This dataset contains all data used to generate the figures in The Cryosphere manuscript “Measuring Snow Specific Surface Area with 1.30 and 1.55 micro-meter Bidirectional Reflectance Factors,” by Adam Schneider, Mark Flanner, and Roger De Roo. These data support the theory, calibration, and application of the Near-Infrared Emitting and Reflectance Monitoring Dome (NERD), an instrument engineered to rapidly retrieve surface snow specific surface area in the field. Note that this deposit includes a microCT scan database for natural snowfall samples collected in New Hampshire during 2015-2017, comprised of raw tiff files as well as reconstructions, binarized reconstructions, and some 3D model reconstructions. and Running python scripts generally require that the following packages are installed: NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Pandas, and ipdb (for debugging).
Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:111984 (Handleyomys ALFAROI ALFAROI) - WholeBody. Raw Dataset includes 1601 TIF images (each 815 x 1310 x 1 voxel at 0.0421497172804555 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:111984 (Handleyomys ALFAROI ALFAROI) - WholeBody. Reconstructed Dataset includes 2000 TIF images (each 815 x 1310 x 1 voxel at 0.042150 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:123037 (Tscherskia TRITON) - WholeBody. Raw Dataset includes 1601 TIF images (each 715 x 1288 x 1 voxel at 0.0493711582967448 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:123037 (Tscherskia TRITON) - WholeBody. Reconstructed Dataset includes 2000 TIF images (each 715 x 1288 x 1 voxel at 0.049371 mm resolution, derived from 1601 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:154693 (Blarina brevicauda brevicauda) - WholeBody. Raw Dataset includes 3141 TIF images (each 1611 x 1121 x 1 voxel at 0.03882457 mm resolution, derived from 3141 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:154693 (Blarina brevicauda brevicauda) - WholeBody. Reconstructed Dataset includes 1959 TIF images (each 1611 x 1121 x 1 voxel at 0.038825 mm resolution, derived from 3141 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen UMMZ:mammals:112964 (Desmodus rotundus) - Skull. Raw Dataset includes 3141 TIF images (each 1554 x 1520 x 1 voxel at 0.02332415 mm resolution, derived from 3141 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen UMMZ:mammals:112964 (Desmodus rotundus) - Skull. Reconstructed Dataset includes 1656 TIF images (each 1554 x 1520 x 1 voxel at 0.023324 mm resolution, derived from 3141 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:154691 (Blarina brevicauda brevicauda) - WholeBody. Raw Dataset includes 3141 TIF images (each 1187 x 834 x 1 voxel at 0.03976336 mm resolution, derived from 3141 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:154691 (Blarina brevicauda brevicauda) - WholeBody. Reconstructed Dataset includes 2000 TIF images (each 1187 x 834 x 1 voxel at 0.039763 mm resolution, derived from 3141 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:166889 (Blarina brevicauda kirtlandi) - Skull. Raw Dataset includes 3141 TIF images (each 1570 x 1531 x 1 voxel at 0.01919876 mm resolution, derived from 3141 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:166889 (Blarina brevicauda kirtlandi) - Skull. Reconstructed Dataset includes 1978 TIF images (each 1570 x 1531 x 1 voxel at 0.019199 mm resolution, derived from 3141 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:166889 (Blarina brevicauda kirtlandi) - WholeBody. Raw Dataset includes 3141 TIF images (each 877 x 1047 x 1 voxel at 0.03681702 mm resolution, derived from 3141 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:166889 (Blarina brevicauda kirtlandi) - WholeBody. Reconstructed Dataset includes 1882 TIF images (each 877 x 1047 x 1 voxel at 0.036817 mm resolution, derived from 3141 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:154693 (Blarina brevicauda brevicauda) - Skull. Reconstructed Dataset includes 1219 TIF images (each 1013 x 1693 x 1 voxel at 0.033795 mm resolution, derived from 3141 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen ummz:mammals:154693 (Blarina brevicauda brevicauda) - Skull. Raw Dataset includes 3141 TIF images (each 1013 x 1693 x 1 voxel at 0.03379497 mm resolution, derived from 3141 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.
Scan of specimen UMMZ:mammals:112964 (Desmodus rotundus) - WholeBody. Raw Dataset includes 3141 TIF images (each 1047 x 1326 x 1 voxel at 0.04145749 mm resolution, derived from 3141 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction. and Scan of specimen UMMZ:mammals:112964 (Desmodus rotundus) - WholeBody. Reconstructed Dataset includes 2000 TIF images (each 1047 x 1326 x 1 voxel at 0.041457 mm resolution, derived from 3141 scan projections), xtek and vgi files for volume reconstruction.