[Keyword='SURFACE ELEVATION']
Airborne Surface Profiling of Alaskan Glaciers
Entry ID: G01378

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Summary
Abstract: This data set consists of glacier outline, laser altimetry profile, and surface elevation change data for 46 glaciers in Alaska and British Columbia, Canada, measured with an airborne laser altimetry system. Six glaciers in the Alaska Range of central Alaska, two glaciers in the Wrangell Mountains of southcentral Alaska, 11 glaciers in the Chugach Mountains of southcentral Alaska, five glaciers in ... View entire text
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 61.5   S: 57.0   E: -132.33   W: -149.25

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: K.A. Echelmeyer. and B. Valentine
Dataset Title: Airborne Surface Profiling of Alaskan Glaciers
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://www.nsidc.org/data/g01378.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1994-05-01
Stop Date: 1996-06-30
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Platform
AIRCRAFT Ancillary Description
Instrument
ALTIMETERS Ancillary Description
GPS > Global Positioning System Ancillary Description
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Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: G01378

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
Personnel
KEITH A. ECHELMEYER
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: kechel at gi.alaska.edu
Contact Address:
Geophysical Institute
University of Alaska Fairbanks
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Echelmeyer, K.A., W.D. Harrison, C.F. Larsen, J. Sapiano, J.E. Mitchell, J. DeMallie, B. Rabus, G. Adalgeirsdottir, and L. Sombardier. 1996. Airborne Surface Profiling of Glaciers: a Case-Study in Alaska. J. Glaciol., 42, 142:538-546. Sapiano, J.J., W.D. Harrison, and K.A. Echelmeyer. 1998. Elevation, Volume and Terminus Changes of Nine Glaciers in North America. J. Glaciol., 44, 146:119-135. Arendt, A.A., K.A. Echelmeyer, W.D. Harrison, C.S. Lingle, and V.B. Valentine. 2002. Rapid Wastage of Alaska Glaciers and Their Contribution to Rising Sea Level. Science, 297:382-386.
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-12-23

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