Ice Thickness and Surface Elevation, Southeastern Ross Embayment, West Antarctica, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0099
DOI: 10.7265/N5WW7FKC
NON-NSIDC DATA PRODUCT

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Overview

Ice surface elevation and ice thickness data are available for a portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. Ice surface elevations and ice thickness data are derived from laser altimetry and radar sounding results. These data are a result of the Corridor Aerogeophysics of the Southeastern Ross Transect Zone (CASERTZ) experiments of the 1990s. The CASERTZ geophysical surveys were aimed at understanding geological controls on ice streams of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, ultimately to help assess the potential for ice sheet collapse.
Parameter(s):
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION
GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS
ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS
ICE SHEETS
Platform(s):
AIRCRAFT
Sensor(s):
ALTIMETERS
RADAR
RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
  • 27 December 1991 to 2 January 1996
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Reference System(s):
Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
  • N:
    -80
    S:
    -84
    E:
    -104
    W:
    -134
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.