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Arctic & Antarctic Research Center (AARC) AVHRR and HRPT Direct Readout Radiance Data from McMurdo and Palmer Stations, Antarctica

Entry ID: FE09004A

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Summary

Abstract: AVHRR HRPT level 0 raw telemetry data are acquired at the Arctic and
Antarctic Research Center (AARC) on selective passes by satellite
receivers located at McMurdo Station, Antarctica (77 degrees, 51
minutes S, 166 degrees, 40 minutes E.) and Palmer Station, Antarctic
Peninsula (64 degrees, 46 minutes S, 64 degrees, 4 minutes ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -50.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1987-10-26

Location Keywords

OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > ICE SHEETS

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Platform

GEOSAT > Geodetic Satellite

Instrument

Radar Altimeters

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Ancillary Keywords

Altimetry

Antarctic

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0075

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

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0075

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

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0075

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

Distribution

Distribution Media: ftp

Distribution Size: 11.68 MB

Distribution Format: compressed tar file - latitude and longitude coordinates

Distribution Media: ftp

Distribution Size: 8.0 MB

Distribution Format: compressed tar file - UTM coordinates

Personnel

UTE CHRISTINA HERZFELD

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

Geomathematik, Fachereich Geographie/Geowissenschaften

Universitaet Trier

City: Trier

Country: Germany

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

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

Publications/References

Brenner, A.C., R.A. Bindschadler, R.H. Thomas, H.J. Zwally. 1983. 'Slope-induced errors in radar altimetry over continental ice sheets', Journal of Geophysical Research 88:1617-1623.

Davis D.H., H.J. Zwally. 1993. 'Geographic and seasonal variations in the surface properties of the ice sheets by satellite radar altimetry.' Journal of Gaciology 39:687-697.

Herzfeld, U.C. 1990. 'Quantitative ...

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Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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