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ArcticRIMS: SSM/I Freeze Thaw 5-day Composites

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ARCSS

Summary

5-day composites of Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) Freeze Thaw data.

The data is presented in 24 sub-datasets of different spatial and temporal aggregations.

Data access

download: NSF Arctic Data Center

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6Z31WS3
Versions	1.0 (2009-05-15)
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Related projects	ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science
Spatial Type	grid
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
ISO Topic Categories	climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Categories	Arctic ArcticRIMS Land Character Meteorology Snow and Land Ice
Platforms	DMSP
Instruments	Special Sensor Microwave/Imager - SSM/I
GCMD Science Keywords	FROZEN GROUND Expand keywords
Documentation	8_2.txt [3 KiB]
Related links	companion: 106.ARCSS161: ArcticRIMS: A Regional, Integrated Hydrological Monitoring System for the Pan-Arctic Landmass info: ARCSS Data Policy homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage homepage: ArcticRIMS download: NSF Arctic Data Center

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	1987-08-01 00:00:00
End datetime	2001-06-30 00:00:00

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 90.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 45.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -180.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 180.00

Primary point of contact information

Richard B. Lammers <richard.lammers@unh.edu>

Additional contact information

author: Charles J. Vorosmarty <cvorosmarty@ccny.cuny.edu>
author: Richard B. Lammers <richard.lammers@unh.edu>
author: Tingjun Zhang <tzhang@kryos.colorado.edu>
originator: Richard B. Lammers <richard.lammers@unh.edu>

Citation

Vorosmarty, C., Lammers, R., Zhang, T. 2009. ArcticRIMS: SSM/I Freeze Thaw 5-day Composites. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6Z31WS3. Accessed 16 Dec 2025.

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