EASE-Grid Sea Ice Age, Version 3
Data set id:
NSIDC-0611
DOI: 10.5067/PFSVFZA9Y85G
There is a more recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
The input ice motion data used for this data set is now derived from NSIDC-0116 Version 3 data.
Overview
This data set provides weekly estimates of sea ice age for the Arctic Ocean from remotely sensed sea ice motion and sea ice extent.
Parameter(s):
SEA ICE AGE
Platform(s):
BUOYS, DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-14, NOAA-16, NOAA-7, NOAA-9, Nimbus-7
Sensor(s):
AVHRR, DRIFTING BUOYS, SMMR, SSM/I, SSMIS
Data Format(s):
PNG, Binary
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1984 to 28 February 2017
Temporal Resolution:
- 7 day
Spatial Resolution:
- 12.5 km
- 12.5 km
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
48.4
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
Data Access & Tools
This data set has been retired. There is a more recent version of these data.
Documentation
User Guide
Sensor and Instrument Information
Help Articles
How to Articles
Harmony API Quickstart Guide: Customizing NASA NSIDC DAAC data in Earthdata Cloud
This article describes the actions to perform in order to work with NSIDC-0611 in ArcGIS. At the time of writing, this tutorial is relevant for ArcMap10.5 and earlier.
Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) can be accessed directly from our HTTPS file system. We provide basic command line Wget and curl instructions for HTTPS file system downloads below.