Global Seasonal-Snow Classification, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0768
DOI: 10.5067/99FTCYYYLAQ0
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release.
Overview
This data set consists of global, seasonal snow classifications—e.g., tundra, boreal forest, maritime, ephemeral, prairie, montane forest, and ice—determined from air temperature, precipitation, and wind speed climatologies. Data are available on global, North America, and Eurasia latitude-longitude grids at four resolutions: 10 arcsec (~300 m), 30 arcsec (~1 km), 2.5 arcmin (~5 km), and 0.5° (~50 km).
Parameter(s):
SNOW CLASSIFICATION
Platform(s):
MODELS, WEATHER STATIONS
Sensor(s):
NOT APPLICABLE, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS
Data Format(s):
ASCII, netCDF-4, GeoTIFF
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1981 to 31 December 2019
Temporal Resolution:
- 39 year
Spatial Resolution:
- 10 arcsec
- 30 arcsec
- 2.5 arcmin
- 0.5°
- 10 arcsec
- 30 arcsec
- 2.5 arcmin
- 0.5°
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84
EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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Harmony API Quickstart Guide: Customizing NASA NSIDC DAAC data in Earthdata Cloud
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