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Snow Melt Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS), Snow Today, and Panoply guide users in making the most of snow melt data.
Snow Melt Datasets
| Dataset | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXLND) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXLND) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_lnd_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXLND) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Snowmelt Timing Maps Derived from MODIS for North America, Version 2, 2001-2018 | 2 | Terra | MODIS | 2001-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 10 E: 0 W: -180 |
GeoTIFF | |
| CARVE: Daily Thaw State of Boreal and Arctic Alaska from AMSR-E and SSM/I, 2003-2014 | 1.1 | ADEOS-II, DMSP | AMSR-E, SSM/I | 2003-01-01 to 2014-12-31 |
N: 74.399 S: 46.9946 E: -106.947 W: -179.999 |
netCDF-4 | |
| ABoVE: Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snow Melt Duration Date Maps, 1988-2018 | 1.1 | Nimbus-7, DMSP 5D-2/F10, Aqua, DMSP | SMMR, SSMIS, AMSR-E, SSM | 1988-02-09 to 2018-07-20 |
N: 72.41 S: 51.6 E: -107.833 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snowoff Date Maps, 1988-2023 | 1.0 | DMSP 5D-3/F16, DMSP 5D-3/F17, DMSP 5D-3/F18, DMSP | SSMIS, SSM/I | 1988-01-01 to 2023-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 37.9787 E: 180 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| ABoVE: Passive Microwave-derived Annual Snowpack Main Melt Onset Date Maps, 1988-2023 | 1.0 | DMSP 5D-2/F10, Aqua, Nimbus, DMSP | SSMIS, AMSR-E, SMMR, SSM | 1988-02-09 to 2023-07-20 |
N: 72.4085 S: 51.6089 E: -107.83 W: -180 |
multiple | |
| BOREAS HYD-09 Streamflow Data | 1 | STREAMFLOW STATION | STREAM GAUGES | 1994-01-01 to 1996-12-31 |
N: 55.92 S: 53.86 E: -98.38 W: -104.82 |
ASCII | |
| MEaSUREs Greenland Surface Melt Daily 25km EASE-Grid 2.0 V001 | 1 | DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, Nimbus-7 | SSM/I, SSMIS, SMMR | 1979-01-02 to 2012-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 0 E: 180 W: -180 |
25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
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