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Western Italian Alps Monthly Snowfall and Snow Cover Duration

Entry ID: G01186

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Summary

Abstract: 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 ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 46.42	S: 44.19	E: 8.44	W: 6.7
Min Altitude: 565 M Max Altitude: 2720 M

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Luca Mercali, Claudio Castellano and Societe Meteorologica Subalpina

Dataset Title: Western Italian Alps Monthly Snowfall and Snow Cover Duration

Dataset Release Date: 1999-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO USA

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/G01186.html

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > EUROPE > SOUTHERN EUROPE > ITALY

CONTINENT > EUROPE > WESTERN EUROPE

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW DEPTH

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW DEPTH

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

SNOW MEASURING ROD

Ancillary Keywords

Snowfall

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: G01186 Ice Draft Profile Data and Statistics

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at the National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Dataset ID: G01186

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC NOAA USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/
Dataset ID: G01186

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA