Arctic and Antarctic Regional Masks for Sea Ice and Related Data Products, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0780
DOI: 10.5067/CYW3O8ZUNIWC
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release.

Overview

This data product is a set of polar ocean region masks. The masks have been developed primarily to support sea ice products, but they are potentially useful for other applications.
Parameter(s):
LAND/OCEAN/ICE MASK
Platform(s):
NOT APPLICABLE
Sensor(s):
NOT APPLICABLE
Data Format(s):
netCDF-4, Shapefile, CSV
Temporal Coverage:
Not Specified
Temporal Resolution:
  • Not applicable
Spatial Resolution:
  • 3.125 km
  • 6.25 km
  • 12.5 km
  • 25 km
  • 3.125 km
  • 6.25 km
  • 12.5 km
  • 25 km
Spatial Reference System(s):
NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North
EPSG:3411

NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic South
EPSG:3412

WGS 84 / NSIDC EASE-Grid 2.0 North
EPSG:6931

WGS 84 / NSIDC EASE-Grid 2.0 South
EPSG:6932
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
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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