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NSIDC-0082.002Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project Digital Elevation ModelLiu, H., Jezek, K. C., Li, B. & Zhao, Z.Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project Digital Elevation Model2015-12-03Boulder, Colorado USANASA NSIDC DAAC: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center2false10.5067/8JKNEW6BFRVDhttps://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/nsidc-0082-v002-userguide.pdfNSIDC-0082Technical ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-61991-303-492-2468CIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAEARTH SCIENCELAND SURFACETOPOGRAPHYTERRAIN ELEVATIONCONTOUR MAPS EARTH SCIENCECRYOSPHEREGLACIERS/ICE SHEETSGLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION EARTH SCIENCECRYOSPHEREGLACIERS/ICE SHEETSGLACIERS EARTH SCIENCECRYOSPHEREGLACIERS/ICE SHEETSGLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY EARTH SCIENCECRYOSPHEREGLACIERS/ICE SHEETSICE SHEETS AircraftAltimetryAntarcticAntarcticaCartographyContoursCryosphereDAACDemDEMs Antarctica-projectDEMs-projectdigital elevation modelsEOSDISERS-1GIS error detectionglaciersGoddard Space Flight CenterGPS dataHydrosphereIce Sheet Elevationice sheetsIslandsLANDFORMSMappingmountainsNASANSIDCNSIDC-0082Radar AltimetryRadar Echo SoundersRADARSAT-1Radarsat Antarctic mapping projectRAMPRAMP-projectReliefSatellite Radar DataTerrain ElevationTopographic MapsTopographyupdatedVersion 2ALTIMETERSALTIMETERSGPSGlobal Positioning SystemGPS RECEIVERSGPS RECEIVERSAIRCRAFTAirplaneAirplaneGROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONSGROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS1940-01-011999-01-01complete-90-60-180180CONTINENTANTARCTICAGEOGRAPHIC REGIONPOLARThe vertical accuracy of the DEM is estimated at about 100-130 m over the rugged mountainous areas, better than 2 m for the ice shelves, better than 15m for the interior ice sheet and about 35 m for the steeper ice sheet perimeter.These data are freely, openly, and fully accessible, provided that you are logged into your NASA Earthdata profile (https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/).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/data-use-and-copyright. For more information on the NASA ESDIS Data Use Guidance, see https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/engage/open-data-services-software-policies/data-use-guidance.EnglishOH-STATE/BPRCNASA NSIDC DAACNASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Centerhttps://nsidc.org/daacData Center ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-6199National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAHTTPSADFHTTPSBinaryHTTPSASCIIBliss, N.B., L.M. Olsen. 1996. Development of a 30-arc-second digital elevation model of South America. Paper presented at Pecora Thirteen
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R.H. Thomas. 1983. Surface elevation contours of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Journal of Geophysical Research 88(C3):1589-1596.The high-resolution Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project (RAMP) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) combines topographic data from a variety of sources to provide consistent coverage of all of Antarctica.VIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttps://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/nsidc-0082-v002-userguide.pdfRadarsat Antarctic Mapping Project Digital Elevation Model, Version 2 User GuideGET DATAhttps://daacdata.apps.nsidc.org/pub/DATASETS/nsidc0082_radarsat_dem_v02HTTPSUSA/NASACEOS IDN DIFVERSION 9.92015-12-032026-05-21NSIDCVersion SummaryVersion 2 improves upon the original version by incorporating new topographic data, error corrections, extended coverage, and other modifications.NSIDCMinor VersionNSIDCCurrent Version1NSIDCLevel of ServiceStandardNSIDCFull Dataset CitationLiu, H., Jezek, K. C., Li, B. & Zhao, Z. (2015). <i>Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project Digital Elevation Model</i>. (NSIDC-0082, Version 2). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5067/8JKNEW6BFRVD">https://doi.org/10.5067/8JKNEW6BFRVD</a>. [<i><describe subset used if applicable></i>].NSIDCRetiredfalseNSIDCRelated Servicesapplication/vnd.nasa.cmr.umm+jsonfalseamyygillilandmmt_service_12717S1977897447-NSIDCV0NSIDCV06service2025-04-01T22:12:52.112Zhttps://daacdata.apps.nsidc.org/NSIDCV0_DAAC_Data_HTTPS_File_SystemNOT PROVIDED1HTTPS File SystemQuickly download a few files using a web browser, or access the data through a command-line utility such as WGET.https://nsidc.org/data/user-resources/help-center/programmatic-access-guide-data-daacdataappsVIEW RELATED INFORMATIONProgrammatic Data Access GuidePublicationURLUSER SERVICESNSIDC DAAC User ServicesEmailnsidc@nsidc.orgDATA ACCESS/RETRIEVALDATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLINGEARTH SCIENCE SERVICESThis is the most current release of this service.DEVELOPERORIGINATORPUBLISHERSERVICE PROVIDERNASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive CenterNASA NSIDC DAACNASA Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) at NSIDChttps://nsidc.org/daacNSIDC DAAC Home Pagehttps://cdn.earthdata.nasa.gov/umm/service/v1.4UMM-S1.4https://daacdata.apps.nsidc.org/pub/DATASETS/nsidc0082_radarsat_dem_v02