org.nsidc:G02131 Ross D. Brown 20020101 Reconstructed North American, Eurasian, and Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover Extent, 1915-1997 Boulder, CO National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) http://nsidc.org/data/G02131.html This data set contains time series of monthly snow cover extent (SCE) for North America, Eurasia, and the Northern Hemisphere from 1915 to 1997, based on snow cover reconstruction and NOAA satellite data. The reconstruction method used in situ snow depth and daily climate data from the U.S.A., Canada, China, and the former Soviet Union to generate a monthly snow cover index, which was found to be closely related to satellite-derived estimates of SCE in certain months. Brown (2000) describes the method, which is considered to be more robust than SCE reconstruction based on statistical methods (see Brown, 1997; Frei et al., 1999). In addition, the data set contains time series of annual variation in areally-averaged monthly snow depth and (SWE) for the North American grid domain used to derive the snow cover index. These provide additional insights into secular changes in snow cover over North America since SCE and depth variations are not always positively correlated. Data are available via FTP. scientific research Ross D. Brown 20020101 Reconstructed North American, Eurasian, and Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover Extent, 1915-1997 Boulder, CO National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) http://nsidc.org/data/docs/noaa/g02131_brown_snow_cover/index.html 191501 199712 publication date Complete Unknown -180 180 90 -90 NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover > Snow Extent EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover > Snow Extent NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer VHRR > Very High Resolution Radiometer NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords GROUND STATIONS SATELLITES ISO 19115 Topic Categories climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere None areally-weighted mean snow depth HDCD Historical Daily Climate Dataset linear regression analysis mean snow depth North American mid-latitudes reconstructed SCE Snow Snow Cover snow cover extent Snow Depth Snow Extent Snow Water Equivalent SWE NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Continent > North America Geographic Region > Eurasia Geographic Region > Northern Hemisphere 2 NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover > Snow Extent NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover > Snow Extent None None NSIDC USER SERVICES mailing
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