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RDEFT4

CryoSat-2 Level-4 Sea Ice Elevation, Freeboard, and Thickness, Version 1

This data set contains estimates of Arctic sea ice thickness and concentration, ice freeboard and surface roughness, as well as snow density and depth, derived from the ESA CryoSat-2 Synthetic Aperture Interferometric Radar Altimeter (SIRAL). The data are provided daily on a 25 km grid as 30-day averages for the months between September and May.

This is the most recent version of these data.

Version Summary:

Initial release

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Parameter(s):
  • SEA ICE > FREEBOARD
  • SEA ICE > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS
  • SEA ICE > ICE ROUGHNESS
  • SEA ICE > SEA ICE CONCENTRATION
  • SNOW/ICE > SNOW DENSITY
  • SNOW/ICE > SNOW DEPTH
Data Format(s):
  • PNG
  • NetCDF
Spatial Coverage:
N: 90, 
S: 55, 
E: 180, 
W: -180
Platform(s):CRYOSAT-2, DMSP 5D-3/F17
Spatial Resolution:
  • 25 km x 25 km
Sensor(s):SIRAL, SSMIS
Temporal Coverage:
  • 20 September 2010
Version(s):V1
Temporal Resolution30 dayMetadata XML:View Metadata Record
Data Contributor(s):Nathan Kurtz, Jeremy Harbeck

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As a condition of using these data, you must cite the use of this data set using the following citation. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.

Kurtz, N. and J. Harbeck. 2017. CryoSat-2 Level-4 Sea Ice Elevation, Freeboard, and Thickness, Version 1. [Indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. doi: https://doi.org/10.5067/96JO0KIFDAS8. [Date Accessed].

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