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NSIDC-0611.004EASE-Grid Sea Ice AgeTschudi, M., Meier, W. N., Stewart, J. S., Fowler, C. & Maslanik, J.EASE-Grid Sea Ice Age2019-03-15Boulder, Colorado USANASA NSIDC DAAC: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center4false10.5067/UTAV7490FEPBhttps://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/documents/user-guide/nsidc-0611-v004-userguide_0.pdfNSIDC-0611Technical ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-61991-303-492-2468CIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAEARTH SCIENCECRYOSPHERESEA ICESEA ICE AGE Climatology/Meteorology/AtmosphereEASE-Grid Sea Ice-projectSea Ice AgeSea Ice Prediction Network-projectSIPN ice type-projectSIPN-projectSMMR and SSM/I-SSMIS-projectsmmr-ssmi-projectAMSR-EAdvanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-EOSAVHRRAdvanced Very High Resolution RadiometerDRIFTING BUOYSNOT APPLICABLESMMRScanning Multichannel Microwave RadiometerSSM/ISpecial Sensor Microwave/ImagerSSMISSpecial Sensor Microwave Imager/SounderAquaEarth Observing System, AquaBUOYSDMSP 5D-2/F11Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F11DMSP 5D-2/F13Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F13DMSP 5D-2/F8Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F8DMSP 5D-3/F17Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F17MODELSMODELSNOAA-10National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-10NOAA-11National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-11NOAA-14National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-14NOAA-16National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-16NOAA-7National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-7NOAA-9National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration-9Nimbus-7Nimbus-71984-01-012024-12-31active29.790-180180OCEANARCTIC OCEAN12.5 km12.5 km7 dayThese 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/use_copyright.html. For more information on the NASA EOSDIS Data Use Policy, see https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/data-use-policy.EnglishNASA NSIDC DAACNASA 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 ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAHTTPSNetCDFHTTPSPNGCavalieri, D. J., P. Gloersen, and W. J. Campbell. 1984. Determination of Sea Ice Parameters with the NIMBUS-7 SMMR. Journal of Geophysical Research 89(D4):5355-5369. doi: 10.1029/JD089iD04p05355.
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Tschudi, M. A., Fowler, C, Maslanik, J. A., Stroeve, J. 2010. Tracking the movement and changing surface characteristics of Arctic sea ice. IEEE J. Selected Topics in Earth Obs. and Rem. Sens., 3(4). doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2010.2048305.
Tschudi, M. A., Meier, W. N., and Stewart, J. S. 2019. An enhancement of sea ice motion and age products. The Cryosphere Discussion. doi: 10.5194/tc-2019-40.This data set provides weekly estimates of sea ice age for the Arctic Ocean derived from remotely sensed sea ice motion and sea ice extent. For more recent data, see the Quicklook Arctic Weekly EASE-Grid Sea Ice Age data product (https://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0749).VIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttps://nsidc.org/sites/default/files/documents/user-guide/nsidc-0611-v004-userguide_0.pdfEASE-Grid Sea Ice Age, Version 4 User GuideGET DATAhttps://daacdata.apps.nsidc.org/pub/DATASETS/nsidc0611_seaice_age_v4/HTTPSCEOS IDN DIFVERSION 9.92019-03-152026-04-06NSIDCVersion SummaryThe input ice motion data used for this data set is now derived from the Polar Pathfinder Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Sea Ice Motion Vectors Version 4 data set. Data files are now provided in netCDF format.NSIDCMinor Version4.1This minor version update coincided with no science changes. File naming conventions were updated to include the version number and start / end dates and the version number was updated the in file-level metadata.1984-01-012022-12-311NSIDCCurrent Version1NSIDCSpatial Reference SystemsEPSG:3408NSIDC EASE-Grid NorthNSIDCLevel of ServiceComprehensiveNSIDCFull Dataset CitationTschudi, M., Meier, W. N., Stewart, J. S., Fowler, C. & Maslanik, J. (2019). <i>EASE-Grid Sea Ice Age</i>. (NSIDC-0611, Version 4). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5067/UTAV7490FEPB">https://doi.org/10.5067/UTAV7490FEPB</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/nsidc0611_seaice_age_v4/