JRA-55
From variable 3.12
Snow Depth/SWE
- reference Kobayashi et al. (2015)
- source
- JMA
- data type
- Global atmospheric reanalysis
- spatial domain
- Global
- spatial resolution
- 0.6258ᵒ x 0.6258ᵒ
- temporal coverage
- 1958 - present
- time step
- 3h; 6h; Monthly
- data format
- GRIB
- comments
- 2D-OI using SYNOP snow depth observations; JMA Simple Biosphere model (single snow layer); passive microwave derived snow extent starting in 1987; 4D-Var data assimilation. Includes the same snow data sources as JRA-25 plus additional snow depth data over USA, Russia and Mongolia.