MEaSUREs Antarctic Grounding Line from Differential Satellite Radar Interferometry, Version 2
Data set id:
NSIDC-0498
DOI: 10.5067/IKBWW4RYHF1Q
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
In Version 2, the temporal coverage now includes 22 years from 1992 to 2014. In addition, the data format changed to shapefiles.
Overview
This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, provides 22 years of comprehensive high-resolution mapping of grounding lines in Antarctica from 1992 to 2014. The data were derived using differential satellite synthetic aperture radar interferometry (DInSAR) measurements from the following platforms: Earth Remote Sensing Satellites 1 and 2 (ERS-1 and ERS-2), RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, the Advanced Land Observing System Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (ALOS PALSAR), Cosmo Skymed, and Copernicus Sentinel-1.
See Antarctic Ice Sheet Velocity and Mapping Data for related data.
Parameter(s):
GROUNDING LINE
Platform(s):
ALOS
COSMO-SKYMED
ERS-1
ERS-2
RADARSAT-1
RADARSAT-2
SENTINEL-1A
Sensor(s):
C-SAR
PALSAR
SAR
Data Format(s):
Shapefile
Temporal Coverage:
- 7 February 1992 to 17 December 2014
Temporal Resolution:
- 21 month
Spatial Resolution:
- Not Specified
Spatial Reference System(s):
- WGS 84EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
- N:-60S:-90E:180W:-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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Sample Data Image
Image
This map shows Antarctic grounding lines, delineated by source: (DInSAR) from ERS-1 and ERS-2 (red), RADARSAT-1 (purple), RADARSAT-2 (blue), ALOS PALSAR (green), Copernicus Sentinel-1A (yellow), COSMO Skymed (cyan). Lines are overlaid onto a MODIS mosaic. Credit: NASA MEaSUREs AIV Data: CSA, ESA
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