Data Version: 001
Data Holdings:
Begin Data 1/1/2000, End Data Ongoing

Production Frequency: 1 file per month
Granule Coverage: Nothern Hemisphere
(Southernmost Latitude: 0.0
Westernmost Longitude: -180.0
Northernmost Latitude: 90.0
Easternmost Longitude: 180.0)

Granule Size: ~0.126 MB

Product Description:
Monthly maps of snow and ice frequency of occurrence at 1 degree spatial resolution are derived from daily snow and ice charts generated interactively at NOAA/NESDIS. NOAA/NESDIS daily charts are available at 24 km resolution.

Platforms and Instruments: Visible imagery from operational polar orbiting and geostationary meteorological satellites (NOAA/AVHRR, GOES/Imager, Meteosat/SEVIRI)

Product: Snow and Ice Cover Statistics

Data Set Short Name: NHSNOWIM

Data Set Long Name: Northern Hemisphere Snow and Ice Cover Monthly Statistics at 1 Degree Resolution

Product document

Other Related Documents:
Global Change Master Directory DIF Document

Other Links:
NESDIS Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System