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Daily Snow over North America 2002-2003 with Permafrost Map
This animation shows daily snow cover over North America from September 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003. A permafrost map shown in frost-green indicates where the ground is frozen throughout the year. The sea ice climatology indicates the average extent of the sea ice during each month.

This animation shows the variability of daily snow cover over North America from September 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003.    This animation shows the variability of daily snow cover over North America from September 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003.
Duration: 601.9 minutes
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This still image shows daily snow cover over North America on February 3, 2003.    This still image shows daily snow cover over North America on February 3, 2003.

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Animation Number:2925
Completed:2004-03-31
Animator:Cindy Starr (GST) (Lead)
Scientist:Dorothy Hall (NASA/GSFC)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:Terra/MODIS
 Circum-Arctic Map of Permafrost and Ground-Ice Conditions
 DMSP/SSM/I/Sea Ice Concentrations (Monthly Sea Ice Concentration Climatology)
 Terra/MODIS/Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG (MOD10C1)
Data Collected:2002/09/01 - 2003/06/30
Keywords:
DLESE >> Cryology
SVS >> Snow
SVS >> Snow Cover
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Snow/Ice >> Permafrost
GCMD >> Location >> North America
 
 
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio, and Mary Jo Brodzik (NSIDC)


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