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Northern Hemisphere EASE-Grid Weekly Snow Cover and Sea Ice Extent Version 3
Entry ID: NSIDC-0046

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Summary
Abstract: The Northern Hemisphere EASE-Grid Weekly Snow Cover and Sea Ice Extent Version 3 product and Version 3.1 update combine snow cover and sea ice extent at weekly intervals from 23 October 1978 through 24 June 2007, and snow cover alone from 3 October 1966 through 23 October 1978. The data set is the first representation of combined snow and sea ice measurements derived from satellite observations ... View entire text
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Description: Atlas of the Cryosphere
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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: Richard Armstrong, Mary Jo Brodzik
Dataset Title: Northern Hemisphere EASE-Grid Weekly Snow Cover and Sea Ice Extent Version 3
Dataset Release Date: 2005-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Version: 3
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0046.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1966-10-03
Stop Date: 2007-06-24

Start Date: 1978-10-23
Stop Date: 2007-06-24
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 25 km
Longitude Resolution: 25 km
Temporal Resolution: weekly
Quality NSIDC observed and manually inspected every file in this data set, and performed spot checks against the original hand-drawn NOAA/NESDIS snow charts and the original sea ice data. Please see the Quality Control Summary for more information about quality control procedures at NSIDC.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0046

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: 508 KB
Distribution Format: Flat binary (1-byte unsigned integer)
Personnel
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
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Publications/References
Hughes, J.D., King, G.A. and O'Brien, D.J. (25-29 November 1996), Corrosivity in Antarctica - revelations on the nature of corrosion in the world's coldest, driest, highes and purest continent, 3th International Corrosion Conference, Melbourne
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-08-28
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-11-21

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