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Description

This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, 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.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
DMSP 5D-2/F13 ,
DMSP 5D-3/F17 ,
Terra
Instruments
SSM/I ,
SSMIS ,
MODIS
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: 0 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 / NSIDC EASE-Grid 2.0 North (EPSG:6931)
Location
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1999-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Temporal Resolution
1 Day
Concept ID
C3291002011-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
5114
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Ice Extent ,
Snow Cover ,
Snow Cover ,
Snow Melt

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

Robinson, D., Anderson, M., Estilow, T., Hall, D., & Mote, T. (2015). MEaSUREs Northern Hemisphere State of Cryosphere Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/CRYOSPHERE/NSIDC-0534.001 Date Accessed: 2026-08-09

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