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NSIDC-0102.001Images of Antarctic Ice ShelvesScambos, T., Bohlander, J. & Klinger, M.Images of Antarctic Ice Shelves2001-01-01Boulder, Colorado USANSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center1false10.7265/N5NC5Z4Nhttps://doi.org/10.7265/N5NC5Z4NNSIDC-0102Technical ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-61991-303-492-2468CIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAEARTH SCIENCECRYOSPHEREGLACIERS/ICE SHEETSICEBERGS EARTH SCIENCECRYOSPHEREGLACIERS/ICE SHEETSICE SHELVES EARTH SCIENCESPECTRAL/ENGINEERINGINFRARED WAVELENGTHSINFRARED IMAGERY EARTH SCIENCECRYOSPHERESNOW/ICESURFACE MELT EARTH SCIENCECRYOSPHEREGLACIERS/ICE SHEETSICE SHEETSSURFACE MORPHOLOGY EARTH SCIENCESPECTRAL/ENGINEERINGVISIBLE WAVELENGTHSVISIBLE IMAGERY AGDC-projectAntarcticAVHRRCalvingClimateCryosphereDAACEOSDISIcebergsIce ShelvesMeltNASANSIDCPolarRemote SensingSatelliteAVHRRAdvanced Very High Resolution RadiometerMODISModerate-Resolution Imaging SpectroradiometerAquaEarth Observing System, AquaNOAA-10National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-10NOAA-11National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-11NOAA-12National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-12NOAA-14National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-14NOAA-15National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-15NOAA-16National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-16NOAA-17National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-17TerraEarth Observing System, Terra (AM-1)1989-08-122020-09-30deprecated-90-50-180180CONTINENTANTARCTICAVariesVariesVariesThese data have been retired and are no longer accessible.These data have been retired and are no longer available for use. Cite any prior or planned use of these data according to the recommended citation at https://nsidc.org/about/data-use-and-copyright.EnglishNSIDC_AGDCAGDCAntarctic Glaciological Data Centerhttp://nsidc.org/agdc/Data Center ContactAGDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-61991-303-492-2468National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAHTTPSPNGHTTPSGeoTIFFHTTPSJPEGAs of June 2023, this data set is retired and no longer available for download. We recommend using the Images of Antarctic Ice Shelves, Version 2 (https://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0102/versions/2) data set, which was released on 5 May 2022 and also includes the Images of Antarctic Ice Shelves, Version 1 data.
Changes in the extent and stability of ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula prompted NSIDC to begin a monitoring program using data from the AVHRR Polar 1 km Data Set. NSIDC regularly reviews images of those ice shelves considered susceptible to rapid change due to climatic warming, and of several other major shelves that occasionally calve major icebergs.
The images in this site represent a selected subset of the available scenes, generally the clearest and most informative scenes available. The scenes are derived from either the AVHRR visible (vis) or the thermal (temp) channels, enhanced by combining two channels using principal components processing. In the thermal images, bright areas are colder areas. A few additional scenes from other sensors (MODIS, Landsat) are included to provide some supplemental information on ice shelf structure and events.
The data from October 1992 to June 2009 are derived from past AVHRR and MODIS data; the data from 2001 to present are derived using MODIS Aqua and Terra Level 1B Calibrated Radiances.
If you wish to save an image, you can do so through the 'Save image as' option of the browser's pop-up menu. For more information contact NSIDC User Services.VIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttps://doi.org/10.7265/N5NC5Z4NUser's GuidePROJECT HOME PAGEhttp://nsidc.org/sotc/iceshelves.htmlState of the Cryosphere: Ice ShelvesUSA/NASACEOS IDN DIFVERSION 9.92001-01-012025-11-06NSIDCVersion SummaryInitial releaseNSIDCMinor VersionNSIDCSpatial Reference SystemsEPSG:3031WGS 84 / Antarctic Polar StereographicNSIDCLevel of ServiceNo Data AccessNSIDCFull Dataset CitationScambos, T., Bohlander, J. & Klinger, M. (2001). <i>Images of Antarctic Ice Shelves</i>. (NSIDC-0102, Version 1). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. National Snow and Ice Data Center. <a href="https://doi.org/10.7265/N5NC5Z4N">https://doi.org/10.7265/N5NC5Z4N</a>. [<i><describe subset used if applicable></i>].NSIDCRetiredtrue