Today's teaser:
Snow-covered area in the western United States increased from 54 percent of average in January to 77 percent in February, and likely reached maximum coverage on February 17, two weeks later than average.
Read the rest at: https://nsidc.org/reports/snow-today, An analysis of recent snow conditions with an improved user experience and near-real-time data access
Data for snow-covered area and snow cover days can be freely accessed from the Daily Images & Data page by clicking Download Data. To access, please fill out the survey, and vote which other variables should be made accessible. Daily data for the current year will be available as it is produced and updated. To gain confidence in the products for the 2001 to 2020 record, this historical data will be distributed to a group of early adopters chosen from those who request historical data after submitting the survey. The Snow Today team plans to release all the historical data to the public once feedback returns. The survey results will help prioritize the following variables for distribution: snow grain size, snow albedo, and dust impact on snow albedo.
Cheers,
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Karl Rittger
Research Associate
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
University of Colorado, Boulder
4001 Discovery Dr
Boulder, CO 80303 USA
Office: (303) 735-3433
Cell: (303) 579-5118
