Central Asian Snow Cover from Hydrometeorological Surveys, Version 1
Data set id:
G01171
DOI: 10.7265/N51Z4291
This is the most recent version of these data.

Overview

This data set provides observations of end of month snow depth, snow density, and snow water equivalent from three river basins in Central Asia: Amu Darya, Sir Darya, and Naryn. Temporal coverage varies for each snow point, with the longest station record extending from 1932 through 1990.
Parameter(s):
SNOW COVERSNOW DENSITYSNOW DEPTHSNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
SNOW MEASURING ROD, WET/DRY PRECIPITATION SAMPLERS
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
31 January 1932 to 30 April 1990
Temporal Resolution:
  • Varies
Spatial Resolution:
  • varies
  • varies
Spatial Coverage:
N:
40
S:
37
E:
74
W:
66
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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