Antarctic 1 km Digital Elevation Model (DEM) from Combined ERS-1 Radar and ICESat Laser Satellite Altimetry, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0422
DOI: 10.5067/H0FQ1KL9NEKM
This is the most recent version of these data.
Overview
This data set provides a 1 km resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of Antarctica. The DEM combines measurements from the European Remote Sensing Satellite-1 (ERS-1) Satellite Radar Altimeter (SRA) and the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) Geosciences Laser Altimeter System (GLAS). The ERS-1 data are from two long repeat cycles of 168 days initiated in March 1994, and the GLAS data are from 20 February 2003 through 21 March 2008. The data set is approximately 240 MB comprised of two gridded binary files and two Environment for Visualizing Images (ENVI) header files viewable using ENVI or other similar software packages. The data are available via FTP.
Parameter(s):
COASTAL ELEVATIONGLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATIONTERRAIN ELEVATION
Platform(s):
ICESAT
Sensor(s):
GLAS
Data Format(s):
Binary, ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
20 February 2003 to 21 March 2008
1 March 1994 to 31 January 1995
1 March 1994 to 31 January 1995
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
- 1 km
- 1 km
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-60
S:
-86
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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