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Data Sets
The following tables, organized by sensor/instrument type, list the NASA IceBridge data products currently available from NSIDC DAAC. To access the documentation and data, click on the data set title.
Contact NSIDC User Services for more information on the availability of data.
To view a listing of instruments organized by data product and campaign go to OIB-Instrument-Data-By-Campaign.pdf.
Radar / Radar Sounder
| Data Set ID | Title | Location(s) | Temporal Coverage | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRACC1B | IceBridge Accumulation Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Radar Imagery, Sea Ice Elevation, Snow Cover |
| IRACC1B | IceBridge Accumulation Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 2 |
North America Greenland |
|
GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY, RADAR IMAGERY, SEA ICE ELEVATION, SNOW COVER |
| IDBMG4 | IceBridge BedMachine Greenland, Version 2 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
Bedrock, Ice Thickness, Surface Elevation |
| IDBMG4 | IceBridge BedMachine Greenland, Version 3 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
BATHYMETRY, BED ELEVATION, GLACIER/ICE SHEET THICKNESS, Surface Elevation |
| IR1HI0 | IceBridge HiCARS 1 L0 Raw Return Energy Amplitudes, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
Return Power |
| IR1HI1B | IceBridge HiCARS 1 L1B Time-Tagged Echo Strength Profiles, Version 1 |
Antarctica |
|
Phase and Amplitude, Return Power |
| IR1HI2 | IceBridge HiCARS 1 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness, Version 1 |
Antarctica |
|
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION, ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS, SEA ICE ELEVATION, TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| IR2HI0 | IceBridge HiCARS 2 L0 Raw Return Energy Amplitudes, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
Return Power |
| IR2HI1B | IceBridge HiCARS 2 L1B Time-Tagged Echo Strength Profiles, Version 1 |
Antarctica |
|
PHASE AND AMPLITUDE, RETURN POWER |
| IR2HI2 | IceBridge HiCARS 2 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness, Version 1 |
Antarctica |
|
BED ELEVATION, ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS, Surface Elevation |
| IRKUB1B | IceBridge Ku-Band Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ARCTIC ANTARCTICA |
|
Radar Imagery, Sea Ice Elevation |
| IRKUB1B | IceBridge Ku-Band Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 2 |
Arctic Antarctica North America Greenland |
|
RADAR IMAGERY, SEA ICE ELEVATION |
| IRMCR1B | IceBridge MCoRDS L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
Radar Imagery, Sea Ice Elevation |
| IRMCR1B | IceBridge MCoRDS L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 2 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA |
|
RADAR IMAGERY, SEA ICE ELEVATION |
| IRMCR2 | IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA |
|
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION, GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS |
| IRMCR3 | IceBridge MCoRDS L3 Gridded Ice Thickness, Surface, and Bottom, Version 2 |
Antarctica North America Greenland |
|
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION, GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS, GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY |
| IRPAR2 | IceBridge PARIS L2 Ice Thickness, Version 1 |
North America Greenland |
|
ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS |
| IRTIT3 | IceBridge Radar L3 Tomographic Ice Thickness, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA |
|
Ice Thickness |
| IRTIT3 | IceBridge Radar L3 Tomographic Ice Thickness, Version 2 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA |
|
BED ELEVATION, GLACIER/ICE SHEET THICKNESS |
| IRSNO1B | IceBridge Snow Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 2 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA ARCTIC |
|
GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY, RADAR IMAGERY, SEA ICE ELEVATION, SNOW COVER |
| IRWIS2 | IceBridge WISE L2 Ice Thickness and Surface Elevation, Version 1 |
North America United States Of America Alaska |
|
Ice Thickness |
Meteorlogical / Atmospheric / In flight / In cabin
| Data Set ID | Title | Location(s) | Temporal Coverage | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICHEM1B | IceBridge Atmospheric Chemistry L1B Data, Version 1 |
Antarctica |
|
Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon and Hydrocarbon Compounds, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Tetrachloride, Chlorinated Hydrocarbons, Chlorofluorocarbons, Halons, Hydrochlorofluorocarbons, Methane, Methyl Bromide, Methyl Chloride |
| IANCR1B | IceBridge NCAR Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics LRT Data, Version 1 |
Antarctica |
|
Airspeed/Ground Speed, Air Temperature, Altitude, Attitude Characteristics, Dew Point Temperature, Differential Pressure, Flight Level Winds, Humidity, Static Pressure, Wind Direction, Wind Speed |
| IAMET1B | IceBridge NSERC L1B Geolocated Meteorologic and Surface Temperature Data, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
Air Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure, Attitude Characteristics, Dew Point Temperature, Humidity, Skin Temperature, Soil Temperature, Static Pressure, Total Temperature |
Laser Altimeter
| Data Set ID | Title | Location(s) | Temporal Coverage | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ILATM0 | IceBridge ATM L0 Raw Ranges, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ARCTIC ANTARCTICA |
|
Range To Target |
| ILATMW1B | IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength with Waveforms, Version 1 |
ARCTIC ANTARCTICA NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION, SENSOR COUNTS |
| ILATM1B | IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength, Version 2 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA ARCTIC |
|
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| ILNIRW1B | IceBridge ATM L1B Near-Infrared Waveforms, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
SENSOR COUNTS |
| ILATM1B | IceBridge ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength, Version 1 |
ARCTIC ANTARCTICA NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| ILATM2 | IceBridge ATM L2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness, Version 2 |
ARCTIC NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA |
|
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION, ICE ROUGHNESS |
| IDHDT4 | IceBridge ATM L4 Surface Elevation Rate of Change, Version 1 |
ATLANTIC OCEAN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN NORTH AMERICA CANADA ANTARCTICA ARCTIC |
|
Surface Elevation |
| ILVIS0 | IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA ANTARCTICA |
|
TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ILVIS1B | IceBridge LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA |
|
TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ILVIS1B | IceBridge LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 2 |
ANTARCTICA NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
SENSOR COUNTS |
| ILVIS2 | IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA ARCTIC |
|
TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ILVIS2 | IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product, Version 2 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ILVGH1B | IceBridge LVIS-GH L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ILVGH2 | IceBridge LVIS-GH L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product, Version 1 |
ARCTIC ANTARCTICA NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
Surface Elevation |
| ILSNP4 | IceBridge Merged Photon Counting Lidar/Profiler L4 Surface Slope and Elevations, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION, SEA ICE ELEVATION |
| ILNSAW1B | IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength with Waveforms, Version 1 |
ARCTIC NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA |
|
SEA ICE ELEVATION, SENSOR COUNTS |
| ILNSA1B | IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength, Version 2 |
ANTARCTICA NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ARCTIC |
|
SEA ICE ELEVATION |
| ILNSA1B | IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA ARCTIC |
|
SEA ICE ELEVATION |
| ILSNP1B | IceBridge Photon Counting Lidar L1B Subset Geolocated Photon Elevations, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| ILSIG1B | IceBridge Photon Counting Lidar L1B Unclassified Geolocated Photon Elevations, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY |
| ILUTP0 | IceBridge Riegl Laser Altimeter L0 Raw Ranges, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
Range To Target |
| ILUTP1B | IceBridge Riegl Laser Altimeter L1B Time-Tagged Laser Ranges, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA |
|
Range To Target |
| ILUTP2 | IceBridge Riegl Laser Altimeter L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets, Version 1 |
Antarctica North America Greenland |
|
Surface Range |
| ILSIG0 | IceBridge Sigma Space Lidar L0 Raw Time-of-Flight Data, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA |
|
Time-Of-Flight |
| ILSSP0 | IceBridge Sigma Space Prototype L0 Raw Time-of-Flight Data, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
Lidar |
Pages
Camera / Optical
| Data Set ID | Title | Location(s) | Temporal Coverage | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOCAM1B | IceBridge CAMBOT L1B Geolocated Images, Version 1 |
Antarctica North America Greenland |
|
VISIBLE IMAGERY |
| IODCC0 | IceBridge DMS L0 Camera Calibration, Version 1 |
North America Greenland Antarctica |
|
CALIBRATION |
| IODMS0 | IceBridge DMS L0 Raw Imagery, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
VISIBLE IMAGERY |
| IODMS1B | IceBridge DMS L1B Geolocated and Orthorectified Images, Version 1 |
Antarctica North America Greenland |
|
VISIBLE IMAGERY |
| IODIM3 | IceBridge DMS L3 Ames Stereo Pipeline Orthorectified Images, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA |
|
VISIBLE IMAGERY |
| IODEM3 | IceBridge DMS L3 Ames Stereo Pipeline Photogrammetric DEM, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA |
|
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| IODMS3 | IceBridge DMS L3 Photogrammetric DEM, Version 1 |
Antarctica North America Greenland |
|
VISIBLE IMAGERY |
Pyrometer
| Data Set ID | Title | Location(s) | Temporal Coverage | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAKST1B | IceBridge KT19 IR Surface Temperature, Version 1 |
North America Greenland Arctic Antarctica |
|
ICE TEMPERATURE, SNOW/ICE TEMPERATURE |
Magnetometer
Pressure Altimeter
| Data Set ID | Title | Location(s) | Temporal Coverage | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAPRS0 | IceBridge Paroscientific L0 Pressure Altimeter Raw Air Pressure, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS |
| IAPRS1B | IceBridge Paroscientific L1B Pressure Altimeter Time-Tagged Air Pressure, Version 1 |
Antarctica |
|
ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS |
Position / Attitude / GPS-IMU
| Data Set ID | Title | Location(s) | Temporal Coverage | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPUTG0 | IceBridge GPS L0 Raw Satellite Navigation Data, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
AIRSPEED/GROUND SPEED, ATTITUDE CHARACTERISTICS, DATA SYNCHRONIZATION TIME |
| IPUTN1B | IceBridge GPS L1B Time-Tagged Real-Time Position and Attitude Solution, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
ATTITUDE CHARACTERISTICS |
| IPUTG1B | IceBridge GPS/IMU L1B Primary Position and Attitude Solution, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
ATTITUDE CHARACTERISTICS |
| IPUTI0 | IceBridge IMU L0 Raw Inertial Measurement Unit Data, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
ATTITUDE CHARACTERISTICS |
| ITKTC0 | IceBridge L0 Raw Kinematics GPS Time Codes, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA |
|
Data Synchronization Time |
| IPPLV1B | IceBridge LVIS POS/AV L1B Corrected Position and Attitude Data, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA ANTARCTICA |
|
ATTITUDE CHARACTERISTICS |
| IPAPP1B | IceBridge POS/AV L1B Corrected Position and Attitude Data, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA |
|
ATTITUDE CHARACTERISTICS |
| IPUAF1B | IceBridge UAF GPS/IMU L1B Corrected Position and Attitude Data, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA |
|
ATTITUDE CHARACTERISTICS |
Gravimeter
Derived Products
| Data Set ID | Title | Location(s) | Temporal Coverage | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDBMG4 | IceBridge BedMachine Greenland, Version 2 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
Bedrock, Ice Thickness, Surface Elevation |
| IDBMG4 | IceBridge BedMachine Greenland, Version 3 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
BATHYMETRY, BED ELEVATION, GLACIER/ICE SHEET THICKNESS, Surface Elevation |
| IDCSI4 | IceBridge L4 Sea Ice Freeboard, Snow Depth, and Thickness, Version 1 |
North America Greenland Antarctica |
|
FREEBOARD, ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS, ICE ROUGHNESS, SEA ICE ELEVATION, SNOW DEPTH |
Flight Reports
| Data Set ID | Title | Location(s) | Temporal Coverage | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPFLR1B | IceBridge L1B Flight Reports, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA ARCTIC NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA GREENLAND |
|
Flight Data Logs |
| IPFLT1B | IceBridge L1B Thinned Flight Lines, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA ARCTIC ANTARCTICA |
|
Flight Data Logs |
| IFLTRPT | IceBridge Mission Flight Reports, Version 1 |
North America United States Of America Alaska Arctic Antarctica North America Greenland |
|
Flight Data Logs |
IceBridge Related
| Data Set ID | Title | Location(s) | Temporal Coverage | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDWES1B | CryoSat-2 Level-1B Waveforms, Sea Ice Elevation, and Surface Roughness, Version 1 |
Arctic |
|
Sea Ice Elevation, Surface Roughness |
| RDEFT4 | CryoSat-2 Level-4 Sea Ice Elevation, Freeboard, and Thickness, Version 1 |
ARCTIC |
|
FREEBOARD, ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS, ICE ROUGHNESS, SEA ICE CONCENTRATION, SNOW DENSITY, SNOW DEPTH |
| RGGRV1B | IceBridge-Related Sander AIRGrav L1B Geolocated Free Air Gravity Anomalies, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA |
|
GRAVITY |
| RDGBV4 | Level-4 9ka Greenland Ice Sheet Balance Velocity, Version 1 |
North America Greenland |
|
Ice Velocity |
| RDBTS4 | Likely Basal Thermal State of the Greenland Ice Sheet, Version 1 |
North America Greenland |
|
Thermal Properties |
| RRRAG4 | Radiostratigraphy and Age Structure of the Greenland Ice Sheet, Version 1 |
North America Greenland |
|
Age at Ice-Thickness-Normalized Depths, Age of Internal Reflections, Depth at Specific Ages, Geometry of Internal Reflections |
Pre-IceBridge Data Products
| Data Set ID | Title | Location(s) | Temporal Coverage | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLATM0 | Pre-IceBridge ATM L0 Raw Ranges, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA CANADA NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ALASKA ANTARCTICA ARCTIC |
|
Range To Target |
| BLATM1B | Pre-IceBridge ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength, Version 1 |
North America Greenland Antarctica Arctic |
|
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| BLATM2 | Pre-IceBridge ATM L2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness, Version 1 |
Arctic North America Greenland Antarctica |
|
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| BLVIS0 | Pre-IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
BED ELEVATION |
| BLVIS2 | Pre-IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Ground Elevation and Return Energy Quartiles, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND |
|
TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| BRMCR1B | Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 1 |
ANTARCTICA ARCTIC |
|
Radar Imagery, Sea Ice Elevation |
| BRMCR2 | Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness, Version 1 |
NORTH AMERICA GREENLAND ANTARCTICA |
|
Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness |
