CryoSat-2 Level-1B Waveforms, Sea Ice Elevation, and Surface Roughness, Version 1
Data set id:
RDWES1B
DOI: 10.5067/5SZA7GSQI0YT
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release.
Overview
This data set contains surface elevations from retracked CryoSat-2 waveforms, as well as model fitting parameters used to retrack the waveform. The primary data set used in the production of these data come from the ESA CryoSat-2 satellite.
Parameter(s):
SEA ICE ELEVATION
SURFACE ROUGHNESS
Platform(s):
CRYOSAT-2
Sensor(s):
SIRAL
Data Format(s):
netCDF-3
Temporal Coverage:
- 15 September 2010 to present
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 day
Spatial Resolution:
- 1650 m
- 380 m
Spatial Reference System(s):
- WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic NorthEPSG:3413
Spatial Coverage:
- N:90S:55E:180W:-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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