National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Data Record (CDR) of Northern Hemisphere (NH) Snow Cover Extent (SCE), Version 1, 1966-present

• Main Authors: David A. Robinson, Thomas W. Estilow, NOAA National Centers of Environmental Information
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2012
• Subjects: Terrestrial Snow Cover; Snow Cover Extent (Duration); Arctic Report Card 2020; Earth Science > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover; Earth Science > Terrestrial > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover; Earth Science > Essa > Environmental Science Services administration; Earth Science > Essa > Environmental Science Services administration-2; Earth Science > Essa > Environmental Science Services administration-3; Earth Science > Essa > Environmental Science Services administration-4; Earth Science > Essa > Environmental Science Services administration-5; Earth Science > Essa > Environmental Science Services administration-6; Earth Science > Essa > Environmental Science Services administration-7; Earth Science > Essa > Environmental Science Services administration-9; Earth Science > Essa > Environmental Science Services administration-11; Earth Science > Essa > Environmental Science Services administration-14; Earth Science > Essa > Environmental Science Services administration-15; Earth Science > Sms > Synchronous Meteorological satellites; Earth Science > Dmsp > Defense Meteorological Satellite program; Earth Science > Goes > Noaa Geostationary Operational environmental Satellites; Earth Science > Goes-7 > Geostationary Operational environmental Satellite 7; Earth Science > Goes-7 > Geostationary Operational environmental Satellite 8; Earth Science > Goes-7 > Geostationary Operational environmental Satellite 9; Earth Science > Tiros-N > Television Infrared Observation satellite-N; Earth Science > Gms > Japan Geostationary Meteorological satellite; Earth Science > Gms-4 > Geostationary Meteorological satellite-4; Earth Science > Gms-5 > Geostationary Meteorological satellite-5; Earth Science > Meteosat; Earth Science > Meteosat-5 > Meteosat Operational programme 2 (mop-1); Earth Science > Meteosat-6 > Meteosat Operational programme 3 (mop-1); Earth Science > Terra > Earth Observing System, Terra (am-1); Earth Science > Metop > Meteorological Operational satellite; Earth Science > Aqua > Earth Observing System, Aqua; Earth Science > Video Camera; Earth Science > Vas > Vissr Atmospheric Sounder; Earth Science > Ssmi/S > Special Sensor Microwave imager/Sounder; Earth Science > Vhrr > Very High Resolution Radiometer; Earth Science > Vissr > Visible And Infrared Spin Scan radiometer; Earth Science > Avhrr > Advanced Very High Resolution radiometer; Earth Science > Seviri > Spinning Enhanced Visible And infrared Imager; Earth Science > Modis > Moderate-Resolution Imaging spectroradiometer; Earth Science > Amsr > Advanced Microwave Scanning radiometer; Earth Science > Amsu-B > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit b (amsu-B); Earth Science > Ascat; Mviri > Meteosat Visible And Infra-red imager; DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce; RUTGERS/CLIMATE/GSL > Global Snow Lab, Climate Lab, Rutgers University; Geographic Region > Northern Hemisphere; NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) Program; NOAA OneStop Project; Vertical Location > Land Surface; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7289/V5N014G9

This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Data Record (CDR) is a record for the Northern Hemisphere (NH) Snow Cover Extent (SCE) spanning from October 4, 1966 to present, updated monthly after the 10th of each month. Data prior to June 1999 in the NH SCE CDR are based on satellite-derived maps of NH SCE produced weekly by trained NOAA meteorologists. In June 1999 weekly NOAA NH SCE maps ceased production and were replaced by daily SCE output from the Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS). The weekly SCE maps are digitized to an 88x88 (cells) Cartesian grid laid over an NH polar stereographic projection. Each grid cell in the NH SCE CDR has a binary value, indicating snow covered or snow free. The NH SCE CDR has been used in international assessments of climate variability and change, and in investigations regarding the role of snow cover in the climate system. Mapping accuracy is such that this product is considered suitable for continental-scale climate studies. The data are updated monthly in netCDF file format with variables including SCE and National Meteorological Center (NMC) grid (88x88 cell) coordinates. Robinson, David A.; Estilow, Thomas W.; and NOAA CDR Program (2012): NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Northern Hemisphere (NH) Snow Cover Extent (SCE), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5N014G9 [2020-11-25].