ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness, Version 2
Data set id:
IS2SITMOGR4
DOI: 10.5067/OE8BDP5KU30Q
There is a more recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Added interpolated and smoothed parameters for freeboard, snow depth and sea ice thickness.
Overview
This data set reports monthly, gridded winter sea ice thickness across the Arctic Ocean. Sea ice thickness is estimated using ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard (ATL10), Version 5 data and NASA Eulerian Snow On Sea Ice Model (NESOSIM) snow loading.
Parameter(s):
FREEBOARDICE DEPTH/THICKNESSSNOW DEPTH
Platform(s):
ICESat-2, MODELS
Sensor(s):
ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE
Data Format(s):
NetCDF
Temporal Coverage:
1 November 2018 to 30 April 2022
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 month
Spatial Resolution:
- 25 km
- 25 km
Spatial Reference System(s):
NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North
EPSG:3411
Spatial Coverage:
N:
88
S:
60
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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This data set has been retired. There is a more recent version of these data.
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