Arctic Sea Ice Freeboard and Thickness, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0393
DOI: 10.5067/SXJVJ3A2XIZT
This is the most recent version of these data.
Overview
This data set provides measurements of sea ice freeboard and sea ice thickness for the Arctic region. The data were derived from measurements made by from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument, the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I), and climatologies of snow and drift of ice.
Parameter(s):
ICE DEPTH/THICKNESSSEA ICE
Platform(s):
DMSP, ICESAT
Sensor(s):
GLAS, SSM/I
Data Format(s):
PNG, Binary, GeoTIFF, ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
2 October 2007 to 5 November 2007
12 March 2007 to 14 April 2007
25 October 2006 to 27 November 2006
24 May 2006 to 26 June 2006
22 February 2006 to 27 March 2006
21 October 2005 to 24 November 2005
4 October 2008 to 19 October 2008
20 February 2003 to 29 March 2003
25 September 2003 to 19 November 2003
17 February 2004 to 21 March 2004
18 May 2004 to 21 June 2004
3 October 2004 to 8 November 2004
17 February 2005 to 24 March 2005
20 May 2005 to 23 June 2005
17 February 2008 to 21 March 2008
12 March 2007 to 14 April 2007
25 October 2006 to 27 November 2006
24 May 2006 to 26 June 2006
22 February 2006 to 27 March 2006
21 October 2005 to 24 November 2005
4 October 2008 to 19 October 2008
20 February 2003 to 29 March 2003
25 September 2003 to 19 November 2003
17 February 2004 to 21 March 2004
18 May 2004 to 21 June 2004
3 October 2004 to 8 November 2004
17 February 2005 to 24 March 2005
20 May 2005 to 23 June 2005
17 February 2008 to 21 March 2008
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 day
Spatial Resolution:
- 70 m
- 70 m
Spatial Coverage:
N:
86
S:
65
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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