Data Summaries
On Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (USA Mountain Time), AMSR-E, IceBridge, ICESat/GLAS, MODIS, and NISE data are normally unavailable for ordering due to system maintenance. However, on the first Wednesday of each month, these data will be unavailable for ordering from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (USA Mountain Time).
The following tables list the NASA IceBridge data products currently available from NSIDC. To access the documentation and data, click on the data set title.
NASA Data Products by Instrument
- Accumulation Radar
- Airborne Meteorological Instruments
- Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM)
- Atmospheric Chemistry
- Continuous Airborne Mapping By Optical Translator (CAMBOT)
- Digital Mapping System Camera (DMS)
- KT19 Infrared Radiation Pyrometer
- Ku-Band Radar Altimeter
- Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS)
- Magnetometer
- Multichannel Coherent Radar Depth Sounder (MCoRDS)
- Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics LRT
- Pathfinder Advanced Radar Ice Sounder (PARIS)
- Position/Avionics (POS/AV)
- Sander/LDEO Airborne Gravimeter (AIRGrav)
- Snow Radar
- UAF Lidar
University of Texas ICECAP by Instrument
- GPS / Inertial Measurement Unit
- Gravimeter
- High Capability Radar Sounder (HiCARS)
- Laser Altimeter
- Lidar
- Magnetometers
- Pressure Altimeter
Derived Products
Related Data Products Collected Prior to Operation IceBridge
Flight Reports Data Set
Legend for tables below:
= Data available at NSIDC
= Data have been collected, and are expected at NSIDC
= Instrument not operational during campaign
gray = Instrument no longer in use by Operation IceBridge
NASA Data Products by Instrument
| Greenland | Antarctica | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| IRACC1B | IceBridge Accumulation Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles | |||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| IAMET1B | IceBridge NSERC L1B Geolocated Meteorologic and Surface Temperature Data | ||||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| ILATM0 | IceBridge ATM L0 Raw Ranges | ||||||||
| ILATM1B | IceBridge ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength | ||||||||
| ILATM2 | IceBridge ATM L2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness | ||||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| ILNSA1B | IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength | ||||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| ICHEM1B | IceBridge Atmospheric Chemistry L1B Data | ||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| IOCAM1B | IceBridge CAMBOT L1B Geolocated Images | |||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| IODMS0 | IceBridge DMS L0 Raw Imagery | ||||||||
| IODMS1B | IceBridge DMS L1B Geolocated and Orthorectified Images | ||||||||
| IODMS3 | IceBridge DMS L3 Photogrammetric DEM | ||||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| IAKST1B | IceBridge KT19 IR Surface Temperature | ||||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| IRKUB1B | IceBridge Ku-Band Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles | ||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| ILVIS0 | IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges | |||||||
| ILVIS1B | IceBridge LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms | |||||||
| ILVIS2 | IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product | |||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2010 | 2011 | |
| IMCS30 | IceBridge Scintrex CS-3 Cesium Magnetometer L0 Raw Magnetic Field | |||||||
| IMCS31B | IceBridge Scintrex CS-3 Cesium Magnetometer L1B Geolocated Magnetic Anomalies | |||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| IRMCR2 | IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness | |||||||
| IRMCR1B | IceBridge MCoRDS L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles | |||||||
| IRMCR3 | IceBridge MCoRDS L3 Gridded Ice Thickness, Surface, and Bottom | |||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| IANCR1B | IceBridge NCAR Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics LRT Data | ||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| IRPAR2 | IceBridge PARIS L2 Ice Thickness | ||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| IPAPP1B | IceBridge POS/AV L1B Corrected Position and Attitude Data | ||||||||
| IPPLV1B | IceBridge LVIS POS/AV L1B Corrected Position and Attitude Data | ||||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| IGGRV1B | IceBridge Sander AIRGrav L1B Geolocated Free Air Gravity Anomalies | ||||||||
| IGBTH3 | IceBridge Sander AIRGrav L3 Bathymetry | ||||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | IRSNO1B | IceBridge Snow Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles |
| Alaska | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| ILAKP1B | IceBridge UAF Lidar Profiler L1B Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets | ||||
| ILAKS1B | IceBridge UAF Lidar Scanner L1B Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets | ||||
| IPUAF1B | IceBridge UAF GPS/IMU L1B Corrected Position and Attitude Data | ||||
University of Texas ICECAP Data Products by Instrument
Data were collected by Investigating the Cryospheric Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate (ICECAP) funded by NSF and NSERC with additional support from NASA Operation IceBridge.
| Greenland | Antarctica | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| IPUTG0 | IceBridge GPS L0 Raw Satellite Navigation Data | |||||||
| IPUTI0 | IceBridge IMU L0 Raw Inertial Measurement Unit Data | |||||||
| IPUTG1B | IceBridge GPS/IMU L1B Primary Position and Attitude Solution | |||||||
| IPUTN1B | IceBridge GPS L1B Time-Tagged Real-Time Position and Attitude Solution | |||||||
| ITKTC0 | IceBridge L0 Raw Kinematics GPS Time Codes | |||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| IGBGM0 | IceBridge BGM-3 Gravimeter L0 Raw Accelerations | ||||||
| IGBGM1B | IceBridge BGM-3 Gravimeter L1B Time-Tagged Accelerations | ||||||
| IGBGM2 | IceBridge BGM-3 Gravimeter L2 Geolocated Free Air Anomalies | ||||||
| IGZLS1B | IceBridge ZLS Dynamic Gravity Meter Time-Registered L1B Vertical Accelerations | ||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| IR1HI0 | IceBridge HiCARS 1 L0 Raw Return Energy Amplitudes | ||||||
| IR1HI2 | IceBridge HiCARS 1 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness | ||||||
| IR2HI0 | IceBridge HiCARS 2 L0 Raw Return Energy Amplitudes | ||||||
| IR2HI2 | IceBridge HiCARS 2 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness | ||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| ILUTP0 | IceBridge Riegl Laser Altimeter L0 Raw Ranges | |||||||
| ILUTP1B | IceBridge Riegl Laser Altimeter L1B Time-Tagged Laser Ranges | |||||||
| ILUTP2 | IceBridge Riegl Laser Altimeter L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets | |||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| ILSSP0 | IceBridge Sigma Space Prototype L0 Raw Time-of-Flight Data | ||||||
| ILSIG0 | IceBridge Sigma Space Lidar L0 Raw Time-of-Flight Data | ||||||
| ILSNP1B | IceBridge Sigma Space Photon Counting Lidar L1B Time-Tagged Nadir Photon Ranges | ||||||
| ILSNP2 | IceBridge Sigma Space Photon Counting Lidar L2 Geolocated Nadir Photon Elevations | ||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| IMFGM0 | IceBridge Flux Gate Magnetometer L0 Raw Magnetic Field | |||||||
| IMGEO0 | IceBridge Geometrics 823A Cesium Magnetometer L0 Raw Magnetic Field | |||||||
| IMGEO1B | IceBridge Geometrics 823A Cesium Magnetometer L1B Time-Tagged Magnetic Field | |||||||
| IMGEO2 | IceBridge Geometrics 823A Cesium Magnetometer L2 Geolocated Magnetic Anomalies | |||||||
| Greenland | Antarctica | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| IAPRS0 | IceBridge Paroscientific S-1000 L0 Pressure Altimeter Raw Air Pressure | |||||||
| IAPRS1B | IceBridge Paroscientific S-1000 L1B Pressure Altimeter Time-Tagged Air Pressure | |||||||
Derived Products
| Greenland | Antarctica | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Name | Long Name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| IDCSI2 | IceBridge Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness | ||||||
Related Data Products
| Short Name | Long Name | Instrument | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLATM0 | Pre-IceBridge ATM L0 Raw Ranges | ATM | 05 May 2005 through 30 October 2008 |
| BLATM1B | Pre-IceBridge ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength | ATM | 23 June 1993 through 30 August 2008 |
| BLATM2 | Pre-IceBridge ATM L2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness | ATM | 23 June 1993 through 02 August 2008 |
| BLVIS0 | Pre-IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges | LVIS | 20 and 21 September 2007 |
| BLVIS2 | Pre-IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Ground Elevation and Return Energy Quartiles | LVIS | 2007 |
| BRMCR2 | Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness | MCoRDS | 23 June 1993 to 23 September 2007 |
| BRMCR1B | Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles | MCoRDS | June 1993 to September 2007 |
Flight Reports Data Set
| Short Name | Long Name |
|---|---|
| IFLTRPT | IceBridge Mission Flight Reports |
Contact NSIDC User Services for more information on the availability of data.
For a current list of IceBridge data by campaign, date, flight number, target, and instruments, see the Campaign Data Summaries page. For a list of IceBridge instruments with data provider contact information, see the Instrument Data Summaries page.
Page last updated: 05/01/13


