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NSIDC-0477.004MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw StatusKim, Y., Kimball, J. S., Glassy, J. & McDonald, K. C.MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status2017-09-12Boulder, Colorado USANASA NSIDC DAAC: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center4false10.5067/MEASURES/CRYOSPHERE/nsidc-0477.004https://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/nsidc-0477-v004-userguide.pdfNSIDC-0477Kim, Y., Kimball, J. S., Glassy, J. & Du, J.2017An Extended Global Earth System Data Record on Daily Landscape Freeeze-Thaw Determined from Satellite Passive Microwave Remote SensingEarth System Science Data91133–147<a href="https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-133-2017">https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-133-2017</a>Literature CitationInvestigatorYoungwookKimyoungwook.kim@ntsg.umt.eduThe University of MontanaMissoulaMT 59812USAInvestigatorJohnS.Kimballjohnk@ntsg.umt.eduCollege of Forestry & ConservationMissoulaMT59812-1049USAInvestigatorJoeGlassyjoe.glassy@ntsg.umt.eduThe University of MontanaMissoulaMT59812USAInvestigatorKyleC.McDonaldkyle.c.mcdonald@jpl.nasa.govmncdonald2@ccny.cuny.edu-212-650-8218-818-434-8937-212-650-7064Technical ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-61991-303-492-2468CIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAEARTH SCIENCETERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERESNOW/ICEFREEZE/THAW Climatology/Meteorology/AtmosphereMEaSUREs-projectAMSR-EAdvanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOSAMSR2Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2MWRIMicroWave Radiation ImagerSMMRScanning Multichannel Microwave RadiometerSSM/ISpecial Sensor Microwave/ImagerSSMISSpecial Sensor Microwave Imager/SounderAquaEarth Observing System, AquaDMSP 5D-2/F11Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F11DMSP 5D-2/F13Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F13DMSP 5D-2/F8Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F8DMSP 5D-3/F17Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F17FY-3BFengYun-3BGCOM-W1Global Change Observation Mission 1st-WaterNimbus-7Nimbus-71979-01-012016-12-312002-06-192016-09-272017-01-012017-12-31deprecated-86.716786.7167-179.9999179.9999GEOGRAPHIC REGIONGLOBAL25 km25 km1 dayMEaSUREsMaking Earth System Data Records for Use in Research EnvironmentsThese data have been retired and are no longer accessible. However, a more recent version may be available.These data have been retired and are no longer accessible. However, a more recent version of may be available. Cite any prior or planned use of these data according to the recommended citation at https://nsidc.org/about/data-use-and-copyright. For more information on the NASA EOSDIS Data Use Policy, see https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/data-use-policy.EnglishUMTNASA NSIDC DAACNASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Centerhttps://nsidc.org/daacData Center ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-6199National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAHTTPSGIFHTTPSHDF5HTTPSGeoTIFFArmstrong, R. L., and M. J. Brodzik. 1995. An Earth-Gridded SSM/I Data Set for Cryospheric Studies and Global Change Monitoring. Advances in Space Research 16: 155-63.
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Kim, Y., J.S. Kimball, K.C. McDonald and J. Glassy, 2010. MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status, Version 1 [1988 to 2007]. Boulder Colorado USA: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0477.html.
Kim, Y., J. S. Kimball, K. C. McDonald, and J. Glassy. 2011. Developing a Global Data Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status using Satellite Microwave Remote Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.
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.
Kim, Y., J.S. Kimball, K. Zhang, K. Didan, I. Velicogna, and K.C. McDonald. 2014. Attribution of Divergent Northern Vegetation Growth Responses to Lengthening Non-Frozen Seasons using Satellite Optical-NIR and Microwave Remote Sensing. International Journal of Remote Sensing 35, 10, 3700-3721.
Knowles, K., M. Savoie, R. Armstrong, and M. Brodzik, 2006, updated 2011. AMSR-E/Aqua Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures [2002-2011]. Boulder, Colorado USA: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Knowles, K., E.G. Njoku, R. Armstrong, and M. Brodzik, 2000. Nimbus-7 SMMR Pathfinder Daily EASE-Grid Brightness Temperatures [1979-1987]. Boulder, Colorado USA: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
McDonald, K.C, and J.S. Kimball, 2005. Hydrological Application of Remote Sensing: Freeze-thaw States Using both Active and Passive Microwave Sensors. Encyclopedia of Hydrological Sciences. Part 5. Remote Sensing. M.G. Anderson and J.J. McDonnell (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons Ltd. doi: 10.1002/0470848944.hsa059a.This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, consists of two global records of the daily freeze/thaw (F/T) status of the landscape. The primary record is derived from radiometric brightness temperatures acquired between 1979 and 2017 by three satellite-based passive microwave sensors: the Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR), the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I), and the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS).
A second, synergistic record is available for the years 2002 to 2017, derived from observations acquired by the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) and the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2).VIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttps://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/nsidc-0477-v004-userguide.pdfMEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status, Version 4 User GuidePROJECT HOME PAGEhttp://freezethaw.ntsg.umt.eduFreeze/Thaw Earth System Data Record @ UMCEOS IDN DIFVERSION 9.92017-09-122026-09-10NSIDCVersion Summary<ul>
<li>Extended F/T record to 2017;</li>
<li>F/T domain expanded to all land areas affected by seasonal freezing, including urban, snow-ice dominant, open water body dominant, and barren land;</li>
<li>Added a modified seasonal threshold algorithm (MSTA) and pixel-wise, annual MSTA calibration using daily surface air temperature records;</li>
<li>Added bit flags to identify cells (and days) with missing/interpolated Tb, large open water bodies, complex terrain, and large precipitation events;</li>
</ul>NSIDCMinor VersionNSIDCSpatial Reference SystemsEPSG:3410NSIDC EASE-Grid GlobalNSIDCLevel of ServiceNo Data AccessNSIDCFull Dataset CitationKim, Y., Kimball, J. S., Glassy, J. & McDonald, K. C. (2017). <i>MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status</i>. (NSIDC-0477, Version 4). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/CRYOSPHERE/nsidc-0477.004">https://doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/CRYOSPHERE/nsidc-0477.004</a>. [<i><describe subset used if applicable></i>].NSIDCRetiredtrue