Reconstructed North American Snow Extent, 1900-1993, Version 1
Data set id:
G02130
DOI: 10.7265/N5000014
This is the most recent version of these data.

Overview

This data set contains reconstructed monthly North American snow extent values for November through March, 1900-1993. Investigators used a combination of satellite and station observations and based the reconstruction on linear regressions between the two types of observations. The data also includes standard errors of estimates as well as the observed values upon which the regressions were based.
Parameter(s):
SNOW EXTENT
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS, NOAA-11, NOAA-14, NOAA-4, NOAA-7, NOAA-9
Sensor(s):
AVHRR, SURVEYING TOOLS, VHRR, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 December 1900 to 31 March 1993
Temporal Resolution:
  • 1 month
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
49
S:
35
E:
-60
W:
-125
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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