[ISO_Topic_Category='CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE']
Arctic Sea Ice Freeboard and Thickness
Entry ID: NSIDC-0393

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Summary
Abstract: This data set provides measurements of sea ice freeboard and sea ice thickness for the Arctic region. The data were acquired from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument, the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I), and climatologies of snow and drift of ice. The data span six GLAS Release-28 campaigns, laser 3D through 3I, from 21 ... View entire text
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Description: ICESat/GLAS Data at NSIDC
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 86.0   S: 65.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Yi, Donghui, Jay Zwally
Dataset Title: Arctic Sea Ice Freeboard and Thickness
Dataset Series Name: ICESat/GLAS
Dataset Release Date: 2009-04-30
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: Digital Media
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/NSIDC-0393.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2005-10-21
Stop Date: 2005-11-24
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Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 70 m
Longitude Resolution: 70 m
Temporal Resolution: 1 day
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
DMSP > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Ancillary Description
ICESAT > Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite Ancillary Description
SATELLITES Ancillary Description
Instrument
GLAS > Geoscience Laser Altimeter System Ancillary Description
SSMI > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NSIDC_DAAC
Data Center
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 8 MB
Distribution Format: binary

Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 932 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII text
Personnel
DONGHUI YI
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Cryospheric Sciences Branch
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Zwally, H. J., D. Yi, R. Kwok, and Y. Zhao. 2008. ICESat Measurements of Sea Ice Freeboard and Estimates of Sea Ice Thickness in the Weddell Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research 113(C02S15), doi: 10.1029/2007JC004284.

Warren, S. G., I. G. Rigor, N. Untersteiner, V. F. Radionov, N. N. Bryazgin, Y. I. Aleksandrov, and R. Colony. 1999. Snow Depth on Arctic Sea Ice. Journal of Climate 12: 1814 - ... View entire text
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2009-04-30
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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