Global, monthly satellite-derived snow water equivalent (SWE) climatologies from November 1978 through June 2003

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). Globa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Armstrong, Richard, Jo Brodzik, Mary, Knowles, Ken, Savoie, Matt
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: NSF Arctic Data Center 2009
Subjects:
EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
EARTH REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS > PASSIVE REMOTE SENSING > SPECTROMETERS/RADIOMETERS > IMAGING SPECTROMETERS/RADIOMETERS > SSMI > SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE/IMAGER
SATELLITE
GRID
MONTHLY TO ANNUAL
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Sea ice
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.18739/a2gt5fg67
https://arcticdata.io/catalog/view/doi:10.18739/A2GT5FG67
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Summary: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.

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