earthkit.climate.land.snd_season_start

earthkit.climate.land.snd_season_start(snd: xarray.DataArray | str = 'snd', ds: xarray.Dataset | Any = None, *, thresh: Any = '2 cm', window: int = 14, freq: str = 'YS-JUL', **kwargs: Any) Any

Snow cover start date (depth).

The first date on which snow depth is greater than or equal to a given threshold for a given number of consecutive days.

Units:

  • snd_season_start: dimensionless

This function wraps xclim.indicators.land.snd_season_start.

Parameters:
  • snd (xarray.DataArray | str) – Surface snow thickness.

  • thresh (Any) – Threshold snow thickness.

  • window (int) – Minimum number of days with snow depth above or equal to the threshold.

  • freq (str) – Resampling frequency. The default value is chosen for the Northern Hemisphere.

  • ds (xarray.Dataset | Any) – Input dataset.

  • **kwargs (Any) – Additional keyword arguments.

Returns:

The computed index.

Return type:

Any