Antarctic Ice Velocity Data

Data Contributors BINDSCHADLER, ROBERT RAYMOND, CHARLES Parameters GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS SNOW/ICE > ICE VELOCITY Instruments AVHRR : ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER HRV : HIGH RESOLUTION VISIBLE IMAGING SYSTEM TM : THEMATIC MAPPER

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This compilation of recent ice velocity data of the Antarctic ice sheet is intended for use by the polar scientific community. The data are presented in tabular form (ASCII), containing latitude, longitude, speed, bearing, and error ranges. A metadata header describes the source of the data, the time of measurement, and gives details on measurement accuracy and precision. The tables are available for ftp transfer.

Web pages developed specifically for this data set provide detailed information for viewing and selecting the velocity data. These pages contain large satellite image maps (available as jpeg files). The data sets used to create these images were contributed by several investigators, generally from already published work. Both in situ and image-based methods are used.

References for the data sets are included with the data tables. If you have well-characterized Antarctic ice velocity data you would like to contribute to this site, please contact teds@icehouse.colorado.edu. If you have any questions concerning the relevance of these data to your work please contact NSIDC User Services.

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Data Citation

The following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.

Ted Scambos, compiler. 2004. Antarctic Ice Velocity Data. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5KS6PH5.

See Also

• Antarctic ice velocity data archive web page
• Contact User Services