ESA Sea Ice Climate Change Initiative (Sea_Ice_cci) Sea Ice Concentration Climate Data Record from the AMSR-E and AMSR-2 Instruments at 25 km Grid Spacing, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0717
DOI: 10.5285/c61bfe88-873b-44d8-9b0e-6a0ee884ad95
NON-NSIDC DATA PRODUCT

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Overview

The data set provides a 25 km grid Climate Data Record of Sea Ice Concentration (SIC) for the polar regions, derived from medium resolution passive microwave satellite data (AMSR-E and AMSR-2).
Parameter(s):
SEA ICE CONCENTRATION
Platform(s):
AQUA
GCOM-W1
Sensor(s):
AMSR-E
AMSR2
Data Format(s):
Not Specified
Temporal Coverage:
  • 1 July 2012 to 31 December 2015
  • 1 June 2002 to 30 September 2011
Temporal Resolution:
  • 1 day
Spatial Resolution:
  • 25 km
  • 25 km
Spatial Reference System(s):
Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
  • N:
    -16.62393
    S:
    -90
    E:
    180
    W:
    -180
  • N:
    90
    S:
    16.62393
    E:
    180
    W:
    -180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.