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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
Initial Release
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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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