Snow Melt Onset Over Arctic Sea Ice from SMMR and SSM/I-SSMIS Brightness Temperatures, Version 4
This data set includes yearly snow melt onset dates over Arctic sea ice derived from Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR), Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I), and the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) brightness temperature measurements. The data are gridded to the 25 km Northern Hemisphere Polar Stereographic projection and available from 1979 through 2017. One browse image is available for each year. This data set also contains value-added statistics for each grid cell, including: mean melt onset date, latest (maximum) melt onset date, earliest (minimum) melt onset date, range of melt onset dates (the difference between maximum and minimum onset dates), and the standard deviation of melt onset dates. One browse image is also provided for each statistical field.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90.0 S: 30.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: PNG, NetCDF |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | DMSP, DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Nimbus-7 | |
| Data Center(s): | OR-STATE/COAS | Instrument(s): | SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR |
| Version: | 4 | ||
- Title: Snow Melt Onset Over Arctic Sea Ice from SMMR and SSM/I-SSMIS Brightness Temperatures, Version 4
- Version: 4
- Publisher: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://doi.org/10.5067/A9YK15H5EBHK, Includes a user's guide, supplemental documents like ATBDs and academic papers, How Tos, FAQs, etc.
Collection Information
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Purpose
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DOI
10.5067/A9YK15H5EBHK
Data Identification
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Processing Level
Level 3
Geophysical variables mapped on a grid
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Collection Progress
Complete
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ISO Topic Categories
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Acquisition Information
Temporal Information
Spatial Information
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | GEODETIC |
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
- OCEAN
- ARCTIC OCEAN
Data Centers
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NASA NSIDC DAAC
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National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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NASA NSIDC DAAC
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National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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OR-STATE/COAS
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OR-STATE/COAS
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Data Contacts
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NSIDC Services
Technical ContactNSIDC Services
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CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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Mark Anderson
Technical ContactMark Anderson
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Meteorology/Climatology Program
Dept. of Geosciences
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68588-0340
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Angela Bliss
Technical ContactAngela Bliss
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Sheldon Drobot
Technical ContactSheldon Drobot
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Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
Department of Aerospace Engineering
431 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0431
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Mark Anderson
Technical ContactMark Anderson
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Meteorology/Climatology Program
Dept. of Geosciences
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68588-0340
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Angela Bliss
Technical ContactAngela Bliss
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Sheldon Drobot
Technical ContactSheldon Drobot
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Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
Department of Aerospace Engineering
431 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0431
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NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
User ServicesNASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
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Boulder, Colorado
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: PNG
Format Type: Native
Format Description: FTP
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Format: NetCDF
Format Type: Native
Format Description: FTP 1.9 MB