Arctic Sea Ice Melt Pond Statistics and Maps, 1999-2001  View Catalog Page
Identification Information:
Dataset Identifier:
G02159
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Fetterer, F., S. Wilds, and J. Sloan.
Publication Date: 20080818
Title: Arctic Sea Ice Melt Pond Statistics and Maps, 1999-2001
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/g02159.html
Online Linkage: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5PK0D32
Description:
Abstract:
Visible band imagery from high-resolution satellites were acquired over four Arctic Ocean sites (three in 1999) during the summers of 1999, 2000, and 2001. The sites were within the median extent of the perennial ice pack. Imagery was analyzed using supervised maximum likelihood classification to derive either two (water and ice) or three (pond, open water, and ice) surface classes. Clouds were masked by hand. The data set consists of tables of pond coverage and size statistics for 500 m square cells within 10 km square images (image resolution is 1 meter), along with the surface type maps called Image Derived Products (IDPs) from which the pond statistics were derived. A total of 101 images over the three summers and four sites were used for pond statistics, out of a total of 1056 images acquired. The images are irregularly spaced in time.
Data are stored in Microsoft Excel format and ASCII text, image files are stored as GeoTIFF binary images, browse images in PNG, and JPG image files, and are available from August 1999 and generally for May into September for 2000 and 2001 via FTP.
Purpose: scientific research
Documentation:
User's Guide:
Citation Information:
Originator: Fetterer, F., S. Wilds, and J. Sloan.
Publication Date: 20080818
Title: Arctic Sea Ice Melt Pond Statistics and Maps, 1999-2001
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/docs/noaa/g02159_ponds/index.html
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 19990801
Ending Date: 20010930
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Unknown
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -180°
East Bounding Coordinate: 180°
North Bounding Coordinate: 90°
South Bounding Coordinate: 73°
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Sea Ice Heat Flux
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Floes
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Growth/Melt
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Roughness
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Sea Ice Sea Ice Concentration
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Snow/Ice Albedo
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Sea Ice Heat Flux
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Sea Ice Ice Floes
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Sea Ice Ice Growth/Melt
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Sea Ice Ice Roughness
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Sea Ice Sea Ice Concentration
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Spectral/Engineering Visible Wavelengths Visible Imagery
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Albedo
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Theme Keyword: SATELLITES
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Theme Keyword: oceans
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: Melt Pond Area
Theme Keyword: Melt Pond Size Statistics
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Place Keyword: Ocean Arctic Ocean
Place Keyword: Ocean Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea
Access Constraints:
None
Use Constraints:
None
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: NSIDC User Services
Contact Organization: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address:
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State or Province: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 1 303 492-2468 x
Contact Electronic Mail Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact Person: NSIDC User Services
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State or Province: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 1 303 492-2468
Contact Electronic Mail Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
Resource Description:
G02159
Distribution Liability:
NSIDC cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NSIDC makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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Format Name: ASCII Text
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Network Address:
Network Resource Name: Click here.
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Format Name: Microsoft Excel
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Network Resource Name: Click here.
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Format Name: GeoTIFF
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Network Resource Name: Click here.
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Format Name: JPEG
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Network Resource Name: Click here.
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Format Name: PNG
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Network Resource Name: Click here.
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date:
20130307
Metadata Review Date:
20130307
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Person Primary:
Contact Person: NSIDC User Services
Contact Organization: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing
Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State or Province: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 1 303 492-2468
Contact Electronic Mail Address: nsidc@nsidc.org
Metadata Standard Name:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata:
Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata
Metadata Standard Version:
FGDC-STD-012-2002
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