AGASEA Ice Thickness Profile Data from the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica  View Catalog Page
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eng; usa
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Hierarchy Level Name:
AGASEA Ice Thickness Profile Data from the Amundsen Sea Embayment, 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
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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-0517.html
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Data Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: AGASEA Ice Thickness Profile Data from the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica
Date:
Date: 2012
Date Type:
Value: publication
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Edition Date: 2012-05-03
Identifier: NSIDC-0517
Identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5W95730
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 contains line-based radar-derived ice thickness and bed elevation data, collected as part of the Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Embayment (AGASEA) expedition, which took place over Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica from 2004 to 2005. The data set includes ice thickness, ice sheet bed elevation, and ice sheet surface elevation, derived from ice-penetrating radar and aircraft GPS positions. The data are spaced on a 15 km by 15 km grid over the entire catchment of the glacier, and sampled at approximately 15 meters along track. Most of the radar data used for this dataset has been processed using a 1-D focusing algorithm, to reduce the along track resolution to tens of meters, to improve boundary conditions for ice sheet models.
Data are available via FTP in space-delimited ASCII 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.
Blankenship, D., and D. Young. 2012, 2012. AGASEA Ice Thickness Profile Data from the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5W95730.
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Point of Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Donald D. Blankenship
Organization Name: University of Texas at Austin
Contact:
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: 4412 Spicewood Springs Rd. #600
City: Austin
Administrative Area: TX
Postal Code: 78759-8500
Country: USA
Email: blank@ig.utexas.edu
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Duncan A. Young
Organization Name: University of Texas at Austin
Contact:
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: J.J. Pickle Research Campus
City: Austin
Administrative Area: Texas
Postal Code: 78758-4445
Country: USA
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: John W. Holt
Organization Name: University of Texas at Austin
Contact:
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: 4412 Spicewood Springs Rd. #600
City: Austin
Administrative Area: TX
Postal Code: 78759-850
Country: USA
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Scott D. Kempf
Organization Name: University of Texas at Austin
Contact:
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: Jackson School of Geosciences,
City: Austin
Administrative Area: Texas
Postal Code: 78758-4445
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 Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Ice Sheets
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Date: 2008-02-05
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Keywords
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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: Airborne geophysical survey of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica (AGASEA)
Keyword: Airborne Radar Sounding
Keyword: Antarctic Ice Sheet
Keyword: Glacier
Keyword: glaciers
Keyword: GPS
Keyword: Ice Penetrating Radar
Keyword: Ice Sheet
Keyword: Ice Sheet Thickness
Keyword: Model Input Data
Keyword: Thwaites Glacier
Keyword Type:
Value: theme
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Dataset Constraints:
Legal Constraints:
Access Constraints:
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Use Constraints:
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Other Constraints:
Access Constraints : none
Use Constraints : none
Language:
eng; usa
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Topic Category:
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Extent Information:
Spatial Temporal Extent:
Geographic Element:
Bounding Coordinates:
Westbound Longitude: -125
Eastbound Longitude: -90
Southbound Latitude: -83
Northbound Latitude: -73
Temporal Element:
Time Period:
Begin Position: 20041210
End Position: 20050129
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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
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Distribution Format(s):
Data File Format:
Name: ASCII Text
Specification: FTP 71 MB
Digital Transfer Options:
Online Transfer Options:
Online Resources:
Linkage: ftp://sidads.colorado.edu/pub/DATASETS/AGDC/nsidc0517_blankenship_V01/
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Function:
Value: download
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Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/docs/agdc/nsidc0517-blankenship/index.html
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Offline Transfer Options:
Offline Resources:
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Value: onLine
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Density: 71
Density Units: B
Medium Name: FTP
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Data Acquisition Information:
Instrument Information:
Instrument:
Name: GPS > Global Positioning System
Type: sensor
Instrument:
Name: RADAR > Radio Detection and Ranging
Type: sensor
Platform Information:
Platform:
Name: AIRCRAFT
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: DHC-6 > DeHavilland Twin Otter
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
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