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EDO 10-day Snow Masks (based on VIIRS, version 2.0.0)

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The Snow Masks used in the European Drought Observatory (EDO) are a collection of time-varying binary spatial layers (one for each 10-day period of the year) used to depict the location and extent of snow on the ground. The input data for calculating the snow masks is the NASA VNP10A1 product (https://nsidc.org/data/vnp10a1/versions/1). Data values are 0: Snow-free, 1: Snow-covered.

Contributors

EDO European and Global Drought Observatories

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (2026): EDO 10-day Snow Masks (based on VIIRS, version 2.0.0). [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.4TW4P70 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/cd754e5f-3c71-4487-9a5e-abb878872aca

Keywords

CEMSCombined Drought Indicator (CDI)CopernicusDroughtEuropean Drought Observatory (EDO)Snow coverVIIRS

Data access

Inputs of CDI version 4.0.0 test data
TIFF

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Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
Open Data Commons Open Database License v1.0

ODbL is a licence agreement intended to allow users to freely share, modify, and use the database concerned while maintaining this same freedom for others. Some jurisdictions, mainly in the European Union, have specific rights that cover databases, and so this licence addresses these rights, too. This licence is also an agreement in contract for users of this database to act in certain ways in return for accessing the database concerned.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

Spatial coverage

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2012-01-01 N/A

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
JRC-EMS-DROUGHT (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
three times a month

The event occurs three times a month.

Language(s)
English

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Data theme(s)
Environment

dataset theme covering the domain of environment, defined as the interaction of all living species, climate, weather, and natural resources that impact human survival and economic activity

Geographical name(s)
Europe
Issued date
2024-03-25
Created date
25 Mar 2024 18:33
Modified date
02 Jul 2024 09:45
Landing page
https://drought.emergency.copernicus.eu/ 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/cd754e5f-3c71-4487-9a5e-abb878872aca
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