org.nsidc:G01186 Luca Mercali, Claudio Castellano and Societe Meteorologica Subalpina 19990101 Western Italian Alps Monthly Snowfall and Snow Cover Duration Boulder, CO USA National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) http://nsidc.org/data/G01186.html This data set consists of snow observations for 18 stations in the western Italian Alps. Two types of data are included: monthly snowfall amounts and monthly snow cover duration in days. The period of record varies with each station, with the longest station record including data from 1877 to 1996. The average station record duration is approximately 61 years. Available stations range from 565 meters to 2720 meters in elevation. The data are summaries of snow stake measurements. Daily observations of total snow depth were generally made at 8 a.m. local time. Data were aquired using a snow measuring rod. Snowfall amount was defined as being any increase over the previous day's reading. This measurement may be an underestimate of as much as 10-20% due to snow pack settlement. However, this underestimation is fairly consistent for all measurements. The daily data were then totaled to yield the monthly values. scientific research Luca Mercali, Claudio Castellano and Societe Meteorologica Subalpina 19990101 Western Italian Alps Monthly Snowfall and Snow Cover Duration Boulder, CO USA National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) http://nsidc.org/data/docs/noaa/g01186_west_ital_alps_snow_fall/index.html Unknown Unknown publication date Complete Unknown 6.695 8.436 46.425 44.192 NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Depth EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Depth NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords SNOW MEASURING ROD NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS ISO 19115 Topic Categories climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere None Snowfall NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Continent > Europe > Southern Europe > Italy Continent > Europe > Western Europe 4 NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Depth NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Depth None None NSIDC USER SERVICES mailing
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