SWE Climatologies

• Main Authors: Richard Armstrong, Mary Jo Brodzik, Ken Knowles, Matt Savoie
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2009
• Subjects: EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > CARBON DIOXIDE; EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > METHANE; AIRCRAFT; MULTIPLE; 1 METER TO 30 METERS; LESS THAN 1 SECOND; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2X66W

This data set comprises global, monthly satellite-derived snow water equivalent (SWE) climatologies from November 1978 through June 2003, with periodic updates released as resources permit. Global data are gridded to the Northern and Southern 25 km Equal-Area Scalable Earth Grids (EASE-Grids). Global snow water equivalent is derived from Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) and selected Special Sensor Microwave/Imagers (SSM/I). Northern Hemisphere data are enhanced with snow cover frequencies derived from the Northern Hemisphere EASE-Grid Weekly Snow Cover and Sea Ice Extent Version 2 data (these data were not produced for the Southern Hemisphere). These data are suitable for continental-scale time-series studies of snow cover and water equivalent. The data are binary data files and PNG images.