Requirement #375 

Values

For variable: Snow cover

In application: 2.2 High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction

Application-dependent Technical Priority: 0.0

Goal Breakthrough Threshold Priority
Uncertainty 5 % 15 % 20 %
Layer/s Quality
Coverage Quality
Stability/decade (if applicable)
Horizontal Resolution 1 km 5 km 20 km
Vertical Resolution
Observing Cycle 60 min 3 h 12 h
Timeliness 60 min 3 h 12 h

 

Validated: 2/1/10 Source: JF Mahfouf
General Comment: Confidence: reasonable
Def: :Not firm, but based on a strong heritage of experiments with similar data
Application Area Comment: Horizontal Coverage Comment:
Observation Comment: Performance Comment:
Specifications
  • Domain: Terrestrial
    • Subdomain: Land surface
      • Variable: Snow cover
        • Applicable (vertical) layers:
          • Land surface
        • Horizontal Coverage: Global land