Daily-averaged NASA Land Information System (LIS) output provides modeled snow and temperature parameters at a 1 km spatial resolution. The Noah-MP land surface model was driven by uncorrected MERRA-2 data. This data set was produced by NSIDC_CPRD and last updated in August 2008.
Use Cases
- Analyze snow water equivalent (SWE) trends over time to assess water resource availability.
- Correlate surface temperature with snow depth data to study melt patterns.
- Model soil temperature profile variations for ecological or agricultural impact studies.
- Validate or calibrate other land surface models using the Noah-MP output parameters.
Strengths
- Provides daily-averaged data for temporal analysis.
- Offers a high spatial resolution of 1 km for detailed regional study.
Limitations
- Data is temporally stale, last updated in 2008.
- Modeled parameters are derived from uncorrected MERRA-2 data, which may introduce biases.
- Unknown row count and sample size limits assessment of statistical reliability.
Provenance
- Source
- NASA Land Information System (LIS) output.
- Collection Method
- Modeled using the Noah Multiparameterization Land Surface Model (Noah-MP) driven by MERRA-2 data.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- High Mountain Asia region.