IceBridge Ku-Band Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 2
Data set id:
IRKUB1B
DOI: 10.5067/D7DX7J7J5JN9
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
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.
Overview
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.
Parameter(s):
RADAR IMAGERY
SEA ICE ELEVATION
Platform(s):
C-130
DC-8
P-3B
WP-3D ORION
Sensor(s):
Ku-Band Radar
Data Format(s):
netCDF-4
XML
JPEG
Temporal Coverage:
- 12 October 2012 to 18 November 2016
Temporal Resolution:
- Varies
Spatial Resolution:
- varies
- varies
Spatial Reference System(s):
- WGS 84EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
- N:-53S:-90E:180W:-180
- N:90S:60E:180W:-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
Data Access & Tools
A free NASA Earthdata Login account is required to access these data. Learn More
Documentation
Help Articles
General Questions & FAQs
This article covers frequently asked questions about the NASA NSIDC DAAC's Earthdata cloud migration project and what it means to data users.
The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) is migrating its primary data access from its legacy, on-premises archive to the NASA Earthdata Cloud.
How to Articles
Many NSIDC DAAC data sets can be accessed using NSIDC DAAC's Data Access Tool. This tool provides the ability to search and filter data with spatial and temporal constraints using a map-based interface.Users have the option to:
Data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) can be accessed directly from our HTTPS file system. We provide basic command line Wget and curl instructions for HTTPS file system downloads below.
All data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) is directly accessible through our HTTPS file system using Wget or curl. This article provides basic command line instructions for accessing data using this method.