National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC) Snow Water Equivalents
Dataset Summary
| Agency: | Department of Commerce |
| Sub-Agency: | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Category: | Geography and Environment |
| Date Released: | unknown |
| Date Updated: | daily |
| Time Period: | varies |
| Frequency: | daily |
| Description: | The National Weather Service (NWS) National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC) provides comprehensive snow observations, analyses, data sets and map products. Available to all, these products specifically support a wide variety of government and private-sector applications in water resource management, disaster and emergency preparedness, weather and flood forecasting, agriculture, transportation, and commerce. (more) |
Dataset Information
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Data.gov Data Category Type
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Raw Data Catalog
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| Specialized Data Category Designation | Geospatial |
| Keywords | Snow cover, snow density, snow depth, remote sensing, GIS, federal datasets, federal data download, environment, precipitation, water, kml |
| Unique ID | 43 |
Contributing Agency Information
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Citation
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| Agency Program Page | http://www.nohrsc.nws.gov |
| Agency Data Series Page | http://www.srh.noaa.gov/gis/kml/ |
Dataset Coverage
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Unit of Analysis
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area, density, depth
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| Granularity | gridded |
| Geographic Coverage | United States and territories |
Data Description
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Collection Mode
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Remote sensing, gauges, observations
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| Data Collection Instrument | |
| Data Dictionary/Variable List | http://www.nohrsc.nws.gov/interactive/html/map.html |
Additional Dataset Documentation
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Technical Documentation
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| FGDC Compliance (Geospatial Only) | Yes |
| Additional Metadata | http://www.nohrsc.nws.gov/interactive/html/map.html |
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