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AVHRR
image of West Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica on 27 January 2001.
Image courtesy of NSIDC's Images
of Antarctic Ice Shelves Web site.
Overview
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.
