| References | |
|---|---|
| official web page | https://snowcover.org https://ncei.noaa.gov |
| Climate Explorer URL | climexp.knmi.nl/select.cgi?rutgers_nhsnow |
| Climate Explorer filename | RutgersData/snow_rucl.nc |
| Variable | |
| name | snow_cover_extent |
| units | |
| long_name | monthly mean of daily NOAA/NCEI Climate Data Record of snow cover extent |
| standard_name | surface_snow_binary_mask |
| Netcdf global metadata | |
| title | Climate Data Record (CDR) of Northern Hemisphere (NH) Snow Cover Extent (SCE) (CDR Name: Snow_Cover_Extent_NH_IMS_Robinson) |
| Conventions | CF-1.0 |
| cdi | Climate Data Interface version 2.3.0 (mpimet.mpg.de/cdi) |
| source | NOAA NH Weekly SCE, NIC NH IMS SCE |
| standard_name_vocabulary | CF Standard Name Table (v78, 21 September 2021) |
| 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 |
| geospatial_lat_units | degrees_north |
| geospatial_lon_units | degrees_east |
| cdm_data_type | Grid |
| spatial_resolution | Minimum cell area 10676.8 km^2, maximum cell area 41804.6 km^2 |
| time_coverage_start | 1966-10-04 |
| time_coverage_end | 2024-04-01 |
| time_coverage_resolution | P1W |
| 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 | 2024-04-06T14:46:40Z |
| 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 |
| license | No restrictions on access or use |
| cdo | Climate Data Operators version 2.3.0 (mpimet.mpg.de/cdo) |
| institution | KNMI Climate Explorer |
| history | user sager 2024-04-10 11:09:21 /nobackup_1/users/sager/ClimateExplorer/climexp_numerical/LINUX/daily2longerfield snow_rucl_day.nc 12 mean minfac 80 add_persist snow_rucl.nc\ Wed Apr 10 11:08:42 2024: cdo -r -f nc4 -z zip intntime,7 snow_rucl_week.nc snow_rucl_day.nc\ Wed Apr 10 11:08:42 2024: cdo -r -f nc4 -z zip remapbil,snow_grid.nc nhsce_v01r01_19661004_20240401.nc snow_rucl_week.nc |
| references | doi.org/10.5194/essd-7-137-2015Robinson, 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. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5N014G9 |
| doi | doi:10.7289/V5N014G9 |
| climexp_url | climexp.knmi.nl/select.cgi?snow_rucl |