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NASA Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) at NSIDC
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
AVHRR image of West Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica on 27 January 2001. Image courtesy of NSIDC's Images of Antarctic Ice Shelves Web site.
NSIDC is not distributing AVHRR data sets due to errors in the data. If you have questions, please contact NSIDC User Services by e-mail or telephone at +1 303.492.6199.
The AVHRR instrument is used for a wide range of applications in polar and climate research. AVHRR data provide a global, long-term, consistent time series with high spectral and spatial resolution suitable for albedo and surface temperature measurements. Such measurements are necessary for studies involving climate, sea ice distribution and movement, and ice sheet coastal configuration.
Images of Antarctic Ice Shelves
Researchers at NSIDC, funded through The Antarctic Glaciological Data Center (AGDC), monitor ice shelf changes in the Antarctic Peninsula using AVHRR data.
NOAASIS Web Site
A description of the AVHRR instrument from NOAA's Satellite and Information Service
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