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North America snow cover
References
official web page http://climate.rutgers.edu/snowcover/table_area.php?ui_set=2
Climate Explorer URLclimexp.knmi.nl/getindices.cgi?WMO=RutgersData/namerica_snow&STATION=North_America_snow_cover
Climate Explorer filenameRutgersData/namerica_snow.dat
Variable
namesnow_cover_extent
units10^6 km2
long_nameGSL North America snow cover extent
Ascii global metadata
description snow cover extent [10^6 km2] GSL North America snow cover extent, North America snow cover from Rutgers University Global Snow Lab,
file namerica_snow_km.dat
references Robinson, David A., Estilow, Thomas W., and NOAA CDR Program (2012): NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Northern Hemisphere (NH) Snow Cover Extent (SCE), Version 1. North America. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5N014G9
doi doi:10.7289/V5N014G9
standard_name_vocabulary CF Standard Name Table (v78, 21 September 2021)
title Climate Data Record (CDR) of Northern Hemisphere (NH) Snow Cover Extent (SCE) (CDR Name: Snow_Cover_Extent_NH_IMS_Robinson)
summary The data record for the NH SCE CDR spans from October 4, 1966 to present. Prior to June 1999 the NH SCE CDR is based on satellite-derived maps of NH SCE produced weekly by trained NOAA meteorologists. Early NH SCE maps were based on a visual interpretation of photographic copies of shortwave imagery. Analysts incorporated various sources of imagery into the SCE mapping process as they became available (e.g. AVHRR, VAS). In June 1999 NOAA NH SCE maps were replaced by SCE output from the Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) at the National Ice Center (NIC). SCE output from the NIC IMS is processed at Rutgers University and appended to the NH SCE CDR to form a cohesive, long-term climate record of SCE.
keywords EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER, EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER, GEOGRAPHIC REGION > NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
keywords_vocabulary NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords, Version 12.3
platform NOAA POES, DMSP, GOES, TIROS, METEOSAT, GMS, TERRA, AQUA, METOP
platform_vocabulary NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords, Version 12.3
instrument VISSR, VAS, AVHRR, MVIRI, SEVIRI, MODIS, AMSU-B, AMSR-E, SSMI/S, VIIRS
instrument_vocabulary NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords, Version 12.3
cdm_data_type Grid
time_coverage_start 1966-10-04
time_coverage_end 2024-03-04
time_coverage_resolution P1W
source NOAA NH Weekly SCE, NIC NH IMS SCE
processing_level NOAA Level 4
creator_name Global Snow Lab, Center for Environmental Prediction, Rutgers University
creator_email support@snowcover.org
creator_url snowcover.org
date_created 2024-03-06T21:00:35Z
publisher_name National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
publisher_email snow_cover_extent_contacts@noaa.gov
publisher_url ncei.noaa.gov
program NOAA Climate Data Record Program for satellites
ncei_name snow_cover_extent
product_version v01r01
metadata_link doi.org/10.7289/V5N014G9
naming_authority gov.noaa.ncdc
id C00756
references doi.org/10.5194/essd-7-137-2015
license No restrictions on access or use
institution KNMI Climate Explorer
history user sager 2024-03-25 22:14:02 /nobackup_1/users/sager/ClimateExplorer/climexp_numerical/LINUX/scaleseries 0.000001 namerica_snow_km.dat
retrieved Mon Mar 25 10:14:02 PM GMT 2024
scale_factor 0.100000E-05
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