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MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status, Version 2

MEaSUREs Data CatalogNSIDC DAAC Data Catalog

Data Contributors

  • KIM, YOUNGWOOK
  • KIMBALL, JOHN S.
  • GLASSY, JOE
  • MCDONALD, KYLE C.

Parameters

  • SNOW/ICE > FREEZE/THAW

Instruments

  • AMSR-E : ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER-EOS
  • SMMR : SCANNING MULTICHANNEL MICROWAVE RADIOMETER
  • SSM/I : SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE/IMAGER

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The MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status Version 2 product is a global record of the daily freeze/thaw (FT) status of the landscape derived from satellite observations of radiometric brightness temperatures. Two FT records are provided: a Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) and Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) record for the years 1979 to 2010; and an Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) record for the years 2002 to 2011.

Note: These data are considered provisional pending a review by the MEaSUREs program. Once the data have been reviewed, this statement will be removed from this documentation.

Version 2 Summary

Changes for this Version 2 release include: an extended FT record enabled by overlapping SMMR and SSM/I brightness temperature time series; a new FT record derived from AMSR-E; refined data Quality Assessment (QA) annual maps; new format options (GeoTIFF with an ESRI projection file); and quick-look GIF browse images.

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Data Citation

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.

Kim, Y., J. S. Kimball, J. Glassy, and K. C. McDonald. 2013. MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status. Version 2. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Literature Citation

The generation of this data set is discussed in the following article(s). Please acknowledge the use of this data set by referencing the following citation(s):

Kim, Y., J. S. Kimball, K. Zhang, and K. C. McDonald. 2012. Satellite detection of increasing Northern Hemisphere non-frozen seasons from 1979 to 2008: Implications for regional vegetation growth. Remote Sensing of Environment 121: 472-487.

Sample Image

Daily Composite AM/PM Freeze/Thaw Status for 9 April 2004


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