MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere Terrestrial Snow Cover Extent Weekly 100km EASE-Grid 2.0, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0531
DOI: 10.5067/MEASURES/CRYOSPHERE/nsidc-0531.001
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, offers users weekly 100 km Northern Hemisphere snow cover extent represented by three different variables. Two of the variables are derived from individual source products: the NOAA/NCDC Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover Extent Climate Data Record and Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) passive microwave brightness temperatures, respectively. The third variable merges the other two into a single representation of snow cover.
Parameter(s):
SNOW COVER
Platform(s):
DMSP 5D-2/F11
DMSP 5D-2/F13
DMSP 5D-2/F8
DMSP 5D-3/F17
Nimbus-7
Sensor(s):
SMMR
SSM/I
SSMIS
Data Format(s):
netCDF-4
Temporal Coverage:
- 4 October 1966 to 31 December 2012
Temporal Resolution:
- 7 day
Spatial Resolution:
- 100 km
- 100 km
Spatial Reference System(s):
- WGS 84 / NSIDC EASE-Grid 2.0 NorthEPSG:6931
Spatial Coverage:
- N:90S:0E:180W:-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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