BackForward Variable: Snow depth

Definition
Full name Snow depth
Definition Vertical distance from the snow surface to the underlying surface (ground, glacier ice or sea ice).
Measuring Units cm Uncertainty Units cm
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units
Stability Units cm (Stability /decade)

 

Comment:
Last modified: 2011-06-23
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: No
Classification
  • Domain: Terrestrial
    • Sub-domain: Land surface
      • Variable: Snow depth
        • Measured in Layers:
          • Sea surface
          • Land surface

Requirements defined for Snow depth  (2)

This tables shows all related requirements. For more operations/filtering, please consult the full list of Requirements
Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
699 Snow depth Land surface 2.3 Nowcasting / Very Short-Range Forecasting 0.1 cm
0.5 cm
2 cm 		5 km
10 km
15 km 		10 min
60 min
24 h 		10 min
60 min
24 h 		Global land reasonable 2013-04-15 P. Ambrosetti Over populated area and along transport routes requirements are more strict than elsewhere.
860 Snow depth Land surface 2.5 Atmospheric Climate Monitoring 0.1 cm 0.1 cm 1 km 24 h Global reasonable 2020-03-05 TOPC GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016)