MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Quarterly 1920 m Ice Shelf Height Change and Basal Melt Rates, 1992-2017, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0792
DOI: 10.5067/SE3XH9RXQWAM
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This ITS_LIVE data set, part of the Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program, includes quarterly estimates of Antarctic ice shelf surface elevation, thickness, basal melt rate, surface mass balance, firn air content, and associated errors, from 17 March 1992 through 16 December 2017 at 1920 m resolution.
The data were generated from four European Space Agency (ESA) satellite radar altimetry missions—ERS-1, ERS-2, Envisat, and CryoSat-2—using a novel data fusion approach and the Glacier Energy and Mass Balance model (GEMB).
Parameter(s):
BASAL MELTFIRN AIR CONTENTICE SHELF THICKNESSMASS BALANCE
Platform(s):
CRYOSAT-2, ENVISAT, ERS-1, ERS-2
Sensor(s):
RA, RA-2, SIRAL
Data Format(s):
netCDF-4
Temporal Coverage:
17 March 1992 to 16 December 2017
Temporal Resolution:
- 3 month
Spatial Resolution:
- 1920 m
- 1920 m
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84 / Antarctic Polar Stereographic
EPSG:3031
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-54
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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