RAMP AMM-1 SAR Image Mosaic of Antarctica  View Catalog Page
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RAMP AMM-1 SAR Image Mosaic of Antarctica
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Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
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Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
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Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
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Date Stamp:
2013-05-18
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http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0103.html
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Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: RAMP AMM-1 SAR Image Mosaic of Antarctica
Date:
Date: 2013
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Edition: 2
Edition Date: 2013-03-12
Identifier: NSIDC-0103
Cited Responsible Party: Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC DAAC User Services
Organization Name: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
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Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Website: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
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Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
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Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
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Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
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Country: USA
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Abstract:
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.
Purpose:
Scientific Research
Credit:
The following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.
Jezek, K. C., J. C. Curlander, F. Carsey, C. Wales, and R. G. Barry. 2013. RAMP AMM-1 SAR Image Mosaic of Antarctica. Version 2. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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Individual Name: Kenneth C. Jezek
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Delivery Point: Department of Geological Sciences
City: Columbus
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Postal Code: 43210
Country: USA
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: John C. Curlander
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Delivery Point: Vexcel Corporation
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80301
Country: USA
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Frank Carsey
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Delivery Point: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Individual Name: Carl Wales
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Delivery Point: Alaska SAR Facility (ASF)
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Postal Code: 99775
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: R. G. Barry
Organization Name: University of Colorado
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
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Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
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Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
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Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
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Keyword: Continent > Antarctica
Keyword: Geographic Region > Polar
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Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glaciers
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Ice Sheets
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Topography > Landforms
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Spectral/Engineering > Radar > Radar Backscatter
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Spectral/Engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Spectral/Engineering > Radar > Radar Reflectivity
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Spectral/Engineering > Radar > Sigma Naught
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glaciers
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Keyword: RAMP > Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project
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Keyword: Alaska SAR Facility
Keyword: AMM-1
Keyword: Antarctica
Keyword: Antarctic Mapping Mission 1
Keyword: Byrd Polar Research Center
Keyword: Canadian Space Agency
Keyword: Crevasses
Keyword: CSA
Keyword: Field Camps
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Keyword: Image Mosaic
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Keyword: Ken Jezek
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Keyword: NSIDC-0103
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Keyword: SAR imagery
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Keyword: Satellite Radar Data
Keyword: Snowmobile Tracks
Keyword: Subsurface Features
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Keyword: Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery
Keyword: The Ohio State University
Keyword: Vexcel Corporation
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Extent Information:
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Westbound Longitude: -180
Eastbound Longitude: 180
Southbound Latitude: -90
Northbound Latitude: -60
Temporal Element:
Time Period:
Begin Position: 19970901
End Position: 19971031
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Distribution Information:
Distributor Information:
Distributor Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC DAAC User Services
Organization Name: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
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Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
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Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Data File Format:
Name: Binary
Specification: FTP
Data File Format:
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Specification: FTP
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Online Transfer Options:
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Linkage: ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/pub/DATASETS/nsidc0103_radarsat_sar/
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Data Acquisition Information:
Instrument Information:
Instrument:
Name: RADAR > Radio Detection and Ranging
Type: sensor
Instrument:
Name: SAR > Synthetic Aperture Radar
Type: sensor
Platform Information:
Platform:
Name: RADARSAT-1
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
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