IceBridge HiCARS 2 L1B Time-Tagged Echo Strength Profiles, Version 1
Data set id:
IR2HI1B
DOI: 10.5067/0I7PFBVQOGO5
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set contains Antarctica radar sounder echo strength profiles from the Hi-Capability Radar Sounder (HiCARS) Version 2 instrument. The data were collected by scientists working on the Investigating the Cryospheric Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate (ICECAP) project, which was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) with additional support from NASA Operation IceBridge.
Parameter(s):
PHASE AND AMPLITUDE
RETURN POWER
Platform(s):
BT-67
DHC-6
Sensor(s):
HiCARS2
Data Format(s):
netCDF-3
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Temporal Coverage:
- 28 October 2010 to 25 January 2013
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 year
Spatial Resolution:
- varies
- varies
Spatial Reference System(s):
- WGS 84EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
- N:-53S:-90E:180W:-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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