EASE-Grid Sea Ice Age, Version 2

Data set id:

NSIDC-0611

DOI: 10.5067/1UQJWCYPVX61

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Tschudi, M., Fowler, C. & Maslanik, J. (2015). EASE-Grid Sea Ice Age. (NSIDC-0611, Version 2). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/1UQJWCYPVX61. [describe subset used if applicable]. Date Accessed 12-15-2024.

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Version Summary

Initial release

Overview

This data set provides weekly estimates of sea ice age for the Arctic Ocean from remotely sensed sea ice motion and sea ice extent. The ice age data are derived from a number of passive microwave imagers: the Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR), the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I), and the Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder (SSMIS). Visible and infrared data from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) were also utilized through 2004. In addition, International Arctic Buoy Program (IABP) drifting-buoy vectors and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP)/National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Reanalysis Project (CDAS) are used to augment the satellite data. The data are on a sub-set of the Northern Hemisphere 12.5 km EASE-Grid. The data are in flat binary files and each has a corresponding browse GIF image for quick inspection of the data.

Parameter(s):

SEA ICE AGE

Platform(s):

AQUA, BUOYS, DMSP 5D-2/F11, DMSP 5D-2/F13, DMSP 5D-2/F8, DMSP 5D-3/F17, NOAA-10, NOAA-11, NOAA-14, NOAA-16, NOAA-7, NOAA-9, Nimbus-7

Sensor(s):

AMSR-E, AVHRR, DRIFTING BUOYS, SMMR, SSM/I, SSMIS

Data Format(s):

GIF, Binary

Temporal Coverage:

1 November 1978 to 31 December 2012

Temporal Resolution:

7 day

Spatial Resolution:

12.5 km

12.5 km

Spatial Coverage:

N:

90

S:

48.4

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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How to Articles

How to Import EASE-Grid Sea Ice Age in to ArcGIS

This article describes the actions to perform in order to work with NSIDC-0611 in ArcGIS. At the time of writing, this tutorial is relevant for ArcMap10.5 and earlier.