VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 0.05Deg CMG V002

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This global Level-3 data set provides the percentage of snow-covered land and cloud-covered land observed daily, within 0.05° (approx. 5 km) MODIS/VIIRS Climate Modeling Grid (CMG) cells. Percentages are computed from snow cover observations in the 'VIIRS/NPP Snow Cover Daily L3 Global 375m SIN Grid' data set (DOI:10.5067/45VDCKJBXWEE).

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bureauCode	[ "026:00" ]
identifier	C2317040766-NSIDC_ECS
issued	2012-01-19
landingPage	https://doi.org/10.5067/PHOQ2G589HCC
language	[ "en-US" ]
programCode	[ "026:001" ]
spatial	-180.0 -90.0 180.0 90.0
temporal	2012-01-19T00:00:00Z/2025-03-24T00:00:00Z
theme	[ "geospatial" ]