IceBridge Radar L3 Tomographic Ice Thickness, Version 1
Data set id:
IRTIT3
DOI: 10.5067/92SUAOLU6AP1
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Version Summary
Initial release

Overview

This data set contains Level-3 tomographic ice thickness measurements derived from data captured by the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) Multichannel Coherent Radar Depth Sounder (MCoRDS) instrument over areas including Greenland and Antarctica. The data were collected as part of NASA Operation IceBridge funded campaigns.
Parameter(s):
ICE THICKNESS
Platform(s):
DC-8, P-3B
Sensor(s):
MCoRDS
Data Format(s):
HDF5
Temporal Coverage:
20 November 2010 to 20 April 2013
Temporal Resolution:
  • Varies
Spatial Resolution:
  • 50
  • 50
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84 / Antarctic Polar Stereographic
EPSG:3031

WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North
EPSG:3413
Spatial Coverage:
N:
83
S:
59
E:
-12
W:
-74
N:
-63
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

Data Access & Tools

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