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Antarctic snow melt extent, onset and duration (1978-2004)

Entry ID: liu_nsf0126149_05

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Summary

Abstract: The extent, onset date, end date, and duration of snow melt in Antarctica from
1978 to 2004 are derived by using satellite passive microwave SMMR and SSM/I
data. The data set is given as JPG image files. The original results are in
Polar Stereographic projection with reference to WGS84 ellipsoid.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Access to snow melt extent image files and reference documents

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Brief description of the project

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Hongxing Liu, Lei Wang, Kenneth Jezek

Dataset Title: Antarctic snow melt extent, onset and duration (1978-2004)

Dataset Release Date: August, 2006

Dataset Release Place: University of colorado, Boulder, CO

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

Data Presentation Form: image files in JPG format

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

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1978-01-01

Stop Date: 2004-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE GROWTH/MELT

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW MELT

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

FIELD SURVEYS

LABORATORY

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Instrument

OPTICAL DUST LOGGERS > DOWNHOLE OPTICAL DUST AND ASH LOGGERS

Project

EPICA > European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica

Ancillary Keywords

Climate

Climate Change

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

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

NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC 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: 2.3 MB

Distribution Format: generic data file

Personnel

RYAN C. BAY

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 510-459-4954

Fax: 510-643-7809

Email: bay at berkeley.edu

Contact Address:

Physics Department

University of California

City: Berkeley

Province or State: CA

Postal Code: 94720

Country: USA

NSIDC AGDC 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

Publications/References

Bay, R. C., P. B. Price, G. D. Clow, and A. J. Gow. 2001. Climate logging with a new rapid optical technique at Siple Dome. Geophys. Res. Lett. 28(24), p. 4635-4638 .

Bay, R. C., N. E. Bramall, P. B. Price, G. D. Clow, R. L. Hawley, R. Udisti, and E. Castellano. 2006. Globally synchronous ice core volcanic tracers and abrupt cooling during the last glacial period. J. Geophys. Res. 111 (D11108) doi:10.1029/2005JD006306.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2009-07-10

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-03-10

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