MEaSUREs Weekly to Monthly Greenland Outlet Glacier Terminus Positions from Sentinel-1 Mosaics, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0781
DOI: 10.5067/DGBOSSIULSTD
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set consists of sub-seasonal, digitized (polyline) ice front positions for 219 outlet glaciers in Greenland. For 199 glaciers, ice front positions are digitized at a monthly resolution. For 20 glaciers in northwestern Greenland, ice front positions are digitized at a 6-12 day resolution, depending on the availability of satellite imagery. Ice front positions are derived from Sentinel-1A and Sentinel-1B synthetic aperture radar (SAR) mosaics.
Parameter(s):
GLACIER EXTENT
Platform(s):
Sentinel-1A
Sentinel-1B
Sensor(s):
C-SAR
Data Format(s):
Shapefile
Temporal Coverage:
- 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2021
Temporal Resolution:
- Varies
Spatial Resolution:
- 15 m to 50 m
- 15 m to 50 m
Spatial Reference System(s):
- WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic NorthEPSG:3413
Spatial Coverage:
- N:84S:59E:-15W:-73
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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