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This data set contains elevation and surface measurements over Greenland, the Arctic, and Antarctica, as well as flight path charts and echogram images acquired using the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) Ku-Band Radar Altimeter.
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IRKUB1B
IceBridge Ku-Band Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 2
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary:
Version 2 data are in netCDF format beginning with the 2012 Antarctica campaign.
Version 1 data are in MATLAB and binary format for Spring 2012 and earlier campaigns.
- Beginning with the 2012 Antarctica campaign, the data file format is netCDF.
- Data files for all previous campaigns are to be replaced with netCDF files.
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User Support: Assistance with data access and usage; guidance on use of data in tools
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Once you have logged in, you will be able to click and download files via a Web browser. There are also options for downloading via a command line or client. For more detailed instructions, please see Options Available for Bulk Downloading Data from HTTPS with Earthdata Login. IceBridge Portal: Tool to visualize, search, and download IceBridge data. Earthdata Search: This application allows you to search, visualize, and access data across thousands of Earth science data sets. Additional customization services are available for select data sets, including subsetting, reformatting, and reprojection. |
As a condition of using these data, you must cite the use of this data set using the following citation. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.
Paden, J., J. Li, C. Leuschen, F. Rodriguez-Morales, and R. Hale. 2014, updated 2017. IceBridge Ku-Band Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 2. [Indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. doi: https://doi.org/10.5067/D7DX7J7J5JN9. [Date Accessed].
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