Arctic Sea Ice Freeboard and Thickness  View Catalog Page
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eng; usa
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Arctic Sea Ice Freeboard and Thickness
Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Date Stamp:
2013-05-21
Metadata Standard Name:
ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata First Edition
Metadata Standard Version:
ISO 19115:2003
Dataset URI:
http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0393.html
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Data Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: Arctic Sea Ice Freeboard and Thickness
Date:
Date: 2009
Date Type:
Value: publication
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Edition Date: 2009-04-30
Identifier: NSIDC-0393
Cited Responsible Party: 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
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: 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
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Abstract:
This data set provides measurements of sea ice freeboard and sea ice thickness for the Arctic region. The data were acquired from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument, the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I), and climatologies of snow and drift of ice. The data span six GLAS Release-28 campaigns, laser 3D through 3I, from 21 October 2005 to 05 November 2007. Data parameters include sea ice freeboard and thickness measured in meters. The data are provided in three formats: ASCII track data derived from binary track data, binary gridded polar stereographic data derived from ASCII gridded Polar Stereo files, and Portable Network Graphic (PNG) image files. Also included are mask files used in preparation of the image files, a Mapx grid definition file, and grid cell center latitude and longitude files. The ASCII track data vectors of position and ice thickness have a resolution of about 170 meters in the along-track direction. The binary gridded polar stereographic data have a resolution of 25 km. The data set is approximately 940 megabytes. The data are available via FTP.
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.
Yi, Donghui, Jay Zwally. 2009. Arctic Sea Ice Freeboard and Thickness. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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Value: complete
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Point of Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Donghui Yi
Organization Name: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Contact:
Contact Address:
City: Greenbelt
Administrative Area: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: H. Jay Zwally
Organization Name: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 301 614-5643
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes
City: Greenbelt
Administrative Area: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Email: Jay.Zwally@nasa.gov
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Maintenance Information:
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
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Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
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Descriptive Keywords:
Keywords
Keyword: Geographic Region > Arctic
Keyword Type:
Value: place
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Keyword Thesaurus: Citation Information:
Title: NASA / GCMD Location Keywords
Date:
Date: 2008-02-05
Date Type:
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Keywords
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Sea Ice
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Sea Ice > Ice Depth/Thickness
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Sea Ice
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Sea Ice > Ice Depth/Thickness
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Keywords
Keyword: ICESAT > Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite
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Title: NASA / GCMD Project Keywords
Date:
Date: 2008-01-24
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Keywords
Keyword: Arctic Sea Ice
Keyword: GLAS
Keyword: ICESat
Keyword: Ice Thickness
Keyword: Sea Ice
Keyword: Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
Keyword: SSM/I
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Value: theme
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Other Constraints:
Access Constraints : none
Use Constraints : none
Language:
eng; usa
Character Set:
Value: UTF8
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Topic Category:
Value: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
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Extent Information:
Spatial Temporal Extent:
Geographic Element:
Bounding Coordinates:
Westbound Longitude: -180
Eastbound Longitude: 180
Southbound Latitude: 65
Northbound Latitude: 86
Temporal Element:
Time Period:
Begin Position: 20051021
End Position: 20071105
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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
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: 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
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Distribution Format(s):
Data File Format:
Name: Binary
Specification: FTP 8 MB
Data File Format:
Name: ASCII Text
Specification: FTP 932 MB
Digital Transfer Options:
Online Transfer Options:
Online Resources:
Linkage: ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/pub/DATASETS/NSIDC0393_GLAS_SI_Freeboard_v01
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Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/docs/daac/nsidc0393_arctic_seaice_freeboard/index.html
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Offline Resources:
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Density: 8
Density Units: B
Medium Name: FTP
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Data Acquisition Information:
Instrument Information:
Instrument:
Name: GLAS > Geoscience Laser Altimeter System
Type: sensor
Instrument:
Name: SSM/I > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager
Type: sensor
Platform Information:
Platform:
Name: DMSP > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: ICESAT > Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: SATELLITES
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
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