Global mountain snow cover phenology from MODIS/Terra imagery

The snow cover phenology dataset was generated by exploiting the MODIS snow product MOD10A1.061 and contains the following variables: yearly averaged snow cover area (SCA), snow cover duration (SCD), first snow day (FSD), last snow day (LSD). The dataset has a ground resolution of 500 m and encompasses the global mountain ranges as defined by the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (GMBA) shapefile (v1.1). The dataset timeframe covers the hydrological years from 2000 to 2023.