ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness, Version 3
Data set id:
IS2SITMOGR4
DOI: 10.5067/ZCSU8Y5U1BQW
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Version 3 of this data set uses freeboard from ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard (ATL10) Version 6. The code has minor bug fixes and updates, as well as additional variables.
Overview
This data set reports monthly, gridded winter sea ice thickness across the Arctic Ocean. Sea ice thickness is estimated using ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard (ATL10) Version 6 data and NASA Eulerian Snow On Sea Ice Model (NESOSIM) snow loading.
Parameter(s):
ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS
SNOW DEPTH
Platform(s):
ICESat-2
MODELS
Sensor(s):
ATLAS
NOT APPLICABLE
Data Format(s):
netCDF-4
Temporal Coverage:
- 1 November 2018 to 30 April 2024
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 month
Spatial Resolution:
- 25 km
- 25 km
Spatial Reference System(s):
- NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic NorthEPSG:3411
Spatial Coverage:
- N:88S:30E:180W:-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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