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Monthly Snow Climatology, 1979-2002 (WMS)
The extent of snow and ice that covers the earth's surface in the northern hemisphere grows and shrinks with the seasons. This animations shows the average snow and ice cover for a given month over a 24-year period, 1979 - 2002. It shows how often a particular point is covered with snow in a given month. The SVS Image Server gives each particular image in the animation the last date for which the data was used in creating that image, even though each of the images covers a span of years for a particular month.

This animation shows the average snow cover for a given month over a 23-year period. The frames provide a transparent overlay. A background image taken from NASA's Blue Marble is also provided.    This animation shows the average snow cover for a given month over a 23-year period. The frames provide a transparent overlay. A background image taken from NASA's Blue Marble is also provided.
Duration: 6.0 seconds
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  600x200 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   3 MB
  600x200     Frames
  320x107     PNG           104 KB
  80x40         PNG           13 KB
  160x80       PNG           47 KB
  320x240 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   1 MB
  640x480 (30 fps) MPEG-1   1 MB
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Color bar for the snow cover. 		   Color bar for the snow cover.

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Animation Number:3185
Animators:Eric Sokolowsky (SVS) (Lead)
 Cindy Starr (SVS)
Completed:2005-07-01
Scientist:Walt Meier (NSIDC)
Instruments:DMSP/SSMI
 Nimbus-7/SMMR
Data Collected:1979-2002
Series:WMS
Keywords:
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Precipitation >> Snow
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Snow/Ice >> Snow Cover
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Hydrosphere >> Snow/Ice >> Snow Cover
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