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IceBridge Snow Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 2
Data set id:
IRSNO1B
DOI: 10.5067/FAZTWP500V70
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version 2 data are in netCDF format beginning with the 2009 Greenland campaign.

Overview

This data set contains radar echograms taken from the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) ultra wide-band snow radar over land and sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic. In addition, airborne snow measurements were taken during 10 flights over Alaska mountains, ice fields, and glaciers at the end of May 2018 by a compact CReSIS FMCW radar system installed on a Single Otter aircraft. The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded campaigns.
Parameter(s):
GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY
RADAR IMAGERY
SEA ICE ELEVATION
SNOW COVER
Platform(s):
C-130
DC-8
DHC-3
G-V
P-3B
WP-3D ORION
Sensor(s):
SNOW RADAR
Data Format(s):
netCDF-4
XML
JPEG
Temporal Coverage:
  • 31 March 2009 to 13 May 2021
Temporal Resolution:
  • Varies
Spatial Resolution:
  • varies
  • varies
Spatial Reference System(s):
Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
  • N:
    -53
    S:
    -90
    E:
    180
    W:
    -180
  • N:
    90
    S:
    60
    E:
    180
    W:
    -180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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