Snow and Ice Products

This National Ice Center product shows daily snow and ice cover for the Northern Hemisphere, Continental United States, Alaska, Afghanistan and Asia/Europe. It is derived from several data sources, including the POES AVHRR and AMSU, GOES/Imager, GMS, and Meteosat. This 24-km resolution analysis has a 1024 x 1024 grid. The National Ice Center (NIC), is comprised of personnel from NOAA, The United States Navy and The United States Coast Guard.

Product shows the snow and ice cover on a daily basis for the Northern Hemisphere. It is derived from several data sources including the POES AVHRR and AMSU, GOES/Imager, GMS, and Meteosat. This 4-km resolution analysis has a 6144 x 6144 grid. The algorithm is fully automated.

Product shows the snow and ice cover on a daily basis for the Southern Hemisphere. It is derived from several data sources including the POES AVHRR and AMSU, GOES/Imager, GMS, and Meteosat. This 4-km resolution analysis has a 6144 x 6144 grid. The algorithm is fully automated, with archive snow and ice maps available since January 2005.

The automated snow mapping system is based on a synergy of GOES-Imager, NOAA-AVHRR and DMSP-SSM/I data and produces daily snow cover maps for the North American continent.