IceBridge Accumulation Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 2
Data set id:
IRACC1B
DOI: 10.5067/0ZY1XYHNIQNY
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Version 2 data are in netCDF format beginning with the 2013 Arctic campaign. Version 1 data are in MATLAB and binary format for 2012 and earlier campaigns.
Overview
This data set contains radar echograms taken over Greenland and Antarctica using the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) Accumulation Radar instrument. The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded campaigns.
Parameter(s):
GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY
RADAR IMAGERY
SEA ICE ELEVATION
SNOW COVER
Platform(s):
NASA DC-8
P-3B
Sensor(s):
Accumulation Radar
Data Format(s):
netCDF-4
XML
JPEG
Temporal Coverage:
- 21 March 2013 to 1 May 2018
Temporal Resolution:
- Varies
Spatial Resolution:
- varies
- varies
Spatial Reference System(s):
- WGS 84EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
- Northern latitude90Southern latitude60Eastern longitude180Western longitude-180
- Northern latitude-53Southern latitude-90Eastern longitude180Western longitude-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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