Morphometric Characteristics of Ice and Snow in the Arctic Basin: Aircraft Landing Observations from the Former Soviet Union, 1928-1989, Version 1 (G02140)
Data set:
G02140
This is the most recent version of these data.
Overview
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.
Data Contributor(s):
- IlyaRomanov
Parameter(s):
FREEBOARD
HUMMOCKS
ICE DEFORMATION
ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS
LENGTH
SASTRUGI
SNOW DENSITY
SNOW DEPTH
SNOW DUNES
WIDTH
Platform(s):
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
SNOW MEASURING ROD
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 June 1928 to 31 May 1989
Temporal Resolution:
Varies
Spatial Resolution:
100 km
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
64
E:
180
W:
-180