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G10006.001Unified Sea Ice Thickness Climate Data Record, 1947 OnwardLindsay, R. & Schweiger, A. J.Unified Sea Ice Thickness Climate Data Record, 1947 Onward2013-11-13Boulder, Colorado USANSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center1false10.7265/N5D50JXVhttps://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5D50JXVG10006Technical ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-61991-303-492-2468CIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAInvestigatorRonLindsaylindsay@apl.washington.eduInvestigatorAxelJ.Schweigeraxel@apl.washington.edu1-206-543-13121-206-543-3521Applied Physics LaboratoryUniversity of Washington1013 NE 40th StreetSeattleWA98105-6698USAEARTH SCIENCECryosphereSea IceIce Depth/Thickness ICE DEPTH/THICKNESSEARTH SCIENCEOceansSea IceIce Depth/Thickness ICE DEPTH/THICKNESSEARTH SCIENCECryosphereSea Ice Ice DraftEARTH SCIENCECryosphereSnow/IceSnow/Ice Temperature Snow TemperatureClimatology/Meteorology/Atmosphereice-thicknessSea Ice Prediction Network-projectSIPN ice thickness-projectSIPN-projectAEMAirborne Electromagnetic ProfilerGLASGeoscience Laser Altimeter SystemLASERSLight Amplification by Stimulated Emission of RadiationUPWARD LOOKING SONARAIRCRAFTICESATIce, Cloud, and land Elevation SatelliteMOORINGS1947-01-012017-01-01complete6090-180180-79-55-180180OceanArctic OceanOceanArctic OceanBeaufort SeaOceanArctic OceanChukchi Sea50 km1 monthThese data are freely, openly, and fully accessible without restrictions.These data are freely, openly, and fully available to use without restrictions, provided that you cite the data according to the recommended citation at https://nsidc.org/about/use_copyright.html.EnglishNOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationhttp://nsidc.org/noaa/Data Center ContactNOAAUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-61991-303-492-2468National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAFTP146 MBASCIIDrucker, R., S. Martin, and R. Moritz. 2003. Observations of ice thickness and frazil ice in the St. Lawrence Island polynya from satellite imagery, upward looking sonar, and salinity/temperature moorings. J. Geophys. Res., 108 (C5): 18-1 - 18-18. doi:10.1029/2001JC001213.
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Kurtz, N. T., S. L. Farrell, M. Studinger, N. Galin, J. P. Harbeck, R. Lindsay, V. D. Onana, B. Panzer, and J. G. Sonntag. 2013. Sea ice thickness, freeboard, and snow depth products from Operation IceBridge airborne data. The Cryosphere 7: 1035-1056. doi:10.5194/tc-7-1035-2013.The Unified Sea Ice Thickness Climate Data Record, 1947 Onward is the result of a concerted effort to collect as many observations as possible of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice draft, freeboard, and thickness and to format them consistently with clear documentation, allowing the scientific community to better utilize what is now a considerable body of observations.VIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttps://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5D50JXVGET DATAhttps://noaadata.apps.nsidc.org/NOAA/G10006/HTTPSCEOS IDN DIFVERSION 9.92013-11-132025-12-04NSIDCVersion SummaryNSIDCMinor VersionNSIDCUpdate Frequencyupdated 2017NSIDCCurrent Version1NSIDCLevel of ServiceStandardNSIDCFull Dataset CitationLindsay, R. & Schweiger, A. J. (2013). <i>Unified Sea Ice Thickness Climate Data Record, 1947 Onward</i>. (G10006, Version 1). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. National Snow and Ice Data Center. <a href="https://doi.org/10.7265/N5D50JXV">https://doi.org/10.7265/N5D50JXV</a>. [<i><describe subset used if applicable></i>].NSIDCRetiredfalseNSIDCRelated Servicesapplication/vnd.nasa.cmr.umm+jsonfalsejroebuckmmt_service_32962S2721063021-NSIDCV0NSIDCV01service2023-06-27T14:22:11.750Zhttps://noaadata.apps.nsidc.org/NSIDCV0_NOAA_Data_HTTPS_File_SystemNOT PROVIDED1NOAA@NSIDC HTTPS File SystemAccess and download NOAA@NSIDC data using a web browser, or through a command line utility such as WGET, or using programming languages such as R or Python.https://nsidc.org/data/user-resources/help-center/how-access-and-download-noaansidc-dataVIEW RELATED INFORMATIONNOAA@NSIDC HTTPS Access GuidePublicationURLUSER SERVICESNSIDC User ServicesEmailnsidc@nsidc.orgDATA ACCESS/RETRIEVALDATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLINGEARTH SCIENCE SERVICESThis is the most current release of this service.AUTHORDEVELOPERPUBLISHERSERVICE PROVIDERNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at the National Snow and Ice Data CenterNSIDC_NOAAhttps://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/umm/service/v1.4UMM-S1.4https://noaadata.apps.nsidc.org/NOAA/G10006/