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Miscellaneous NSSDC Atmospheric Data from Earlier Spacecraft

Entry ID: 63-009A

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Summary

Abstract: NSSDC holds many data sets containing measurements of the structure,
composition, and dynamics of the Earth's neutral atmosphere.
The measurements are both in situ and remote. For details
about searching for NSSDC data, see: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Allan Frei and David A. Robinson

Dataset Title: Reconstructed North American Snow Extent, 1900-1993

Dataset Release Date: 2002-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/G02130.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1900-12-01

Stop Date: 1993-03-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER > SNOW EXTENT

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > SNOW COVER > SNOW EXTENT

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

GROUND STATIONS

SATELLITES

Instrument

AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer

VHRR > Very High Resolution Radiometer

Quality Since the method is based on regression, variability is underestimated and therefore the magnitude of some extreme values is underestimated. However, in no case during the satellite era, when data collected both by satellite and at stations were available, was the sign of the reconstructed deviation from the mean different than observed.

Ancillary Keywords

HDCD

Historical Daily Climate Dataset

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: G02130

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

Distribution Size: 8 KB

Distribution Format: ASCII text file

Personnel

ALLAN FREI

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 212-772-5322

Fax: 212-772-5268

Email: afrei at geo.hunter.cuny.edu

Contact Address:

Department of Geography

Hunter College

City University of New York

Rm 1006 North Building

695 Park Avenue

City: New York

Province or State: NY

Postal Code: 10021

Country: USA

DAVID A. ROBINSON

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 732-445-4741

Fax: 732-445-0006

Email: drobins at rci.rutgers.edu

Contact Address:

Department of Geography

New Jersey State Climatologist

Rutgers University

54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue

City: Piscataway

Province or State: NJ

Postal Code: 08854-8054

Country: USA

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

Frei, A. and D. A. Robinson. 1999. Northern Hemisphere snow extent: regional variability 1972-1994. International Journal of Climatology 19: 1535-1560. Frei, A., D. A. Robinson and M. G. Hughes. 1999. North American snow extent: 1900-1994. International Journal of Climatology 19: 1517-1534. Robinson, D. A. 1993. Historical daily climatic data for the United States. Proceedings of the Eighth ...

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-10-09

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-12-28

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