Quicklook Arctic Weekly EASE-Grid Sea Ice Motion Vectors, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0748
DOI: 10.5067/O0XI8PPYEZJ6
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial Release
Overview
This data set is the quicklook version of the Polar Pathfinder Daily 25 km EASE-Grid Sea Ice Motion Vectors product (https://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0116). It contains weekly sea ice motion vectors, as well as browse images representing the weekly data. Weekly sea ice motion vectors are derived from near-real-time SSMI/S data sets, IABP buoys, and NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis forecasts.
Parameter(s):
SEA ICE MOTION
Platform(s):
BUOYS, DMSP 5D-3/F18
Sensor(s):
DRIFTING BUOYS, SSMIS
Data Format(s):
PNG, NetCDF
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 2024 to present
Temporal Resolution:
- 7 day
Spatial Resolution:
- 25 km
- 25 km
Spatial Reference System(s):
NSIDC EASE-Grid North
EPSG:3408
NSIDC EASE-Grid South
EPSG:3409
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
29.7
E:
180
W:
-180
N:
-37
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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