Reconstructed North American Snow Extent, 1900-1993  View Catalog Page
Metadata Entity Set Information:
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eng; usa
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Hierarchy Level Name:
Reconstructed North American Snow Extent, 1900-1993
Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
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Date Stamp:
2013-05-22
Metadata Standard Name:
ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata First Edition
Metadata Standard Version:
ISO 19115:2003
Dataset URI:
http://nsidc.org/data/g02130.html
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Data Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: Reconstructed North American Snow Extent, 1900-1993
Date:
Date: 2002
Date Type:
Value: publication
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Edition Date: 2002-01-01
Identifier: G02130
Identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5000014
Cited Responsible Party: Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC NOAA User Services
Organization Name: NSIDC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Abstract:
This data set contains reconstructed monthly North American snow extent values for November through March, 1900-1993. Investigators used a combination of satellite and station observations and based the reconstruction on linear regressions between the two types of observations. The data also includes standard errors of estimates as well as the observed values upon which the regressions were based.
Station-based snow observations are available for dates since the early twentieth century but lack comprehensive spatial coverage. A remotely sensed product based on visible-band imagery provides more complete spatial coverage but has only been available since the early 1970s. Since the reconstructed values are based on regression, variability is underestimated and therefore the magnitude of some extreme values is underestimated.
Data are available via FTP.
Purpose:
Scientific Research
Credit:
The following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.
Frei, A. and D. Robinson. 2002. Reconstructed North American Snow Extent, 1900-1993. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5000014.
Status:
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Point of Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Allan Frei
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 212 772-5322
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: Department of Geography
City: New York
Administrative Area: NY
Postal Code: 10021
Country: USA
Email: afrei@geo.hunter.cuny.edu
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Allan Frei
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 212 772-5322
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: Department of Geography
City: New York
Administrative Area: NY
Postal Code: 10021
Country: USA
Email: afrei@geo.hunter.cuny.edu
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: David Robinson
Organization Name: Rutgers University
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 732 445-4741 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: Department of Geography
City: Piscataway
Administrative Area: NJ
Postal Code: 08854-8054
Country: USA
Email: drobins@rci.rutgers.edu
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: David Robinson
Organization Name: Rutgers University
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 732 445-4741 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: Department of Geography
City: Piscataway
Administrative Area: NJ
Postal Code: 08854-8054
Country: USA
Email: drobins@rci.rutgers.edu
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: pointOfContact
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Maintenance Information:
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
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Update Scope:
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Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: pointOfContact
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Descriptive Keywords:
Keywords
Keyword: Continent > North America
Keyword Type:
Value: place
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Keyword Thesaurus: Citation Information:
Title: NASA / GCMD Location Keywords
Date:
Date: 2008-02-05
Date Type:
Value: revision
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Keywords
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover > Snow Extent
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover > Snow Extent
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Value: discipline
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Title: NASA / GCMD Science Keywords
Date:
Date: 2008-02-05
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Keywords
Keyword Type:
Value: theme
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Keyword Thesaurus: Citation Information:
Title: None
Date:
Date: 2008-01-24
Date Type:
Value: revision
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Keywords
Keyword: HDCD
Keyword: Historical Daily Climate Dataset
Keyword: linear regression analysis
Keyword: North American snow extent
Keyword: reconstructed
Keyword: Snow
Keyword: Snow Extent
Keyword Type:
Value: theme
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Dataset Constraints:
Legal Constraints:
Access Constraints:
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Use Constraints:
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Other Constraints:
Access Constraints : none
Use Constraints : none
Language:
eng; usa
Character Set:
Value: UTF8
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Topic Category:
Value: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
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Extent Information:
Spatial Temporal Extent:
Geographic Element:
Bounding Coordinates:
Westbound Longitude: -125
Eastbound Longitude: -60
Southbound Latitude: 35
Northbound Latitude: 49
Temporal Element:
Time Period:
Begin Position: 19001201
End Position: 19930331
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Distribution Information:
Distributor Information:
Distributor Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC NOAA User Services
Organization Name: NSIDC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Distribution Format(s):
Data File Format:
Name: ASCII Text
Specification: FTP 8 KB
Digital Transfer Options:
Online Transfer Options:
Online Resources:
Linkage: ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/DATASETS/NOAA/G02130
Description: Data Access URL
Function:
Value: download
CodeList: CI_OnLineFunctionCode
Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/docs/noaa/g02130_frei_snow_cover/index.html
Description: Documentation URL
Function:
Value: information
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Offline Transfer Options:
Offline Resources:
Name:
Value: onLine
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Density: 8
Density Units: B
Medium Name: FTP
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Data Acquisition Information:
Instrument Information:
Instrument:
Name: AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
Type: sensor
Instrument:
Name: VHRR > Very High Resolution Radiometer
Type: sensor
Platform Information:
Platform:
Name: GROUND STATIONS
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: NOAA-4 > National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-4
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: NOAA POES > NOAA Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: SATELLITES
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
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