AARI 10-Day Arctic Ocean EASE-Grid Sea Ice Observations  View Catalog Page
Identification Information:
Dataset Identifier:
NSIDC-0050
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Fetterer, F.
Publication Date: 19970615
Title: AARI 10-Day Arctic Ocean EASE-Grid Sea Ice Observations
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0050.html
Description:
Abstract:
NOTE: This data set has been replaced by the Sea Ice Charts of the Russian Arctic in Gridded Format, 1933-2006 data set.
These gridded ice charts represent a reformatting of information contained in another data set, the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute's (AARI) 10 Day Digital Arctic Sea Ice Charts. AARI digitized Arctic sea ice concentration and stage of development charts as part of an international data exchange program. The AARI source charts, similar to operational charts distributed by the National Ice Center describing ice type and constitution, were developed from aircraft and satellite observations for shipping purposes, and provide extremely detailed information. Such data are particularly valued in process studies tracking the growth and recession of polynyas, or for looking at the preponderance of ice at certain stages of development in a particular area. NSIDC does not maintain the operational charts, but archives the AARI digitized version. However, the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) 10 Day Digital Arctic Sea Ice Charts were encoded in SIGRID (Sea Ice Grid) format, which assigns numerical values to ice parameters and records them at specific lat/lon grid points. But due to the difficulties of visualizing, extracting and working with data in SIGRID, NSIDC is now providing AARI data in NSIDC's Equal Area SSM/I Earth Grid.
The EASE-Grid format makes it especially easy to compare observed ice concentrations or ice types with the same parameters derived from satellite data (such as ice concentrations from passive microwave sensors).
AARI sea ice data in the EASE-Grid projection are gridded at a 12.5 km resolution, for both Western (24W to 110E) and Eastern (105E to 130W) sectors . Data extend from 1953 through 1990, and are available via ftp in compressed tar format. Postscript (.ps) files depicting coverage per year are also provided with the data.
Purpose: scientific research
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 19530101
Ending Date: 19901230
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Unknown
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -130°
East Bounding Coordinate: 110°
North Bounding Coordinate: 90°
South Bounding Coordinate: 45°
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Extent
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Growth/Melt
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Sea Ice Ice Types
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Sea Ice Sea Ice Age
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Sea Ice Sea Ice Concentration
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Cryosphere Snow/Ice Ice Extent
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Sea Ice Ice Extent
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Sea Ice Ice Types
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Sea Ice Polynyas
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Oceans Sea Ice Sea Ice Age
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE Terrestrial Hydrosphere Snow/Ice Ice Extent
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
Theme Keyword: EOSDIS Earth Observing System Data Information System
Theme Keyword: ESIP Earth Science Information Partners Program
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Theme Keyword: DIGITIZER
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme Keyword: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Theme Keyword: oceans
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: None
Theme Keyword: Arctic
Theme Keyword: ICE CHARTS
Theme Keyword: Ice Form
Theme Keyword: North Polar Basin
Theme Keyword: Sea Ice Concentration
Theme Keyword: Sea Ice Extent
Theme Keyword: Sea Ice Form
Theme Keyword: Sea Ice Stage Of Development
Theme Keyword: Stage Of Development
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Place Keyword: Ocean Arctic Ocean Barents Sea
Place Keyword: Ocean Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea
Place Keyword: Ocean Arctic Ocean Chukchi Sea
Place Keyword: Ocean Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean
Place Keyword: Ocean Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean Greenland Sea
Place Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean North Pacific Ocean Bering Sea
Access Constraints:
These data are freely available to the public.
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:
NSIDC-0050
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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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date:
20130312
Metadata Review Date:
20130312
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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