IceBridge ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength, Version 1
Data set id:
ILATM1B
DOI: 10.5067/DZYN0SKIG6FB
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Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set contains spot elevation measurements of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, and Greenland, Antarctic Peninsula, and West Antarctic region ice surface acquired using the NASA Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM) instrumentation. The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded aircraft survey campaigns.
Parameter(s):
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION
Platform(s):
AIRCRAFT, DC-8, P-3B
Sensor(s):
ATM
Data Format(s):
Binary
Temporal Coverage:
31 March 2009 to 8 November 2012
Temporal Resolution:
- Varies
Spatial Resolution:
- varies
- varies
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84 / Antarctic Polar Stereographic
EPSG:3031
WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North
EPSG:3413
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
60
E:
180
W:
-180
N:
-53
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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