[PRODUCT]: New NOHRSC Grids (Freezing Degree Days and Thawing Degree Days)

[FHanbali]

Product Source (URL Preferred)

https://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/ (Interactive Snow Information, Physical Element MENU: Climate Data) https://noaadata.apps.nsidc.org/NOAA/G02158/

NOHRSC POCs and Contact Info Available in the initial email request to the CWMS-GriddedData-Support DLL on January 16, 2024.

Product Description

thawing degree day can Also the accumulated freezing degree day to predict frost formation in the ground. Also might be helpful to predict Ice Bite on Mississippi (causing sudden drop of approx. 30% in flow rate in the Mississippi River ) and possibility ice movement in rivers.

• Accumulated Freezing Degree Days: Help predict the frost out conditions
• Accumulated Thawing Degree Days: Help predict frost formation in the ground, Ice Bite, and ice movement.

Product Format

• [ ] Geotiff
• [ ] Grib2
• [ ] NetCDF
• [X] Other (Please provide description below)

Format Description

https://nsidc.org/data/g02158/versions/1

[msweier]

The freezing and thawing degree day grids are not located at the Snow Data Assimilation System (SNODAS) Data Products at NSIDC, Version 1 repo. Sent a message asking where they may be obtained.