NSIDC-0103
RAMP AMM-1 SAR Image Mosaic of Antarctica
Jezek, K. C., J. C. Curlander, F. Carsey, C. Wales, and R. G. Barry.
RAMP AMM-1 SAR Image Mosaic of Antarctica
2013-03-12
Boulder, Colorado USA
NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
2
http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0103.html
Investigator
Kenneth
C.
Jezek
Department of Geological Sciences
and Byrd Polar Research Center
The Ohio State University
Columbus
OH
43210
Investigator
John
C.
Curlander
Vexcel Corporation
Boulder
CO
80301
Investigator
Frank
Carsey
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
CA
91109
Investigator
Carl
Wales
Alaska SAR Facility (ASF)
Geophysical Institute
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks
AK
99775
Investigator
R.
G.
Barry
University of Colorado
National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology
449 UCB
Boulder
CO
80309-0449
USA
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EARTH SCIENCE
Cryosphere
Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Glaciers
EARTH SCIENCE
Cryosphere
Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Ice Sheets
EARTH SCIENCE
Land Surface
Topography
Landforms
EARTH SCIENCE
Spectral/Engineering
Radar
Radar Backscatter
EARTH SCIENCE
Spectral/Engineering
Radar
Radar Imagery
EARTH SCIENCE
Spectral/Engineering
Radar
Radar Reflectivity
EARTH SCIENCE
Spectral/Engineering
Radar
Sigma Naught
EARTH SCIENCE
Terrestrial Hydrosphere
Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Glaciers
EARTH SCIENCE
Terrestrial Hydrosphere
Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Ice Sheets
Alaska SAR Facility
AMM-1
Antarctica
Antarctic Mapping Mission 1
Byrd Polar Research Center
Canadian Space Agency
Crevasses
CSA
Field Camps
Glacier Flow
glaciers
Goddard Space Flight Center
Ice Flow
ice sheets
ICE STREAMS
ice surfaces
Image Mosaic
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ken Jezek
Kenneth Jezek
LANDFORMS
NASA
NASA Pathfinder Program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
National Snow and Ice Data Center
NIMA
NSIDC
NSIDC-0103
RADARSAT-1
Radarsat Antarctic mapping project
Radarsat imagery
Radarsat images
RAMP
Runways
SAR imagery
SAR images
Satellite Radar Data
Snowmobile Tracks
Subsurface Features
Surface Layer Backscatter
Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery
The Ohio State University
Vexcel Corporation
RADAR
Radio Detection and Ranging
SAR
Synthetic Aperture Radar
RADARSAT-1
1997-09-01
1997-10-31
complete
-90
-60
-180
180
CONTINENT
ANTARCTICA
GEOGRAPHIC REGION
POLAR
GEOGRAPHIC REGION
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
RAMP
Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project
English
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National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder
CO
80309-0449
USA
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University of Colorado
Boulder
CO
80309-0449
USA
FTP
Binary
FTP
GeoTIFF
Jezek, K. C. 1999. Glaciological properties of the Antarctic ice sheet from RADARSAT-1 synthetic aperture radar imagery. Annals of Glaciology 29:286-290. Jezek, K.C. in press. RADARSAT-1 Antarctic mapping project: change detection and surface velocity campaign. Annals of Glaciology 34.
In 1997, the Canadian RADARSAT-1 satellite was rotated in orbit so that its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) antenna looked south towards Antarctica. This permitted the first high-resolution mapping of the entire continent of Antarctica. In 18 days, the satellite acquired a complete coverage of radar image swaths as part of the first Antarctic Mapping Mission (AMM-1). Swath images were assembled into an image mosaic depicting the entire continent at 25 m resolution. The mosaic provides a detailed look at ice sheet morphology, rock outcrops, research infrastructure, the coastline, and other features of Antarctica, as well as representing calibrated radar backscatter data, which may provide insight into climate processes affecting the upper few meters of snow cover.
Data are available via FTP, and are offered in a variety of formats. A series of approximately 90 image tiles covers the entire continent at 25 m resolution, and single mosaic images derived from these tiles cover the continent at resolutions ranging from 125 m to 1 km. The single images provide good detail in convenient image formats. The tile products preserve the highest resolution of spatial detail, and retain the quantitative measure of backscatter intensity, but are necessarily large files that require assembly by the user.
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Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project Digital Elevation Model Version 2
USA/NASA
CEOS IDN DIF
9.7
2013-03-12
2013-03-12
New Version 2 data set.