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Record Search Query: Science Keywords>CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE
Antarctic snow melt extent, onset and duration (1978-2004)
Entry ID: liu_nsf0126149_05

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Summary
Abstract: The extent, onset date, end date, and duration of snow melt in Antarctica from
1978 to 2004 are derived by using satellite passive microwave SMMR and SSM/I
data. The data set is given as JPG image files. The original results are in
Polar Stereographic projection with reference to WGS84 ellipsoid.
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Description: Access to snow melt extent image files and reference documents

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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Hongxing Liu, Lei Wang, Kenneth Jezek
Dataset Title: Antarctic snow melt extent, onset and duration (1978-2004)
Dataset Release Date: August, 2006
Dataset Release Place: University of colorado, Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: image files in JPG format
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1978-01-01
Stop Date: 2004-12-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Instrument
SMMR > Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer Ancillary Description
SSMI > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager Ancillary Description
Project
Originating Center
Data Center
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROB BAUER
Phone: 303-492-2378
Fax: 303-492-2468
Email: bauer at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
University of Colorado
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
CIRES 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: internet
Distribution Format: JPG
Fees: free
Publications/References
Liu, H., L. Wang, and K. Jezek, 2006. Spatio-temporal variations of snow melt
zones in Antarctic Ice Sheet derived from satellite SMMR and SSM/I data
(1978-2004). Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, 1-20, F01003,
doi:10.1029/2005JF000318.

Liu, H., L. Wang, and K. Jezek, 2005. Wavelet-based edge detection approach to
derivation of snow-melt onset, duration and extent from satellite passive
microwave measurements. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26 (21),
4639-4660.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-08-15
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-01-08

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