Western Italian Alps Monthly Snowfall and Snow Cover Duration, Version 1

Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
This data set consists of snow observations for 18 stations in the western Italian Alps. Two types of data are included: monthly snowfall amounts and monthly snow cover duration in days. The period of record varies with each station, with the longest station record including data from 1877 to 1996. The average station record duration is approximately 61 years. Available stations range from 565 meters to 2720 meters in elevation. The data are summaries of snow stake measurements. Daily observations of total snow depth were generally made at 8 a.m. local time. Data were aquired using a snow measuring rod. Snowfall amount was defined as being any increase over the previous day's reading. This measurement may be an underestimate of as much as 10-20% due to snow pack settlement. However, this underestimation is fairly consistent for all measurements. The daily data were then totaled to yield the monthly values.
Citation
Title Western Italian Alps Monthly Snowfall and Snow Cover Duration, Version 1
publication  Date   1999-01-01
Edition 1
edition Date 1999-01-01
cited responsible party - principalInvestigator
individual Name Luca Mercalli
organisation Name  International Association for the Environmental Communication
Contact information
Address
Societe Meteorologica SubalpinaV. G. Re 86I-10143Turino, Italy, , ,  Country 
electronic Mail Address meteo@arpnet.it
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
cited responsible party - principalInvestigator
individual Name Claudio Castellano
organisation Name  
Contact information
Address
Societe Meteorologica SubalpinaV. G. Re 86I-10143Turino, Italy, , ,  Country 
electronic Mail Address meteo@arpnet.it
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact information
Address
, Boulder, Colorado,  Country USA
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
Topic Category:  climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Keywords:
Location keywords:
Continent > Europe > Western Europe
Continent > Europe > Southern Europe > Italy
thesaurus name >
Title NASA / GCMD Location Keywords
revision  Date   2008-02-05
Theme keywords (theme):
EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover
EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover
EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Depth
EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Depth
thesaurus name >
Title NASA / GCMD Science Keywords
revision  Date   2008-02-05
platform Keywords
In Situ Land-based Platforms > GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
thesaurus name >
Title NASA / GCMD Platform Keywords
revision  Date   2016-06-10
instrument Keywords
SNOW MEASURING ROD
thesaurus name >
Title NASA / GCMD Instrument Keywords
revision  Date   2016-06-01
Theme keywords (theme):
Cryosphere
Hydrosphere
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > Hydrosphere
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:31:47 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
In Situ Land-based Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATION
thesaurus name >
Title Equipment > Platform
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:31:47 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Cover
Continent
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > Geosphere
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:31:47 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Averaging
thesaurus name >
Title Method > information processing
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:31:47 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Elevation
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Physiographic Feature
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:31:47 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Measurement
thesaurus name >
Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:31:47 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
SNOW MEASURING ROD
thesaurus name >
Title Equipment > Instrument
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:31:47 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
National Snow and Ice Data Center
thesaurus name >
Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:31:47 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Observation
Measurement
thesaurus name >
Title Activity > Observation
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:31:47 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Snow
thesaurus name >
Title Process > Atmospheric Process
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:31:47 UTC 2018
purpose:
Scientific Research
Resource language:  eng; usa
Character set encoding of resource:  UTF8
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  asNeeded
update scope:  dataset
update scope:  series
update scope:  attribute
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
Access Constraints  otherRestrictions
use constraint:  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Access Constraints : none
Other constraints
Use Constraints : none
Resource extent
Extent description
SpatialCoverageType=HORIZONTAL, SpatialGranuleSpatialRepresentation=GEODETIC, TemporalRangeType=Continuous Range, TimeType=UTC
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  6.695
eastBoundLongitude  8.436
northBoundLatitude  46.425
southBoundLatitude  44.192
Temporal Extent
1877-01-01T00:00:00.000Z 1996-12-31T23:59:59.999Z
point of contact - pointOfContact
individual Name NSIDC User Services
organisation Name  National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1 303 492 6199
Fax 1 303 492 2468
Address
CIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0449 Country USA
electronic Mail Address nsidc@nsidc.org
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
point of contact - principalInvestigator
individual Name Luca Mercalli
organisation Name  International Association for the Environmental Communication
Contact information
Address
Societe Meteorologica SubalpinaV. G. Re 86I-10143Turino, Italy, , ,  Country 
electronic Mail Address meteo@arpnet.it
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
point of contact - principalInvestigator
individual Name Claudio Castellano
organisation Name  
Contact information
Address
Societe Meteorologica SubalpinaV. G. Re 86I-10143Turino, Italy, , ,  Country 
electronic Mail Address meteo@arpnet.it
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
point of contact - custodian
individual Name NSIDC User Services
organisation Name  National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1 303 492 6199
Fax 1 303 492 2468
Address
National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0449 Country USA
electronic Mail Address nsidc@nsidc.org
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
point of contact - distributor
individual Name NSIDC User Services
organisation Name  National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1 303 492 6199
Fax 1 303 492 2468
Address
National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0449 Country USA
electronic Mail Address nsidc@nsidc.org
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
point of contact - processor
point of contact - originator
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Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
individual Name NSIDC User Services
organisation Name  National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1 303 492 6199
Fax 1 303 492 2468
Address
National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0449 Country USA
electronic Mail Address nsidc@nsidc.org
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
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Digital Transfer Options
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name FTP
URL: http://nsidc.org/forms/G01186_or.html?major_version=1
link function function
Description Direct download, with optional registration page.
Linkage for online resource
name Documentation
URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5NP22C0
link function function
Description Documentation explaining the data and how it was processed.
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Format name Comma-Separated Values (.csv)
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Metadata data stamp:  2018-06-08
Metadata contact - custodian
individual Name NSIDC User Services
organisation Name  National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1 303 492 6199
Fax 1 303 492 2468
Address
National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0449 Country USA
electronic Mail Address nsidc@nsidc.org
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
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Metadata hierarchy level name:  Western Italian Alps Monthly Snowfall and Snow Cover Duration
Metadata language  eng; usa
Metadata character set encoding:   UTF8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information 2009 Metadata
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009
Metadata record identifier:  Western Italian Alps Monthly Snowfall and Snow Cover Duration, Version 1

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)