Arctic Soil Freeze/Thaw Status from SMMR and SSM/I  View Catalog Page Entry ID
GGD641
Summary
This data set contains near-surface (< 5 cm) soil freeze/thaw status on snow-free and snow-covered land surfaces over the Arctic terrestrial drainage basin. The near-surface soil freeze/thaw status is determined by using passive-microwave remote sensing data over snow-free land and a numerical model over snow-covered land. Data are projected to a 25 km x 25 km Northern Hemisphere EASE-Grid. Version 2 of this data set greatly extends the temporal coverage and makes use of data from SMMR as well as SSM/I. Data are from October 1978 to June 2004. Data are in ASCII text format and are available via FTP.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 90°
S: 45°
E: 180°
W: -180°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Zhang, T. and R. Armstrong
Dataset Title: Arctic Soil Freeze/Thaw Status from SMMR and SSM/I
Dataset Release Date: 2003-05-27
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Version: 2
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd641.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1978-10-01
Stop Date: 2004-06-30
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 25 km
Longitude Resolution: 25 km
Temporal Resolution: 1 day
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION ARCTIC
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground
- Cryosphere Snow/Ice Freeze/Thaw
- Land Surface Frozen Ground Seasonally Frozen Ground
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Freeze/Thaw
Ancillary Keywords
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
- Geoscientific Information
Platform
- DMSP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
- NIMBUS-7
Instrument
- SMMR Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer
- SSM/I Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
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 Frozen Ground Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC 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
Distribution Size: 148.3 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Tingjun Z Zhang
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2359 x
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- University of Colorado
- National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology
- UCB449
City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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
Related URL
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
All About EASE-Grid
Reference
Armstrong, R.L., and M.J. Brodzik. 2002. Northern Hemisphere EASE-Grid weekly snow cover and sea ice extent, Version 2. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center. CD-ROM.
Brodzik, M.J. 1997. EASE-Grid: A versatile set of equal-area projections and grids. Boulder, CO, USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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Oelke, C., T. Zhang, M. Serreze, and R. Armstrong. 2003. Regional-scale modeling of soil freeze/thaw over the Arctic drainage basin. Journal of Geophysical Research. In press.
Sturm, M., J. Holmgren, and G.E. Liston. 1995. A seasonal snow cover classification system for local to global applications. Journal of Climate 8:1261-1283.
Zhang, T., and R.L. Armstrong. 2001. Soil freeze/thaw cycles over snow-free land detected by passive microwave remote sensing. Geophysical Research Letters 28(5): 763-766.
Zhang, T., J.A. Heginbottom, R.G. Barry, and J. Brown. 2000. Further statistics on the distribution of permafrost and ground-ice in the Northern Hemisphere. Polar Geography 24(2):126-131.
Zhang, T., R.G. Barry, K. Knowles, J.A. Heginbottom, and J. Brown. 1999. Statistics and characteristics of permafrost and ground ice distribution in the Northern Hemisphere. Polar Geography 23(2):147-169.
Zhang, T., T.E. Osterkamp, and K. Stamnes. 1996. Influence of the depth hoar layer of the seasonal snow cover on the ground thermal regime. Water Resources Research 32(7):2075-2086.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-05-27
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-05
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