Northern Hemisphere Ice Cover Monthly Statistics at 1 Degree Resolution, 2000-2014

Monthly ice cover frequency statistics for the Northern Hemisphere at a 1x1 degree spatial resolution. The dataset covers the time period from January 2000 to November 2014. It was prepared by Dr. Peter Romanov at the University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies for the NEESPI program, derived from daily NOAA/NESDIS ice charts.

Use Cases

• Modeling long-term ice cover trends based on monthly frequency of occurrence data.
• Analyzing seasonal ice variability across the Northern Hemisphere based on the 1-degree spatial resolution.
• Validating climate models using satellite-derived ice statistics from the NOAA/NESDIS source system.

Strengths

• Covers a 15-year time period from 2000 to 2014.
• Provides data at a consistent 1x1 degree spatial resolution for the entire Northern Hemisphere.
• Derived from authoritative daily ice charts produced by NOAA/NESDIS.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data freshness should be verified as the last metadata update is dated 2026-03-12.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) GES DISC, prepared by Dr. Peter Romanov at the University of Maryland's Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies.

Collection Method

Derived from daily ice cover charts produced within NOAA/NESDIS's Interactive Multisensor Ice Mapping System (IMS).

Time Range

January 2000 to November 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-12 23:10:19.485672; freshness should be verified

Geography

Northern Hemisphere