Earth  ID: 3928

North America Snow Cover 2009-2012

Visualizations by Helen-Nicole Kostis Released on April 7, 2012
This entry features visualization material of daily snow cover over North America from July 1, 2009 - March 11, 2012 and still images of snow cover in the Western region of United States.
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Visualization of North America Snow Cover Map for the period of July 1, 2009 - March 11, 2012.
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This set of frames provides the layer of the dates only, with alpha channel.
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This set of frames provides the visualization of North America Snow Cover Map without dates.
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Close-up view of Snow Cover in US West, on December 20, 2011.
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Close-up view of Snow Cover in US West, on January 5, 2012.
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Close-up view of Snow Cover in US West, on February 1, 2012.
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Close-up view of Snow Cover in US West, on March 1, 2012.
 

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Visualization Credits

Helen-Nicole Kostis (USRA): Lead Animator
Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Visualizer
Rani Gran (NASA/GSFC): Producer
Dorothy Hall (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Jeffrey A. Miller (Wyle Information Systems): Scientist
Thorsten Markus (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:
Terra/MODIS/Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG (MOD10C1)
July 1, 2009 - March 11, 2012
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Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble: Next Generation also referred to as: BMNG
Credit:
The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
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Terra/MODIS/Bathymetry
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Keywords:
DLESE >> Cryology
SVS >> Earth
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Seasons
SVS >> Snow Cover
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Cryosphere >> Snow/Ice
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Precipitation >> Snow
GCMD >> Location >> North America
SVS >> Terra
SVS >> MODIS
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0