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Data Set ID:
G02140

Morphometric Characteristics of Ice and Snow in the Arctic Basin: Aircraft Landing Observations from the Former Soviet Union, 1928-1989, Version 1

This data set contains sea ice and snow measurements collected during aircraft landings associated with the Soviet Union's historical Sever airborne and North Pole drifting station programs. The data set contains measurements of 23 parameters, including ice thickness and snow depth on the runway and surrounding area; ridge, hummock, and sastrugi dimensions and areal coverage; and snow density.

This is the most recent version of these data.

Parameter(s):
  • Sea Ice > FREEBOARD
  • Sea Ice > Ice Roughness > Hummocks
  • Sea Ice > Ice Deformation > ICE DEFORMATION
  • Sea Ice > Ice Depth/Thickness > ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS
  • Sea Ice > Ice Floes > Length
  • Sea Ice > Sastrugi
  • Snow/Ice > Snow Density > SNOW DENSITY
  • Sea Ice > Snow Depth > SNOW DEPTH
  • Sea Ice > Snow Dunes
  • Sea Ice > Ice Floes > Width
Data Format(s):
  • ASCII
Spatial Coverage:
N: 90, 
S: 64, 
E: 180, 
W: -180
Platform(s):GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Spatial Resolution:
  • 100 km
Sensor(s):SNOW MEASURING ROD
Temporal Coverage:
  • 1 June 1928 to 31 May 1989
Version(s):V1
Temporal ResolutionVariesMetadata XML:View Metadata Record
Data Contributor(s):Ilya Romanov

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National Snow and Ice Data Center. Compiled by I. P. Romanov. 2004. Morphometric Characteristics of Ice and Snow in the Arctic Basin: Aircraft Landing Observations from the Former Soviet Union, 1928-1989, Version 1. [Indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center. doi: https://doi.org/10.7265/N5B8562T. [Date Accessed].

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