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1. IPY Research: Investigating the Cryospheric Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate (ICECAP) [blankenship_0733025]
This is the master metadata record for the ICECAP project, a four-year International Polar Year campaign to map the morphology, geology and glaciology of the major marine subglacial basins of East ...


2. GLIMS Glacier Database [NSIDC-0272]
Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) is an international project with the goal of surveying a majority of the world's estimated 160,000 glaciers. GLIMS uses data collected primarily by ...


3. SCADM 2012 PIC BADGE EXAMPLE [SCADM_2012]
PIC BADGE EXAMPLE


4. Digital SAR Mosaic and Elevation Map of the Greenland Ice Sheet [NSIDC-0052]
The Digital SAR Mosaic and Elevation Map of the Greenland Ice Sheet CD-ROM combines the most detailed synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image mosaic available with the best current digital elevation ...


5. GEOSAT Radar Altimeter DEM Atlas of Antarctica North of 72.1 degrees South [NSIDC-0075]
The Antarctic atlas consists of 28 digital elevation maps which cover all of Antarctica north of 72.1 degrees south at a resolution of three kilometers. Each map contains surface elevations and coordinates ...


6. GLAS/ICESat 1 km Laser Altimetry Digital Elevation Model of Greenland [NSIDC-0305]
The Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument on the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) provides global measurements of elevation, and repeats measurements along nearly-identical ...


7. MEaSUREs Antarctic Grounding Line from Differential Satellite Radar Interferometry [NSIDC-0498]
This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, provides 17 years of comprehensive high-resolution mapping of grounding lines ...


8. MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Sheet Velocity Map from InSAR Data [NSIDC-0478]
This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) project, provides annual ice-sheet-wide velocity maps for Greenland, derived using Interferometric ...


9. MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected Glacier Site Velocity Maps from InSAR [NSIDC-0481]
This data set is part of the NASA Making Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) project. This data set provides maps of glacier outlet areas, some of which have shown ...


10. Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project Digital Elevation Model Version 2 [NSIDC-0082]
The high-resolution Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project (RAMP) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) combines topographic data from a variety of sources to provide consistent coverage of all of Antarctica. ...


11. IceBridge ATM L2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness [ILATM2]
The NASA IceBridge ATM Level-2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness (ILATM2) data set contains resampled and smoothed elevation measurements of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, and Greenland, Antarctic ...


12. IceBridge Accumulation Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles [IRACC1B]
The NASA IceBridge Accumulation Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles data set contains radar backscatter measurements of snow depth, internal layering, and topography of Greenland acquired ...


13. IceBridge HiCARS 1 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness [IR1HI2]
The NASA IceBridge HiCARS 1 Level-2 Geolocated Ice Thickness (IR1HI2) data set contains Ice Thickness, Surface Elevations, and Bed Elevation measurements taken over Antarctica using the Hi-Capability ...


14. IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness [IRMCR2]
The IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness (IRMCR2) data set contains depth sounder measurements over Greenland and Antarctica taken from the Multichannel Coherent Radar Depth Sounder (MCoRDS). The data ...


15. IceBridge MCoRDS L3 Gridded Ice Thickness, Surface, and Bottom [IRMCR3]
The NASA IceBridge MCoRDS L3 Gridded Ice Thickness, Surface, and Bottom (IRMCR3) data set contains products from depth sounder measurements over Greenland and Antarctica taken from the Multichannel ...


16. IceBridge UAF Lidar Profiler L1B Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets [ILAKP1B]
The NASA IceBridge UAF Lidar Profiler L1B Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets data set contains surface profiles of Alaska Glaciers acquired using the airborne University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) ...


17. IceBridge UAF Lidar Scanner L1B Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets [ILAKS1B]
The NASA IceBridge UAF Lidar Scanner Level-1B Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets (ILAKS1B) data set contains scanned altimetry points of Alaska Glaciers acquired using the airborne University of ...


18. Pre-IceBridge ATM L2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness [BLATM2]
The NASA Pre-IceBridge ATM Level-2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness (BLATM2) data set contains resampled and smoothed elevation measurements of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, and Greenland, Antarctic ...


19. Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness [BRMCR2]
The NASA Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS Level-2 Ice Thickness (BRMCR2) data set contains depth sounder measurements over Greenland and Antarctica taken from the Multichannel Coherent Radar Depth Sounder (MCoRDS). ...


20. IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) Observed Climate Change Impacts Database [CIESIN_SEDAC_IPCC_OBSERVED]
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessement Report (AR4) Observed Climate Change Impacts Database contains observed responses to climate change across a wide range of systems ...


21. Greenland Airborne Precision Elevation Survey (GRAPES) Data Collected by NASA's Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM) [NASA_WFF_OSB_ATM_GRAPES]
Ice sheet elevation data are collected over Greenland with NASA's Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM). The data are known as the Greenland Airborne Precision Elevation Survey (GRAPES). The ATM ...


22. ERS-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar Data held at the Alaska Satellite Facility [ASF00001]
The data set consists of all ERS-1 SAR data acquired by the Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) operated by the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. Only data within the station ...


23. RADARSAT-1 SAR Images held at the Alaska Satellite Facility [ASF000R1]
The data set consists of all RADARSAT-1 SAR data acquired by the Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) operated by the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. The data are global ...


24. Antarctic Ice Velocity Data [NSIDC-0070]
This compilation of recent ice velocity data of the Antarctic ice sheet is intended for use by the polar scientific community. The data are presented in tabular form (ASCII), containing latitude, ...


25. Seasat and GEOSAT Altimetry for the Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets [NSIDC-0053]
The Ice Altimetry System (IAS) CD-ROM contains surface elevations of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets derived from Seasat and GEOSAT radar altimetry data. The Seasat data were collected for ...


26. DISP Yearly Satellite Photographic Mosaics of Greenland 1962-1963 [NSIDC-0118]
The Declassified Intelligence Satellite Photographs (DISP) Yearly Satellite Photographic Mosaics of Greenland are composites of black-and-white photographs of Greenland taken from American satellites ...


27. Greenland 5 km DEM, Ice Thickness, and Bedrock Elevation Grids [NSIDC-0092]
A Digital Elevation Model (DEM), ice thickness grid, and bedrock elevation grid of Greenland acquired as part of the PARCA program are available in ASCII text format at a 5 km grid spacing in a polar ...


28. Images of Antarctic Ice Shelves [NSIDC-0102]
Recent changes in the extent and stability of ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula prompted NSIDC to begin a monitoring program using data from the AVHRR Polar 1 km Data Set. NSIDC regularly reviews ...


29. Program for Arctic Regional Climate Assessment (PARCA) Data Sets [NSIDC-0095]
PARCA began in 1993 with the primary goal of measuring and understanding the mass balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Approximately 25 investigations used in situ measurements and satellite and aircraft ...


30. RAMP AMM-1 SAR Image Mosaic of Antarctica [NSIDC-0103]
In 1997, the Canadian RADARSAT-1 satellite was rotated in orbit, so that its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) antenna looked south towards Antarctica. This permitted the first high-resolution mapping ...


31. Antarctic 5-km Digital Elevation Model from ERS-1 Altimetry [NSIDC-0076]
This data set provides a digital elevation model (DEM) for Antarctica to 81.5 degrees south latitude, at a resolution of 5 km. Approximately twenty million data points were used to generate this data ...


32. Ice Altimetry Data for Greenland and Antarctica from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center [NASA_GSFC_OIB_ICE_ALTIMETRY]
The Oceans and Ice Branch of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has processed satellite radar altimetry and aircraft laser altimetry over the continental ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica ...


33. Antarctic 1 km Digital Elevation Model (DEM) from Combined ERS-1 Radar and ICESat Laser Satellite Altimetry [NSIDC-0422]
This data set provides a 1 km resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of Antarctica. The DEM combines measurements from the European Remote Sensing Satellite-1 (ERS-1) Satellite Radar Altimeter (SRA) ...


34. GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Elevation Data [GLA06]
The Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument on the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) provides global measurements of polar ice sheet elevation to discern changes in ice ...


35. GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Waveform-based Range Corrections Data [GLA05]
The Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument on the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) provides global measurements of polar ice sheet elevation to discern changes in ice ...


36. GLAS/ICESat L2 Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheet Altimetry Data [GLA12]
The Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument on the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) provides global measurements of polar ice sheet elevation to discern changes in ice ...


37. IceBridge ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength [ILATM1B]
The IceBridge ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength (ILATM1B) data set contains Northern and Southern Hemisphere surface elevation measurements taken from the Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM). ...


38. NASA Earth Science Decadal Survey Studies [Planning Stage] [NASA_Decadal_Survey_Place_Holder]
[These missions are in the planning stage. Please monitor the project web sites for mission updates] [Source: NASA's Science ...


39. Elevation Change of the Southern Greenland Ice Sheet from 1978-88 [NSIDC-0223]
Southern Greenland ice sheet elevation change estimates are derived from SEASAT and GEOSAT radar altimetry data from 1978 to 1988. Data are confined to 61-72 ...


40. GLAS/ICESat 500 m Laser Altimetry Digital Elevation Model of Antarctica [NSIDC-0304]
The Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument on the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) provides global measurements of elevation, and repeats measurements along nearly-identical ...


41. State of the Cryosphere [NSIDC-0090]
The Cryospheric regions, or regions where water is found in solid form, are among the most sensitive to temperature change. Average temperatures in snow and ice-covered areas typically ...


42. Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study/FFC-Winter (BOREAS) Campaign MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS) Level-1B Data Products [GSFC_DAAC_MAS_BOREAS]
The objective of the Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study/FFC-Winter (BOREAS) campaign was to study Snow and Ice Detection over Glacier National Park in Montana and Prince Albert National Park in Canada. ...


43. Antarctic coastline derived from the 1997 Radarsat SAR image mosaic [liu_nsf0126149_03]
A complete, high-resolution coastline of Antarctica is extracted from an orthorectified mosaic of Radarsat-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images acquired in 1997. The absolute accuracy ...


44. Antarctic snow zones derived from the 1997 Radarsat SAR image mosaic [liu_nsf0126149_04]
Dry snow zones, percolation zones, wet snow zones, and blue ice patches for the Antarctic continent are delineated from the 1997 Radarsat SAR image mosaic. The data set is given as an ...


45. Boundaries of sub-glacial basins of Lambert-Amery glacial system [liu_nsf0126149_02]
Boundaries of eight sub-glacial basins of Lambert-Amery glacial system are derived based on Antarctic digital elevation model and ice velocity data. The data set is given as an ArcInfo ...


46. High-resolution Modeling of Surface Topography, Ice Motion, and Mass Balance in the Lambert Glacial Basin Using Radar Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques [liu_nsf0126149]
This project examines the morphology, ice motion velocity and mass balance of Lambert Glacier, Antarctica using state-of-the-art remote sensing and GIS techniques. Lambert Glacier is ...


47. Ice Velocity Field for Lambert-Amery Glacial Basin Derived from 2000 Radarsat SAR Interferometric Data [liu_nsf0126149_01]
Ice velocity field for the Lambert-Amery glacial basin, Antarctica are derived based on three-pass Radarsat SAR interferometric data acquired in 2000. Two grids are given in ArcInfo interchangable ...


48. Surface Velocity of Ice Streams Measured by Satellite Imagery [NASA_CODE970_ICE_STREAM]
Surface velocity measurements are extracted from sequential satellite imagery (Landsat TM) of Ice Steams D and E in West Antarctica to reveal a complex pattern of ice flow that was not apparent from ...


49. All About Glaciers [NSIDC-0083]
The National Snow and Ice Data Center's All About Glaciers are a series of comprehensive glacier-related information pages written for widely varying audiences. The audiences served range from glaciologists ...


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