Arctic Rain on Snow Event Inventory with Meteorological Conditions

Inventory of Arctic Rain on Snow Events: Meteorological and Surface Conditions, Version 1 contains surface and upper air reanalysis data alongside passive microwave brightness temperatures for documented rain-on-snow events in the Arctic. The dataset spans from 1979 to the present, with data subsetted temporally and spatially to capture the synoptic-scale development of each event. It is provided by the NSIDCV0 organization.

Use Cases

• Analyzing synoptic-scale atmospheric pressure and temperature patterns preceding rain-on-snow events using surface and upper air reanalysis data.
• Investigating the relationship between passive microwave brightness temperatures and precipitation type/amount during Arctic winter rainfall events.
• Studying the spatial and temporal development of specific rain-on-snow events to understand their meteorological drivers.
• Correlating hourly precipitation amounts with changes in surface conditions and snowpack properties in the Arctic region.

Strengths

• Provides a long-term record of a specific Arctic phenomenon, with data coverage from 1979 to present.
• Integrates multiple data types: global atmospheric reanalysis and satellite-derived passive microwave brightness temperatures.
• Data is curated and subsetted to focus on the synoptic-scale context of each identified rain-on-snow event.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and dataset size are not provided by any source, limiting precise technical assessment.
• Sources conflict on license details, with some specifying 'other-license-specified' and others listing 'None'.

Provenance

Source

NSIDCV0

Collection Method

Data from global atmospheric reanalysis and satellite passive microwave sensors, subsetted for identified events.

Time Range

1979 to present

Freshness

2026-03-13 01:12:44.275609

Geography

Arctic region