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ISLSCP II NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MONTHLY SNOW COVER EXTENT

Entry ID: ISLSCP_SNOW_COVER_XDEG

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Summary

Abstract: This ISLSCP data set is derived from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Northern Hemisphere EASE-Grid Weekly Snow Cover and Sea Ice Extent product which combines snow cover and sea ice extent at weekly intervals for October 1978 through June 2001, and snow cover alone from 1966 through June 2001. The original data set was the first representation of combined snow and sea ice ...

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Description: ISLSCP II NORTHERN HEMISPHERE MONTHLY SNOW COVER EXTENT

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 67.0

S: -60.0

E: 20.0

W: -100.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Langley Atmospheric Sciences Data Center

Dataset Title: Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational eXperiment--University of Washington instrumented C-131A aircraft Data Set (TARFOX_UWC131A)

Dataset Release Place: Hampton, Virginia, U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: Langley Atmospheric Sciences Data Center, NASA Langley Research Center

Online Resource: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/PRODOCS/tarfox/table_tarfox.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1996-07-10

Stop Date: 1996-07-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL BACKSCATTER > AEROSOL BACKSCATTERING COEFF

ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL EXTINCTION > AEROSOL LIGHT SCATTERING COEFF

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

C-131A > Convair C-131 Samaritan

Instrument

CHEMILUMINESCENCE
PROBES

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

TARFOX > Tropospheric Aerosol Radiative Forcing Observational Experiment

Ancillary Keywords

CLOUD CHAMBER

GERBER PROBE

Originating Center

NASA/LARC/DAAC

Data Center

Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: TARFOX_UWC131A

Data Center Personnel
Name: ASDC USER SERVICES Phone: 757-864-8656 Email: larc-asdc-uds at lists.nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center User and Data Services NASA Langley Research Center Mail Stop 157D City: Hampton Province or State: VA Postal Code: 23681-2199 Country: USA