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snowoff ophidia-0-10-1 CMCC GlobSnow-SWE-L3A yr 19790701-20120630

Period: 19790701- 20120630
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Pan-European snow-off date (2001-2015)

Period: 20010101- 20151231
Abstract: The pan-European snow-off date (snowoff) for the period 2001 to 2015 was determined from daily satellite-based maps of Fractional Snow Cover (FSC). The Snow-off date is the first day with 0 % snow cover after a period of continuous winter snow cover as seen by the satellite under cloud-free days. The method was developed by Sari Metsamaki at the Finnish Environment Institute during the CLIPC project. The determination of the snow-off date relies on the available cloud-free observations of FSC, a...