Arctic and Southern Ocean Sea Ice Concentrations, Version 1
Data set id:
G00799
DOI: 10.7265/N5057CVT
This is the most recent version of these data.
Overview
This data set provides monthly sea ice concentration for the Arctic from 1901 to 1995 and for the Southern Oceans from 1973 to 1990 on a standard 1-degree grid (cylindrical projection) to provide a relatively uniform set of sea ice extent for all longitudes. The data are in ASCII format and are available via FTP.
Parameter(s):
ICE EXTENTSEA ICE CONCENTRATION
Platform(s):
DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F8, GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS, Nimbus-7
Sensor(s):
SMMR, SSM/I, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1953 to 31 August 1995
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 month
Spatial Resolution:
- 1 degree
- 1 degree
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-50
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
N:
90
S:
40
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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