPTH_METHOD
Definition: Snow depth method indicates whether depth has been measured directly during a site visit or is determined from a snow camera image
Domain: enum
8. SNOW_DEPTH_INST
Definition: Instantaneous snow depth as measured against an established snow stake
Units: millimeters
Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 3414.)
9. SNOW_DEPTH_INST_FLAG
Definition: Instantaneous snow depth qualifier flag
Domain: enum
10. SNOW_COVER
Definition: Visual estimate of percent of area covered with snow in immediate vicinity
Units: percent
Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 100.)
11. SNOW_COVER_FLAG
Definition: Snow coverage percent qualifier flag
Domain: enum
12. SNOW_DEPTH_LOW
Definition: Visual estimate of lowest snow depth in the immediate vicinity based on variation from the observed depth measurement at the survey stake
Units: millimeters
Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 3353.)
13. SNOW_DEPTH_LOW_FLAG
Definition: Low snow depth qualifier flag
Domain: enum
14. SNOW_DEPTH_HI
Definition: Visual estimate of highest snow depth in the immediate vicinity based on variation from the observed depth measurement at the survey stake
Units: millimeters
Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 3475.)
15. SNOW_DEPTH_HI_FLAG
Definition: High snow depth qualifier flag
Domain: enum
16. SWE_INST
Definition: Instantaneous snow water equivalent measurement using a Mt. Rose snow tube sampler (represents an average of multiple sample cores) - measurement location varies within the vicinity of the site snow stake
Units: millimeters
Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 1397.)
17. SWE_INST_FLAG
Definition: Instantaneous snow water equivalent qualifier flag
Domain: enum
18. TUBE_DEPTH
Definition: Snow depth as measured by the Mt. Rose snow tube sampler (represents an average of multiple depth readings) - measurement location varies within the vicinity of the site snow stake
Units: millimeters
Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 3454.)
19. TUBE_DEPTH_FLAG
Definition: Snow tube depth qualifier flag
Domain: enum
20. NOTES
Definition: Data entry notes with either camera or field conditions
Domain: freetext