Polarimetric Radar Data from the Ross and Amundsen Sea Ice Flow Divide, West Antarctica  View Catalog Page
Metadata Entity Set Information:
Language:
eng; usa
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Hierarchy Level Name:
Polarimetric Radar Data from the Ross and Amundsen Sea Ice Flow Divide, West Antarctica
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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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-0496.html
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Data Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: Polarimetric Radar Data from the Ross and Amundsen Sea Ice Flow Divide, West Antarctica
Date:
Date: 2011
Date Type:
Value: publication
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Edition Date: 2011-08-30
Identifier: NSIDC-0496
Identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5TH8JNG
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 dataset contains ground-based, co-polarized radar data collected using pulse-modulated 60 MHz and 179 MHz radar at 19 sites around a deep ice coring site near the Ross and Amundsen flow divide of West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS Divide). At each site, the radar data were collected at 12 orientations of the radar polarization plane for three radar pulse widths: 250 nsec, 500 nsec, and 1000 nsec. Useful signals were received from depths roughly between 200 m and 2000 m. Ice flow velocities and strain configurations were measured at most of these radar survey sites, and these ice motion data are also provided at NSIDC (GPS-Measured Ice Velocities and Strain Data from the Ross and Amundsen Sea Ice Flow Divide, West Antarctica).
Data are available via FTP in MATLAB (.mat) 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.
Matsuoka, K.. 2011. Polarimetric Radar Data from the Ross and Amundsen Sea Ice Flow Divide, West Antarctica. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5TH8JNG.
Status:
Value: complete
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Point of Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Kenichi Matsuoka
Organization Name: Norwegian Polar Institute
Contact:
Contact Address:
City: Tromsø
Postal Code: NO-9296
Country: Norway
Email: matsuoka@ess.washington.edu
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Donovan Power
Organization Name: University of WAshington
Contact:
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: Box 351310
City: Seattle
Administrative Area: Washington
Postal Code: 98195
Country: USA
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Shuji Fujita
Organization Name: National Institute of Polar Research
Contact:
Contact Address:
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Charles Raymond
Organization Name: University of Washington
Contact:
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: University of Washington
City: Seattle
Administrative Area: WA
Postal Code: 98195
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:
Value: asNeeded
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Update Scope:
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Value: series
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Value: attribute
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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 > Ice Sheets
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Spectral/Engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Ice Sheets
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Snow/Ice
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Date: 2008-02-05
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Keywords
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Value: theme
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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: Ice Penetrating Radar
Keyword: Ice Sheet
Keyword: Radar
Keyword: Ross-Amundsen Divide
Keyword: West Antarctica
Keyword Type:
Value: theme
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Dataset Constraints:
Legal Constraints:
Access Constraints:
Value: otherRestrictions
CodeList: MD_RestrictionCode
Use Constraints:
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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: -115.457
Eastbound Longitude: -109.128
Southbound Latitude: -79.6401
Northbound Latitude: -78.7489
Temporal Element:
Time Period:
Begin Position: 20051101
End Position: 20070131
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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: MATLAB
Specification: FTP 12.7 MB
Digital Transfer Options:
Online Transfer Options:
Online Resources:
Linkage: ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/pub/DATASETS/AGDC/nsidc0496_matsuoka_V01/
Description: Data Access URL
Function:
Value: download
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Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/docs/agdc/nsidc0496_matsuoka/index.html
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Offline Transfer Options:
Offline Resources:
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Value: onLine
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Density: 12.7
Density Units: B
Medium Name: FTP
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Data Acquisition Information:
Instrument Information:
Instrument:
Name: RADAR > Radio Detection and Ranging
Type: sensor
Platform Information:
Platform:
Name: FIELD INVESTIGATION
Description: satellite
Instrument: RADAR > Radio Detection and Ranging
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