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IceBridge Scintrex CS-3 Cesium Magnetometer L1B Geolocated Magnetic Anomalies, Version 2
Data set id:
IMCS31B
DOI: 10.5067/OY7C2Y61YSYW
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Major Version 2 data, beginning 18 November 2013, are in Comma Separated Value ASCII files with associated XML files.

Version 1 data for 2012 and earlier campaigns are in Geosoft XYZ ASCII format.

Overview

This data set contains magnetic field readings taken over Antarctica using the Scintrex CS-3 Cesium Magnetometer instrument. The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded aircraft survey campaigns.
Parameter(s):
MAGNETIC FIELD
Platform(s):
P-3B
Sensor(s):
CS-3
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
18 November 2013 to 25 November 2017
Temporal Resolution:
  • Varies
Spatial Resolution:
  • varies
  • varies
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84
EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-63
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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