CryoSat Performance Monitoring - UCL

Snow Depth Monitoring

Source: L2 GDR-A (all acquisition modes) · Variable: snow_depth_01

Snow depth at 1 Hz. Baseline-E: modified Warren climatology (Arctic only). Baseline-F: computed from CryoTEMPO Baseline-C radar freeboard and ICESat-2 ATL10 lidar freeboard. Unused (fill value) in LRM mode.

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

Baseline-F, cycle 193: 26-Jul-2026 to 24-Aug-2026 · 436 GDR-A files · data covers 30.0 of 30 days Complete cycle processed 07-Oct-2026 01:05 UTC

Snow Depth: Maps

Global Single map
Map of Snow Depth. Global, Baseline-F, cycle 193
North Polar (>60N) Single map
Map of Snow Depth. North Polar (>60N), Baseline-F, cycle 193
South Polar (<60S) Single map
Map of Snow Depth. South Polar (<60S), Baseline-F, cycle 193

Snow Depth: Cycle 193 Statistics

Area Records Valid Mean (m) Median (m) Std Dev (m) RMS (m) Min (m) Max (m)
Global 2,732,068 893,236 (32.7%) 0.03 0.00 0.07 0.08 0.00 0.77
North Polar (>60N) 468,535 359,557 (76.7%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
South Polar (<60S) 464,669 273,656 (58.9%) 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.14 0.00 0.77

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 Depth: Trends

Baselines:
Baseline-F statistics (CSV)

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Snow Depth: 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