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Data Set ID:
NSIDC-0534

MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere State of Cryosphere Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0, Version 1

This data set reports the location of Northern Hemisphere snow cover and sea ice extent, the status of melt onset across Greenland and Arctic sea ice, and the level of agreement between three different snow cover data sources.

Geographic Coverage

Spatial Coverage:
  • N: 90, S: 0, E: 180, W: -180

Spatial Resolution:
  • 25 km x 25 km
Temporal Coverage:
  • 1 January 1999 to 31 December 2012
Temporal Resolution: 1 day
Parameter(s):
  • Sea Ice > Ice Extent
  • Snow/Ice > Snow Cover
  • Sea Ice > Snow Melt
Platform(s) DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-3/F17, TERRA
Sensor(s): MODIS, SSM/I, SSMIS
Data Format(s):
  • NetCDF
Version: V1
Data Contributor(s): David Robinson, Mark Anderson, Thomas Estilow, Dorothy Hall, Thomas Mote

Data Citation

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Robinson, D., M. R. Anderson, T. W. Estilow, D. K. Hall, and T. L. Mote. 2015. MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere State of Cryosphere Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0, Version 1. [Indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/CRYOSPHERE/nsidc-0534.001. [Date Accessed].
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