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MODIS-Derived Snowmelt Timing Maps, Version 2

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Mean snowmelt Day of Year (DOY) for the years 2001-2018 for North America. The DOY values for snowmelt timing were identified by observing the transition from snow-cover to no-snow for individual MODIS pixels throughout the annual melt period.

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The second version of snowmelt timing maps for North America is available for the period 2001 through 2018.

Is the snow melting earlier?

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Mean snowmelt Day of Year (DOY) for the years 2001-2015 for North America. The DOY values for snowmelt timing were identified by observing the transition from snow-cover to no-snow for individual MODIS pixels throughout the annual melt period.

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A new time-series analysis of snow cover has identified the day of snowmelt in each MODIS pixel across North America in each year from 2001 - 2015.