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Former Soviet Union Hydrological Snow Surveys, 1966-1996

Entry ID: G01170

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Summary

Abstract: The Former Soviet Union Hydrological Snow Surveys are based on observations made by personnel at 1,345 sites throughout the Former Soviet Union between 1966 and 1990, and over 200 of those sites between 1991 and 1996. These observations include snow depths at World Meteorological Organization (WMO) stations and snow depth and snow water equivalent measured over a nearby snow course transect. The ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 80.0

S: 35.0

E: 180.0

W: 30.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Richard Armstrong and Alexander Krenke

Dataset Title: Former Soviet Union Hydrological Snow Surveys

Dataset Release Date: 1966-01-01, 1990, 2002

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/g01170.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1966-01-10

Stop Date: 1996-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > EUROPE > EASTERN EUROPE > RUSSIA > FORMER SOVIET UNION

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

CONTINENT > ASIA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW DENSITY

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Instrument

SNOW MEASURING ROD

WET/DRY PRECIPITATION SAMPLERS

Quality The Former Soviet Union Hydrological Snow Surveys underwent a quality control process at NSIDC. This process involved examination of values with regards to normal climatological values and various bounding values. The dataset was also examined for individual record consistency.

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: G01170

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at the National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Dataset ID: G01170

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC NOAA USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/
Dataset ID: G01170

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: ftp

Personnel

RICHARD ARMSTRONG

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +1 (303)-492-6199

Fax: +1 (303)-492-2468

Email: rlax at nsidc.org

Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

CIRES 449 UCB

University of Colorado

City: Boulder

Province or State: Colorado

Postal Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

ALEXANDER KRENKE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +7 095 923-28-89

Fax: +7 095 938-21-73

Email: climat at glas.apr.org

Contact Address:

Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geography

Laboratory of Dynamical and Historical Climatology

Staromonetny 29

City: Moscow

Postal Code: 109017

Country: Russia

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468

Email: nsidc at nsidc.org

Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

CIRES, 449 UCB

University of Colorado

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Publications/References

Ahmad, S. P., P. F. Levelt, P. K. Bhartia, E. Hilsenrath,
G. W. Leppelmeier, and J. E. Johnson, Atmospheric Products from
the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI), Proceedings of SPIE
conference on Earth Observing Systems VIII, San Diego,
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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-04-28

Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-04-29

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