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Northern hemisphere snow cover
« on: June 02, 2016, 05:03:26 AM »
Which sources are best used to track northern hemisphere snow cover?

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Re: Northern hemisphere snow cover
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2016, 05:17:08 AM »
Rutgers Global Snow Lab is a great source: http://climate.rutgers.edu/snowcover/
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Re: Northern hemisphere snow cover
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2016, 05:35:52 AM »
Thank you! That tells me that April 2016 had a record low level of snow cover in the northern hemisphere (http://climate.rutgers.edu/snowcover/table_rankings.php?ui_set=1); will check back in a day or two for the May figure.

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Re: Northern hemisphere snow cover
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2016, 08:44:12 AM »
Check the ASIG front page, scroll down until you hit the Snow Cover section.

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