Antarctic Peninsula 100 m Digital Elevation Model Derived from ASTER GDEM  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0516
Summary
This data set provides a 100 meter resolution surface topography Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of the Antarctic Peninsula. The DEM is based on Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) data. The original GDEM data are accurate for coastal regions of the Antarctic Peninsula, but contain large errors on snow- and ice-covered regions. This data set was developed using a new method specifically for smoothing erroneous regions, and has a mean elevation difference of - 4 meters (±25 m Root Mean Square Error [RMSE]) when compared to data from the NASA Ice, Cloud,and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat), although elevation accuracies are lower on mountain peaks and steep-sided slopes.
Data are available via FTP in GeoTIFF and ASCII formats.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: -63°
S: -70°
E: -55°
W: -70°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Cook, A. J., T. Murray, A. Luckman, D. G. Vaughan, and N. E. Barrand.
Dataset Title: Antarctic Peninsula 100 m Digital Elevation Model Derived from ASTER GDEM
Dataset Release Date: 2012-04-30
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0516.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N58K7711
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2000-01-01
Stop Date: 2009-12-31
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 100 m
Longitude Resolution: 100 m
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION POLAR
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
- Land Surface Topography Terrain Elevation
- Oceans Coastal Processes Coastal Elevation
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
Ancillary Keywords
- Antarctic Ice Sheet
- Antarctic Peninsula
- Dem
- Digital Elevation Model
- Ice Sheet
- Ice Sheet Elevation
- Ice Sheet Thickness
- Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
Platform
- TERRA Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1)
Instrument
- ASTER Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
Data Set Progress
complete
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 250 MB
Distribution Format: GeoTIFF
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 343 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Tavi Murray
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Swansea University
- Department of Geography
City: Swansea
Postal Code: SA2 8PP
Country: United Kingdom
David G. Vaughan
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: dgv@bas.ac.uk
Contact Address:
- British Antarctic Survey
- High Cross, Madingley Road
- CAMBRIDGE
- CB3 0ET
- United Kingdom
City: Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom
NSIDC User Services
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Fax: 1 303 492-2468 x
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Adrian Luckman
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
- Swansea University
- Department of Geography
City: Swansea
Postal Code: SA2 8PP
Country: United Kingdom
Reference
ASTER GDEM Validation Team, 2009: METI/ERSDAC, NASA/LPDAAC, USGS/EROS. In cooperation with NGA and other collaborators. ASTER GDEM Validation Summary Report, 2009. Available at: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/lpdaac/media/files/ASTER_GDEM_Validation_Summary_Report.
Cook, A. J., Murray, T., Luckman, A., Vaughan, D. G., and Barrand, N. E. A new 100-m Digital Elevation Model of the Antarctic Peninsula derived from ASTER Global DEM: methods and accuracy assessment, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 4, 129-142, doi:10.5194. Accessed 4-129-2012.
Cziferszky, A., Fleming, A., and Fox, A. 2010. An Assessment of ASTER Elevation Data ove Glaciated Terrain on Pourquoi Pas Island, Antarctic Peninsula, in: Elevation Models for Geoscience, edited by: Gibbs, S., Geological Society Special Publications.
Hutchinson, M. F. 1989. A new Procedure for Gridding Elevation and Stream Line Data with Automatic Removal of Spurious Pits, J. Hydrol., 106, 211-232, 10.1016/0022-1694(89)90073-5.
Hvidegaard, S. M., Sorensen, L. S., and Forsberg, R. 2012. ASTER GDEM Validation Using LiDAR Data over Coastal Regions of Greenland, Remote Sens. Lett., 3, 85-91, 10.1080/01431161.2010.527389.
Kaab, A., Huggel, C., Paul, F., Wessels, R., Raup, B., Kieffer, H., and Kargel, J. S. 2002. Glacier Monitoring from ASTER Imagery: Accuracy and Applications, EARSeL eProceedings No.2, 43-53.
Liu, H. X., Jezek, K. C., and Li, B. 1999. Development of Antarctic DEM by Integrating Cartographic and Remotely Sensed Data: A GIS-based Approach, Journal of Geophysical Research, 104, 23199-23213. Rees, W. G.: Assessment of ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model Data for Arctic Research, Polar Rec., 48, 31-39, 10.1017/s0032247411000325, 2012.
Reuter, H. I., Nelson, A., Strobl, P., Mehl, W., Jarvis, A., and Ieee. 2009. A First Assessment of ASTER GDEM Tiles for Absolute Accuracy, Relative Accuracy and Terrain Parameters, 2009. Ieee International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Vols 1-5, IEEE, New York, 3665-3668.
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2012-04-30
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-20
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