High-resolution Image-derived Grounding and Hydrostatic Lines for the Antarctic Ice Sheet

Data Contributors BINDSCHADLER, ROBERT CHOI, HYEUNGU Parameters GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS Instruments ETM+ : ENHANCED THEMATIC MAPPER PLUS GLAS : GEOSCIENCE LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM SAR : SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR

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This data set provides grounding line and hydrostatic line locations for the Antarctic coastline and islands around Antarctica. The data are derived using customized software to combine data from Landsat-7 imagery and Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) laser altimetry, which were primarily collected between 1999 to 2003. The data set also includes elevations along each line, selected from six candidate digital elevation models. The data were developed as part of the Antarctic Surface Accumulation and Ice Discharge (ASAID) project.

Data are available via FTP, provided in both ASCII text (.txt) and shapefile (.shp, .dbf, .shx) formats.

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Data Citation

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Bindschadler, R., H. Choi, and ASAID Collaborators. 2011. High-resolution Image-derived Grounding and Hydrostatic Lines for the Antarctic Ice Sheet. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N56T0JK2.

Literature Citation

The generation of this data set is discussed in the following article(s). Please acknowledge the use of this data set by referencing the following citation(s):

Bindschadler, R. and et al. 2011. Getting around Antarctica: New High-Resolution Mappings of the Grounded and Freely-Floating Boundaries of the Antarctic Ice Sheet Created for the International Polar Year. The Cryosphere 5: 569-588. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/tc-5-569-2011.

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