Name: IceBridge Snow Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 1
Creator: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Keywords: GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY,RADAR IMAGERY,SEA ICE ELEVATION,SNOW COVER

IceBridge Snow Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 1

Data set id:

IRSNO1B

DOI: 10.5067/05LF3JANL51I

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Paden, J., Li, J., Leuschen, C., Rodriguez-Morales, F. & Hale, R. (2010). IceBridge Snow Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles. (IRSNO1B, Version 1). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/05LF3JANL51I. [describe subset used if applicable]. Date Accessed 09-23-2025.

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Version Summary

Version 1 of the IRSNO1B data is the initial release, containing MATLAB and binary format data.

Overview

This data set contains snow thickness and internal layer measurements taken from the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) ultra wide-band snow radar over land and sea ice in Greenland, the Arctic, and Antarctica. The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded campaigns.

Parameter(s):

GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY

RADAR IMAGERY

SEA ICE ELEVATION

SNOW COVER

Platform(s):

DC-8

P-3B

Sensor(s):

Snow Radar

Data Format(s):

Binary

JPEG

KML

MAT

Temporal Coverage:

16 October 2009 to 11 November 2011

Temporal Resolution:

Varies

Spatial Resolution:

varies

varies

Spatial Reference System(s):

Not Specified

Spatial Coverage:

N:
-53
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180

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This data set has been retired. There is a more recent version of these data.

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IceBridge Snow Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 1 User Guide

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