Layer Abstract

Hall, D.K., G.A. Riggs, and V.V. Salomonson. 2006, updated daily. MODIS/Terra snow cover daily L3 global 0.05deg CMG V005. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media. Available at http://nsidc.org/data/mod10c1.html. Background: This data set consists of 7200 columns by 3600 rows of global arrays of snow cover in a 0.05 degree Climate Modeling Grid (CMG). A quality assessment (QA) of the reported snow cover values is provided where 0 is good quality and 1 is other quality.

Server Abstract

This map server from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) provides cryospheric data and information pertinent to the Northern Hemisphere. Map images and source data are provided through Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) protocols (WMS, WFS, and WCS). For other related OGC data sets from NSIDC, see also the Atlas of the Cryosphere at: http://nsidc.org/data/atlas/. If you have questions, comments or suggestions, please contact NSIDC User Services at +1.303.492.6199 or nsidc@nsidc.org.

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Arctic Cryosphere Earth Science Northern Hemisphere Polar earth science Snow Cover

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