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Luojus, Kari; Pulliainen, Jouni; Takala, Matias; Lemmetyinen, Juha; Moisander, Mikko (2020): GlobSnow v3.0 snow water equivalent (SWE) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.911944

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Abstract:
ESA GlobSnow v3.0 snow water equivalent (SWE) dataset.
Time series of 1980-2018 Northern Hemisphere terrestrial (non-mountainous) snow water equivalent data, containing monthly and monthly-bias-corrected SWE estimates.
Dataset constructed by combining satellite-based passive microwave radiometer data (Nimbus-7 SMMR, DMSP 5D2 SSM/I and DMSP 5D3 SSMIS) with ground based synoptic snow depth observations using bayesian data assimilation, incorporating HUT Snow Emission model; by Pulliainen et al. 1999 (doi:10.1109/36.763302) and Lemmetyinen et al. 2011 (doi:10.1109/TGRS.2010.2041357).
SWE retrieval according to Takala et al. 2011 (doi:10.1016/j.rse.2011.08.014) and Pulliainen 2006 (doi:10.1016/j.rse.2006.01.002).
Dataset contains monthly SWE data and monthly bias-corrected SWE data.
Bias-correction according to Pulliainen et al. 2020 (doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2258-0).
Keyword(s):
GlobSnow; Snow cover; snow water equivalent
Supplement to:
Pulliainen, Jouni; Luojus, Kari; Derksen, Chris; Mudryk, Lawrence; Lemmetyinen, Juha; Salminen, Miia; Ikonen, Jaakko; Takala, Matias; Cohen, Juval; Smolander, Tuomo; Norberg, Johannes (2020): Patterns and trends of Northern Hemisphere snow mass from 1980 to 2018. Nature, 581(7808), 294-298, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2258-0
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Size:
10 data points

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