Former Soviet Union Hydrological Snow Surveys, 1966-1996  View Catalog Page Entry ID
G01170
Summary
The Former Soviet Union Hydrological Snow Surveys are based on observations made by personnel at 1,345 sites throughout the Former Soviet Union between 1966 and 1990, and over 200 of those sites between 1991 and 1996. These observations include snow depths at World Meteorological Organization (WMO) stations and snow depth and snow water equivalent measured over a nearby snow course transect. The station snow depth measurements are a ten-day average of individual snow depth measurements. The transect snow depth data are the spatial average of 100 to 200 individual measuring points. The transect snow water equivalent is the spatial average of 20 individual measuring points. Data were acquired from the Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, and data were digitized in Russia under the supervision of Professor Alexander Krenke.
The development of this data set was funded by the NOAA Environmental Services, Data, and Information Management (ESDIM) program through the NOAA/NESDIS National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC).
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 80°
S: 35°
E: 180°
W: 30°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Richard Armstrong and Alexander Krenke
Dataset Title: Former Soviet Union Hydrological Snow Surveys, 1966-1996
Dataset Release Date: 1998-01-011990, 2002
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/g01170.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1966-01-10
Stop Date: 1996-12-31
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ASIA
- CONTINENT EUROPE EASTERN EUROPE RUSSIA FORMER SOVIET UNION
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION POLAR
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Cover
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Density
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Depth
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Snow Water Equivalent
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Cover
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Density
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Depth
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Snow Water Equivalent
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instrument
- SNOW MEASURING ROD
- WET/DRY PRECIPITATION SAMPLERS
Quality
The Former Soviet Union Hydrological Snow Surveys underwent a quality control process at NSIDC. This process involved examination of values with regards to normal climatological values and various bounding values. The dataset was also examined for individual record consistency.
Data Set Progress
complete
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
NSIDC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC NOAA User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Personnel
Richard Armstrong
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: rlax@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Alexander Krenke
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 7 095 923-28-89
Fax: 7 095 938-21-73
Email: climat@glas.apr.org
Contact Address:
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography
- Laboratory of Dynamical and Historical Climatology
- Staromonetny 29
- Moscow, 109017
- Russia
NSIDC User Services
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Snow Water Equivalent Field Measurements
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1998-01-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-10-27
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