Reconstructed North American, Eurasian, and Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover Extent, 1915-1997, Version 1
Data set id:
G02131
DOI: 10.7265/N5V985Z6
This is the most recent version of these data.

Overview

This data set contains time series of monthly snow cover extent (SCE) for North America, Eurasia, and the Northern Hemisphere from 1915 to 1997, based on snow cover reconstruction and NOAA satellite data. In addition, the data set contains time series of annual variation in areally-averaged monthly snow depth and (SWE) for the North American grid domain used to derive the snow cover index.
Parameter(s):
SNOW DEPTHSNOW EXTENTSNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
Platform(s):
NOAA-4
Sensor(s):
VHRR
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1915 to 31 December 1997
Temporal Resolution:
  • 1 month
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
0
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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