AGASEA Ice Thickness Profile Data from the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0517
DOI: 10.7265/N5W95730

Overview

This data set contains line-based radar-derived ice thickness and bed elevation data, collected as part of the Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Embayment (AGASEA) expedition, which took place over Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica from 2004 to 2005.
Parameter(s):
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATIONGLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHYICE SHEETS
Platform(s):
AIRCRAFT, DHC-6
Sensor(s):
GPS, MAGNETOMETERS, RADAR
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
10 December 2004 to 29 January 2005
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-73
S:
-83
E:
-90
W:
-125
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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