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ArcticRIMS: SSM/I Freeze Thaw 5-day Composites , Aggregated by Administrative Regions

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ARCSS

Summary

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

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

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download: NSF Arctic Data Center

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VM49DH
Versions	1.0 (2009-10-21)
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Related projects	ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science
Spatial Type	grid
Frequency	criteria
Language	English
Grant Code	230243, 0531354
ISO Topic Categories	climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Categories	Arctic ArcticRIMS Land Based Meteorology Satellite Sub-Surface Surface
Platforms	DMSP
Instruments	SSM/I - Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
GCMD Science Keywords	ACTIVE LAYER ACTIVE LAYER FREEZE/THAW FREEZE/THAW 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 23:59:59

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

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: Richard B. Lammers <richard.lammers@unh.edu>
author: Tingjun Zhang <tzhang@kryos.colorado.edu>
originator: Richard B. Lammers <richard.lammers@unh.edu>

Citation

Lammers, R., Zhang, T. 2009. ArcticRIMS: SSM/I Freeze Thaw 5-day Composites , Aggregated by Administrative Regions. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6VM49DH. Accessed 15 Feb 2026.

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