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Snow Focus Area Products
Snow Water Equivalent
| Snow Water Equivalent, derived from SSMI, station & snow extent data | Spatial Coverage: N. Hemis |
| Contact: Kari Luojus | Temporal Coverage: 2006+ |
| Institution: FMI | Spatial Scale: 0.25 deg | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Snow water equivalent, derived from AMSR-E, SSM/I | Spatial Coverage: EU |
| Contact: Helpdesk | Temporal Coverage: 2002+ |
| Institution: EUMETSAT HSAF | Spatial Scale: 0.25 deg |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Snow Water Equivalent, derived from SMMR, SSM/I, SSMIS & weather stations | Spatial Coverage: N. Hemis |
| Contact: Kari Luojus | Temporal Coverage: 1979-2018 |
| Institution: FMI | Spatial Scale: 0.25 deg | Temporal Scale: Daily, Weekly, Monthly |
Snow Cover
| Fractional Snow Cover, derived from VIIRS / Sentinel-3 | Spatial Coverage: N. Hemis |
| Contact: T. Nagler, G. Schwaizer | Temporal Coverage: 2018+ |
| Institution: ENVEO | Spatial Scale: 0.01 deg |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Fractional Snow Cover, derived from MODIS / VIIRS | Spatial Coverage: Europe |
| Contact: T. Nagler, G. Schwaizer | Temporal Coverage: 2017+ |
| Institution: ENVEO | Spatial Scale: 500 m |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Fractional Snow Cover, derived from Sentinel-2 | Spatial Coverage: EU |
| Contact: helpdesk | Temporal Coverage: 2016+ |
| Institution: Copernicus Land | Spatial Scale: 20 m |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: 5-Day+ |
| Binary Snow Cover, derived from Sentinel-2, Landsat 8 | Spatial Coverage: EU |
| Contact: helpdesk | Temporal Coverage: 2015+ |
| Institution: Theia | Spatial Scale: 20 m | Temporal Scale: 5-Day+ |
| Binary Snow Cover, derived from METOP AVHRR | Spatial Coverage: Global |
| Contact: Helpdesk | Temporal Coverage: 2008+ |
| Institution: EUMETSAT HSAF | Spatial Scale: 0.01 deg |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Binary Snow Cover, derived from SEVIRI | Spatial Coverage: EU Africa |
| Contact: Helpdesk | Temporal Coverage: 2015+ |
| Institution: EUMETSAT HSAF | Spatial Scale: 3 km |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Snow Cover, derived from VIIRS | Spatial Coverage: Global |
| Contact: D. Hall, G. Riggs | Temporal Coverage: 2012+ |
| Institution: NASA | Spatial Scale: 0.375 km |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: 6 min |
| Binary Snow Cover, derived from AVHRR, MSG, GOES, DMSP SSMIS | Spatial Coverage: Global |
| Contact: P. Romanov | Temporal Coverage: 2006+ |
| Institution: NOAA | Spatial Scale: 4 km | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Wet/dry snow, derived from AMSR-E, SSM/I | Spatial Coverage: EU |
| Contact: Helpdesk | Temporal Coverage: 2003+ |
| Institution: EUMETSAT HSAF | Spatial Scale: 0.25 deg |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Binary Snow Cover, derived from SEVIRI | Spatial Coverage: EU |
| Contact: Helpdesk | Temporal Coverage: 2002+ |
| Institution: EUMETSAT HSAF | Spatial Scale: 0.05 deg |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Snow Cover, derived from MODIS | Spatial Coverage: Global |
| Contact: D. Hall, G. Riggs | Temporal Coverage: 2000+ |
| Institution: NASA | Spatial Scale: 0.5 km |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: 8-Day |
| Snow Cover, derived from MODIS | Spatial Coverage: Global |
| Contact: D. Hall, G. Riggs | Temporal Coverage: 2000+ |
| Institution: NASA | Spatial Scale: 0.5 km |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: 5 min |
| Snow Cover albedo, derived from MODIS | Spatial Coverage: Global |
| Contact: D. Hall, G. Riggs | Temporal Coverage: 2000+ |
| Institution: NASA | Spatial Scale: 0.5 km |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Snow Cover NDSI, derived from MODIS | Spatial Coverage: Global |
| Contact: D. Hall, G. Riggs | Temporal Coverage: 2000+ |
| Institution: NASA | Spatial Scale: 0.5 km |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Binary Snow Cover, derived from MODIS | Spatial Coverage: Alps |
| Contact: C Notarnicola, A Jacob | Temporal Coverage: 2000+ |
| Institution: EURAC | Spatial Scale: 250 m |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Fractional Snow Cover, derived from MODIS | Spatial Coverage: Global |
| Contact: D. Hall, G. Riggs | Temporal Coverage: 2000+ |
| Institution: NASA | Spatial Scale: 0.05 deg |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: 8-Day |
| Fractional Snow Cover, derived from MODIS | Spatial Coverage: Global |
| Contact: D. Hall, G. Riggs | Temporal Coverage: 2000+ |
| Institution: NASA | Spatial Scale: 0.05 deg |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Binary Snow Cover, derived from MODIS | Spatial Coverage: Global |
| Contact: M. Hori | Temporal Coverage: 2000+ |
| Institution: JAXA | Spatial Scale: 5 km | Temporal Scale: Daily, Weekly, Half_monthly |
| Binary Snow Cover, derived from MODIS, IMS, SSM/I | Spatial Coverage: N. Hemis |
| Contact: D. Robinson | Temporal Coverage: 1999-2012 |
| Institution: NASA | Spatial Scale: 25 km | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Binary Snow Cover, derived from Mulitple Optical, PMW | Spatial Coverage: N. Hemis |
| Contact: UserServices | Temporal Coverage: 1997+ |
| Institution: NOAA | Spatial Scale: 24 km | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Binary Snow Cover, derived from Mulitple Optical, PMW, +in situ | Spatial Coverage: N. Hemis |
| Contact: UserServices | Temporal Coverage: 1997+ |
| Institution: NOAA | Spatial Scale: 1km, 4 km | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Binary Snow Cover, derived from Mulitple Optical, PMW, +in situ | Spatial Coverage: N. Hemis |
| Contact: S. Helfrich | Temporal Coverage: 1997+ |
| Institution: NOAA | Spatial Scale: 1 km | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Fractional Snow Cover, derived from Landsat | Spatial Coverage: USA |
| Contact: helpdesk | Temporal Coverage: 1984+ |
| Institution: USGS | Spatial Scale: 30 m | Temporal Scale: 16-Day |
| Binary Snow Cover, derived from Multi (SMMR, SSM/I, AVHRR) | Spatial Coverage: Global |
| Contact: R. Solberg | Temporal Coverage: 1982-2015 |
| Institution: NSC | Spatial Scale: 5 km | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Binary Snow Cover, derived from AVHRR | Spatial Coverage: Global |
| Contact: helpdesk | Temporal Coverage: 1982+ |
| Institution: NOAA CIMS | Spatial Scale: 5 km | Temporal Scale: Daily |
| Fractional Snow Cover, derived from METOP AVHRR | Spatial Coverage: EU |
| Contact: Helpdesk | Temporal Coverage: 2008+ |
| Institution: EUMETSAT HSAF | Spatial Scale: 0.01 deg |
| Link to validation information | Temporal Scale: Daily |
