Related URL

Link: GET SERVICE > ACCESS MAP VIEWER Description: Atlas of the Cryosphere Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Northern Hemisphere EASE-Grid Weekly Snow Cover and Sea Ice Extent Version 3

Geographic Coverage

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Richard Armstrong, Mary Jo Brodzik, Ken Knowles, Matt Savoie Dataset Title: Global Monthly EASE-Grid Snow Water Equivalent Climatology Dataset Release Date: 2007-05-27 Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0271.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1978-01-01

Stop Date: 2007-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >SNOW COVER    [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT    [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >SNOW COVER    [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SNOW/ICE >SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT    [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

SATELLITES    [Information]

Instrument

AVHRR >Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer    [Information]

SMMR >Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer    [Information]

SSMI >Special Sensor Microwave/Imager    [Information]

Project

EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

Access Constraints

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Keywords

Climatology

EASE-Grid

Global

Historical Climatology

Northern Hemisphere

SMMR

Southern Hemisphere

SWE

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NSIDC_DAAC

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center    [Information] Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html Dataset ID: NSIDC-0271 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 Snow and Ice Data Center    [Information] Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org Dataset ID: NSIDC-0271 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

Distribution

Distribution_Media: FTP Distribution_Size: 4 MB Distribution_Format: binary

Personnel

RICHARD ARMSTRONG Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: +1 (303)-492-6199 Fax: +1 (303)-492-2468 Email: rlax at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: Colorado Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

MARY J. BRODZIK Role: INVESTIGATOR Email: brodzik 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

KENNETH W. KNOWLES Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 303-492-6199 Fax: 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

MATTHEW H. SAVOIE Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 303-492-5692 Email: savoie at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center University of Colorado CIRES, 449 UCB City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

NSIDC USER SERVICES Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT 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