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Central Asian Snow Cover from Hydrometeorological Surveys, 1932-1990

Entry ID: G01171

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Summary

Abstract: The Central Asian Snow Cover from Hydrometeorological Surveys data are based on observations made by personnel for three river basins: Amu Darya, Sir Darya, and Naryn. These observations include end of month snow depth, snow density and snow water equivalent. Only snow depth is included for additional snow points measured by helicopter landings. Temporal coverage varies for each snow point, with the longest station record extending from 1932 through 1990. Data were provided to NSIDC by the State Hydrometeorological Service (Russian acronym SANIGMI) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Development of this data set was funded by the NOAA Environmental Services, Data, and Information Management (ESDIM) program, through the NOAA/NESDIS National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC).

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 40.0

S: 37.0

E: 74.0

W: 66.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Dan Bedford and Boris Tsarev

Dataset Title: Central Asian Snow Cover from Hydrometeorological Surveys, 1932-1990

Dataset Release Date: 1996-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/g01171.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1932-01-31

Stop Date: 1990-04-30

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ASIA > SOUTHCENTRAL ASIA > KYRGYZSTAN

CONTINENT > ASIA > SOUTHCENTRAL ASIA > TAJIKISTAN

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW DENSITY

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

AIRCRAFT

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

SNOW MEASURING ROD

WET/DRY PRECIPITATION SAMPLERS

Quality This data set is based on hand-digitized analog records. Degradation of the original records and human error can cause missing or inaccurate data values. These data were examined by the principal investigator and compared to expected climatological values to identify and remove large errors before being archived by NSIDC.

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: G01171

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: G01171

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: G01171

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

Personnel

DAN P. BEDFORD

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 802 433 5210

Email: bedford at panther.middlebury.edu

Contact Address:

Department of Geography

Warner Science

Middlebury College

City: Middlebury

Province or State: VT

Postal Code: 05753

Country: USA

BORIS TSAREV

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: sanigmi at gimet.gov.uz

Contact Address:

SANIGMI

72 Observatorskaya

City: Tashkent

Postal Code: 70052

Country: UZBEKISTAN

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

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-12-23

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