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Antarctic snow accumulation map and data

The Antarctic snow accumulation map is derived from a compilation of field measurements. Satellite observations from AMSR-E and AVHRR (Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOS and Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) instruments are used to guide the interpolation. The effective resolution of the map is approximately 100 km. The estimates of root mean square percentage error apply to regional averages at scales of around 100 km by 100 km. On smaller scales, additional deviations of 30% r.m.s. are likely. Values for locations subject to melt may be unreliable. Units are (kg/m2/a), or (mm/a) water equivalent.

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Date (Creation)
2007-07-25
Date (Revision)
2007-07-25
Date (Publication)
2007-07-25
Date (released)
2007-07-25
Edition
1
Unique resource identifier
08ea1a68-1777-46ef-8502-fab8d29c60e4
Codespace
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Unique resource identifier
GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00270
Codespace
https://data.bas.ac.uk/
Other citation details
Please cite this item as: None
Credit
No credit.
Status
completed Completed
Author
  British Antarctic Survey - Arthern, Robert ( Researcher )
Point of contact
  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , CB3 0ET , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded As needed
Maintenance note
completed Completed
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Snow
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Ice Sheets
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover
Theme
  • Land cover
  • accumulation
  • snow
Place
  • Antarctica
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Atmospheric conditions
  • Elevation
  • Meteorological geographical features
  • Hydrography
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
no limitations to public access
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
Other constraints
no limitations
Use constraints
license License
Other constraints
This dataset is supplied under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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Codespace
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Association Type
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Codespace
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Association Type
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Spatial representation type
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Metadata language
engEnglish
Character set
utf8 UTF8
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
  • Elevation
  • Environment
  • Geoscientific information
  • Imagery base maps earth cover
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Begin date
1950-01-01
End date
2004-12-31
Supplemental Information
It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data, and that the author be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, please report them to polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk.
Date (Publication)
2008-11-12
Publisher
  European Petroleum Survey Group
https://www.epsg-registry.org/
Unique resource identifier
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031
Version
6.18.3

Distributor

Distributor
  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , CB3 0ET , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
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Transfer size
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File identifier
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Metadata language
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Character set
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Hierarchy level
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Hierarchy level name
dataset
Date stamp
2007-07-25
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
ISO 19115:2003(E)
Point of contact
  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , CB3 0ET , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
 
 

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Keywords

Land cover accumulation snow
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Atmospheric conditions Elevation Hydrography Meteorological geographical features
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Snow EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Ice Sheets EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover

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