MEaSUREs InSAR-Based Antarctica Ice Velocity Map  View Catalog Page
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MEaSUREs InSAR-Based Antarctica Ice Velocity Map
Contact:
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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:
2013-05-07
Metadata Standard Name:
ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata First Edition
Metadata Standard Version:
ISO 19115:2003
Dataset URI:
http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0484.html
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Data Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: MEaSUREs InSAR-Based Antarctica Ice Velocity Map
Date:
Date: 2011
Date Type:
Value: publication
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Edition Date: 2011-12-13
Identifier: NSIDC-0484
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
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC MEaSUREs User Services
Organization Name: Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments
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Contact Address:
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Website: Unknown
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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 ARCSS User Services
Organization Name: NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination 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
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Website: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
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Abstract:
This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, provides the first comprehensive, high-resolution, digital mosaic of ice motion in Antarctica assembled from multiple satellite interferometric synthetic-aperture radar data. Data were acquired during the International Polar Year 2007 to 2009.
This map was built from spring 2009 data from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA)'s and MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA)'s RADARSAT-2, spring 2007-2008-2009 data from European Space Agency (ESA)'s Envisat Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR), and fall 2007-2008 data from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR), complemented by patches of CSA's RADARSAT-1 data from fall 2000 and ESA's Earth Remote Sensing Satellites ERS-1 and -2 data from spring 1996. Each radar instrument contributes its unique coverage and performance level. The final mosaic assembles 900 satellite tracks and more than 3,000 orbits of radar data. Data acquisitions between 2006 and 2011 are courtesy of the IPY Space Task Group.
Data are available via FTP in two formats: binary (.dat) with an ENVI text header (.txt), and NetCDF.
Note. These data are considered provisional pending a review by the MEaSUREs program. Once the data have been reviewed, this statement will be removed from this documentation.
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.
Rignot, E., J. Mouginot, and B. Scheuchl.. 2011. MEaSUREs InSAR-Based Antarctica Ice Velocity Map. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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Point of Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Eric Rignot
Organization Name: University of California, Irvine
Contact:
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: Croul Hall
City: Irvine
Administrative Area: California
Postal Code: 92697
Country: USA
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Jeremie Mouginot
Organization Name: University of California, Irvine
Contact:
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: Croul Hall
City: Irvine
Administrative Area: California
Postal Code: 92697
Country: USA
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Bernd Scheuchl
Organization Name: University of California, Irvine
Contact:
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: Croul Hall
City: Irvine
Administrative Area: California
Postal Code: 92697
Country: USA
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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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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
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Browse Graphic:
Image File: http://nsidc.org/data/docs/measures/nsidc0484_rignot/images/velocitymap.png
File Description: Sample Data Image
Descriptive Keywords:
Keywords
Keyword: Continent > Antarctica
Keyword: Geographic Region > Polar
Keyword Type:
Value: place
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Title: NASA / GCMD Location Keywords
Date:
Date: 2008-02-05
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Keywords
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Ice Velocity
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice > Ice Velocity
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Keyword: MEASURES > Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments
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Keyword: Antarctica
Keyword: Antarctic Ice Sheet
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Keyword: Ice Velocity
Keyword: ICE VELOCITY DATA
Keyword: velocity
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Bounding Coordinates:
Westbound Longitude: -180
Eastbound Longitude: 180
Southbound Latitude: -90
Northbound Latitude: -60
Temporal Element:
Time Period:
Begin Position: 19960101
End Position: 20111231
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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
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC MEaSUREs User Services
Organization Name: Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments
Contact:
Contact Address:
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: Unknown
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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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 ARCSS User Services
Organization Name: NSIDC Arctic System Science Data Coordination 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/arcss/
Contact Role:
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Specification: FTP 300 MB
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Specification: FTP 300 MB
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Online Transfer Options:
Online Resources:
Linkage: ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/pub/DATASETS/nsidc0484_MEASURES_antarc_vel_V01/
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Data Acquisition Information:
Instrument Information:
Instrument:
Name: ASAR > Advanced Synthetic Aperature Radar
Type: sensor
Instrument:
Name: PALSAR > Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar
Type: sensor
Instrument:
Name: SAR > Synthetic Aperture Radar
Type: sensor
Platform Information:
Platform:
Name: ALOS > Advanced Land Observing Satellite
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: ENVISAT > Environmental Satellite
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: ERS-1 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-1
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: ERS-2 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-2
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: RADARSAT-1
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: RADARSAT-2
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
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