CryoSat Performance Monitoring - UCL

Snow Density Monitoring

Source: L2 GDR-A (all acquisition modes) · Variable: snow_density_01

Snow density at 1 Hz. Baseline-E: a fixed average value for all records. Baseline-F: interpolated from a monthly model file. Unused (fill value) in LRM mode.

Area
All areas Global North Polar (>60N) South Polar (<60S)

Baseline-F, cycle 192: 26-Jun-2026 to 25-Jul-2026 · 319 GDR-A files · data covers 22.0 of 30 days Partial cycle processed 04-Oct-2026 10:20 UTC

Snow Density: Maps

Global Single map
Map of Snow Density. Global, Baseline-F, cycle 192
North Polar (>60N) Single map
Map of Snow Density. North Polar (>60N), Baseline-F, cycle 192
South Polar (<60S) Single map
Map of Snow Density. South Polar (<60S), Baseline-F, cycle 192

Snow Density: Cycle 192 Statistics

Area Records Valid Mean (kg/m^3) Median (kg/m^3) Std Dev (kg/m^3) RMS (kg/m^3) Min (kg/m^3) Max (kg/m^3)
Global 2,006,833 660,588 (32.9%) 342.51 334.00 14.02 342.79 323.00 362.00
North Polar (>60N) 344,339 270,456 (78.5%) 350.96 358.00 12.34 351.18 323.00 362.00
South Polar (<60S) 339,196 198,194 (58.4%) 330.00 330.00 0.00 330.00 330.00 330.00

Statistics use every 1 Hz measurement of the cycle within each area. Std Dev is the population standard deviation, RMS the root mean square.

Snow Density: Trends

Baselines:
Baseline-F statistics (CSV)

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Snow Density: All Cycles from Baseline-F

Cycle Timespan Coverage (days) GlobalNorth Polar (>60N)South Polar (<60S)
194 25-Aug-2026 to 23-Sep-2026 18.1 partial Global map, cycle 194 North Polar (>60N) map, cycle 194 South Polar (<60S) map, cycle 194
193 26-Jul-2026 to 24-Aug-2026 30.0 Global map, cycle 193 North Polar (>60N) map, cycle 193 South Polar (<60S) map, cycle 193
192 26-Jun-2026 to 25-Jul-2026 22.0 partial Global map, cycle 192 North Polar (>60N) map, cycle 192 South Polar (<60S) map, cycle 192