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Global Products for Ice Concentration, Ice Edge, Ice Type, Sea Ice Drift, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0678

Overview

Ice concentration is computed from atmospherically corrected SSMIS brightness temperatures, using a combination of state-of-the-art algorithms.
Parameter(s):
Platform(s):
DMSP 5D-3/F17, Multiple
Sensor(s):
MULTIPLE, SSMIS
Data Format(s):
NetCDF, HDF5, GRIB1
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 2005 to present
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:Not Specified
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