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IMS Daily Northern Hemisphere Snow and Ice Analysis at 4 km and 24 km Resolution
Entry ID: G02156

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Summary
Abstract: The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has an extensive history of monitoring snow and ice coverage. Accurate monitoring of global snow and ice cover is a key component in the study of climate and global change as well as daily weather forecasting. By inspecting environmental satellite ... View entire text
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Description: Sea Ice Products at NSIDC
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: 0.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/SSD
Dataset Title: IMS Daily Northern Hemisphere Snow and Ice Analysis at 4 km and 24 km Resolution
Dataset Release Date: 2004-12-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: image
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/g02156.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1997-02-01
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: Daily
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES Ancillary Description
SATELLITES Ancillary Description
Instrument
AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Ancillary Description
GOES I-M IMAGER Ancillary Description
SSMI > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager Ancillary Description
Quality The quality of the snow and ice cover charts will depend on the availability of clear sky imagery, the georegistration of that imagery, the quality of other input data sources, and the experience of the analyst. Regions covered by cloud during the 24-hour analysis period are generally mapped as persistence, taking lower resolution passive microwave data and surface observations into account where possible. Sub-grid scale features may not be detected.
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
NSIDC_NOAA
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: g02156

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
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 36913 KB
Distribution Format: GeoTIFF

Distribution Media: ftp
Distribution Size: 20 KB - 60 KB
Distribution Format: ASCII
Fees: None
Personnel
NOAA/NESDIS SSD
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: SSDWebmaster at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Department of Commerce
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
14th Street & Constitution Ave., NW
Room 6217
City: Washington
Province or State: DC
Postal Code: 20230
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Armstrong, R.L. and M.J. Brodzik. 2002. Northern Hemisphere EASE-Grid Weekly Snow Cover and Sea Ice Extent Version 2. Boulder, CO, USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. CD-ROM.

National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center. 2004. SNODAS Data Products at NSIDC. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media.

Ramsey, B. H., 1995. An Overview of NOAA/NESDIS’s ... View entire text
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2004-10-29
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-13

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