References | |
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official web page | http://climate.rutgers.edu/snowcover/table_area.php?ui_set=2 |
Climate Explorer URL | climexp.knmi.nl/getindices.cgi?WMO=RutgersData/namerica_snow&STATION=North_America_snow_cover |
Climate Explorer filename | RutgersData/namerica_snow.dat |
Variable | |
name | snow_cover_extent |
units | 10^6 km2 |
long_name | GSL 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 |