IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness, Version 1
Data set id:
IRMCR2
DOI: 10.5067/GDQ0CUCVTE2Q
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set contains depth sounder measurements of ice elevation, ice surface, ice bottom, and ice thickness for Greenland and Antarctica taken from the Multichannel Coherent Radar Depth Sounder (MCoRDS). The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded aircraft survey campaigns.
Parameter(s):
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATIONGLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS
Platform(s):
BT-67, C-130, DC-8, G-V, NASA DC-8, NOAA Twin Otter, P-3B, WP-3D ORION
Sensor(s):
MCoRDS
Data Format(s):
CSV
Temporal Coverage:
16 October 2009 to 20 November 2019
Temporal Resolution:
- Varies
Spatial Resolution:
- varies
- varies
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-57
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
N:
83.1
S:
59
E:
28.5
W:
-100.2
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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