NASA Earth Observations (comp.)
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Snow Water Equivalent (1 month - Passive Microwave, with optical)
raster digital data
https://neo.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=SWE_M
These maps show snow cover across Earth's landscapes. The colors show how many millimeters of water you would get if you converted all of that snow to liquid water. White areas show the highest values (more than 250 mm) while dark, blue-gray areas show low values (down to 1 mm). Land areas with no snow cover are light brown; lakes and oceans are light gray. Scientists track snow extent because many communities rely upon snowmelt as a main source of freshwater. Snowmelt also moistens the soil, which helps to prevent wildfires in summer.]]>
To make image representations of these data easily accessible.
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ground condition
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Images by the National Snow and Ice Data Center, using satellite passive microwave data from the Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) and the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I), enhanced with snow cover frequency data from satellite-borne optical sensors.
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Kevin Ward
Science Systems and Applications, Inc. / NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NEO Architect & Developer
mailing
NASA GSFC, Code 613
Greenbelt
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20771
USA
+1 503 246 1608
kevin.a.ward@nasa.gov
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
1998
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