ICESat-Derived Grounding Zone for Antarctic Ice Shelves  View Catalog Page
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eng; usa
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Hierarchy Level Name:
ICESat-Derived Grounding Zone for Antarctic Ice Shelves
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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Website: http://nsidc.org
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Date Stamp:
2013-05-19
Metadata Standard Name:
ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata First Edition
Metadata Standard Version:
ISO 19115:2003
Dataset URI:
http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0469.html
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Data Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: ICESat-Derived Grounding Zone for Antarctic Ice Shelves
Date:
Date: 2010
Date Type:
Value: publication
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Edition Date: 2010-01-01
Identifier: NSIDC-0469
Identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5CF9N19
Cited Responsible Party: 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
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC AGDC User Services
Organization Name: NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological 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/agdc/
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Abstract:
This data set includes estimates of the location of the grounding zone of Antarctic ice shelves based on laser altimeter data acquired during the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) mission, October 2003 through October 2009. The estimates are based on ICESat repeat-track analysis, which can be used to detect the region of ice flexure across the grounding line, since each repeated pass is acquired at a different tidal phase. The technique provides estimates for the landward limit of flexure, the point where the ice becomes hydrostatically balanced, and the break-in-slope associated with the flexure.
Data files are available via FTP in ASCII text (.txt) format.
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.
Brunt, K. M., H. A. Fricker, L. Padman, and S. O'Neel. 2010. ICESat-Derived Grounding Zone for Antarctic Ice Shelves. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5CF9N19.
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Point of Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Kelly Brunt
Organization Name: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Contact:
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: Cryospheric Sciences Branch, Code 614.1
City: Greenbelt
Administrative Area: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Helen Fricker
Organization Name: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Contact:
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: University of California, San Diego
City: La Jolla
Administrative Area: California
Postal Code: 92093
Country: USA
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Laurence Padman
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 541 753-6695
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: Earth & Space Research
City: Seattle
Administrative Area: WA
Postal Code: 98103-3620
Country: USA
Email: padman@esr.org
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Shad O'Neel
Organization Name: USGS Alaska Science Center
Contact:
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: 4210 University Drive
City: Anchorage
Administrative Area: AK
Postal Code: 99508-4626
Country: USA
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
Contact Role:
Value: pointOfContact
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Maintenance Information:
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
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Update Scope:
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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:
Value: pointOfContact
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Descriptive Keywords:
Keywords
Keyword: Continent > Antarctica
Keyword: Geographic Region > Polar
Keyword Type:
Value: place
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Keyword Thesaurus: Citation Information:
Title: NASA / GCMD Location Keywords
Date:
Date: 2008-02-05
Date Type:
Value: revision
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Keywords
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets
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Keyword Thesaurus: Citation Information:
Title: None
Date:
Date: 2008-01-24
Date Type:
Value: revision
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Keywords
Keyword: Antarctica
Keyword: Filchner Ice Shelf
Keyword: ICESat
Keyword: Ice Shelf
Keyword: Larsen Ice Shelf
Keyword: Ronne Ice Shelf
Keyword: Ross Ice Shelf
Keyword Type:
Value: theme
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Legal Constraints:
Access Constraints:
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Other Constraints:
Access Constraints : none
Use Constraints : none
Language:
eng; usa
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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: -80
Northbound Latitude: -60
Temporal Element:
Time Period:
Begin Position: 20030101
End Position: 20091231
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Distribution Information:
Distributor Information:
Distributor 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
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
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC AGDC User Services
Organization Name: NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological 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/agdc/
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Distribution Format(s):
Data File Format:
Name: ASCII Text
Specification: FTP 196 KB
Digital Transfer Options:
Online Transfer Options:
Online Resources:
Linkage: ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/pub/DATASETS/AGDC/nsidc0469_brunt_V01/
Description: Data Access URL
Function:
Value: download
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Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/docs/agdc/nsidc0469_brunt/index.html
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Density: 196
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: LIDAR > Light Detection and Ranging
Type: sensor
Platform Information:
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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