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Description

The MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status, Version 3 data set is a global record of the daily freeze/thaw (F/T) status of the landscape derived from satellite observations of radiometric brightness temperatures. Two F/T records are provided: one derived from Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR), Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I), and Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) data for the years 1979 to 2012; and a second derived from Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer - Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) data for the years 2002 to 2011.

Version Description

Changes for this Version 3 release include: extending the F/T record through 2012; correcting land/ocean mask and F/T misclassification errors over some ocean dominated grid cells; revising the methodology used to produce the data quality annual maps.

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua ,
DMSP 5D-2/F11 ,
DMSP 5D-2/F13 ,
DMSP 5D-2/F8 ,
DMSP 5D-3/F17 ,
Nimbus-7
Instruments
AMSR-E ,
SSM/I ,
SSMIS ,
SMMR
Spatial Extent

N: 86.7167 S: -86.7167 E: 179.9999 W: -179.9999

Spatial Resolution
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2002-06-19 to 2011-09-27
Temporal Resolution
12 Hour
Concept ID
C3291175626-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Freeze/Thaw

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Kim, Y., Kimball, J., Glassy, J., & McDonald, K. (2014). MEaSUREs Global Record of Daily Landscape Freeze/Thaw Status, Version 3 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/CRYOSPHERE/NSIDC-0477.003 Date Accessed: 2026-05-15

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