snow cover fraction variable datasets
Report table: 3.13
Count: 9
| Name | Source | Data type | Spatial domain | Spatial resolution | Temporal coverage | Time step | Data format | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ERA5-Land
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ECMWF | Land surface reanalysis/model | Global | 0.1° x 0.1° (9 km) | Jan 1950-- present (ongoing, ~3 month latency) | Hourly; Monthly | GRIB; NetCDF | details |
|
NARR
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NCEP | Regional reanalysis | North America | 32 km x 32 km | 1979/01/01 to May 31, 2021 | 3h; Daily; Monthly | GRIB; NetCDF | details |
|
ASRv2
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Byrd Polar Research Center/The Ohio State University; UCAR/NCAR | Regional reanalysis | Arctic | 15 km x 15 km | 2000/01 to 2016/12 | 3h; Monthly | NetCDF | details |
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MERRA-2
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NASA | Global atmospheric reanalysis | Global | ½° latitude x ⅝° longitude | 1980-present | Hourly; Daily; Monthly | NetCDF | details |
|
20CRv3
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CIRES; NOAA; DOE | Global atmospheric reanalysis | Global | T254 (approximately 75 km at the equator) | 20CRv3.SI is available for years 1836-1980 and 20CRv3.MO is available for years 1981-2015 | 3h; Daily; Monthly | NetCDF | details |
|
CFSR + CFSv2
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NCEP | Global atmospheric reanalysis | Global | 0.5° x 0.5° | 1979-2010(CFSR)2011-present (CFSv2) | Hourly; 6h; Monthly | GRIB | details |
|
MODIS Terra / Aqua
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NSIDC; NASA | Interpreted/diagnosed from optical imagery | Global | 500 m (nominal) on sinusoidal grid 0.05° Climate Modelling Grid | Terra: 24 Feb. 2000 - present Aqua: 4 Jul. 2002 - present | Sub-daily; Daily; Monthly | GeoTIFF; HDF | details |
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NOAA Climate Data Record of Northern Hemisphere Snow Cover Extent version 1
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NCEI/NOAA; Rutgers U. | Interpreted/diagnosed from optical imagery | Northern Hemisphere | 89 x 89 grid: cell size varies with latitude, from ∼10,700 km² near lat. 0° to ∼41,800 km² near lat. 90°N | Record begins in 1966 (but more reliable from 1970) | Weekly | NetCDF | details |
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Rutgers Northern Hemisphere 24 km Weekly Snow Cover Extent
|
Rutgers U.; NSIDC | Interpreted/diagnosed from optical imagery | Northern Hemisphere | 1024 x 1024 grid: Cell areas range from ~159 km2 at the equator to ~651 km2 near the pole | Sept 1980 - present | Weekly | NetCDF | details |