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MEaSUREs InSAR-Based Antarctica Velocity Map

Entry ID: NSIDC-0484

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Summary

Abstract: This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, provides the first comprehensive, high-resolution, digital mosaic of ice motion in Antarctica assembled from multiple satellite interferometric synthetic-aperture radar data. Data were acquired during the International Polar Year 2007 to 2009. This map was built from spring 2009 ...

Geographic Coverage

(Click for Interactive Map)

Spatial coordinates

N: -60.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Rignot, E., J. Mouginot, and B. Scheuchl.

Dataset Title: MEaSUREs InSAR based Ice Velocity of Antarctica

Dataset Release Date: 2011-12-13

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado, USA

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Version: 1.0.2011

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0484.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1996-01-01

Stop Date: 2011-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 900 m
Longitude Resolution: 900 m

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE VELOCITY

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE VELOCITY

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

ERS-1 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-1

ERS-2 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-2

Instrument

ASAR > Advanced Synthetic Aperature Radar

SAR > Synthetic Aperture Radar

PALSAR > Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

MEASURES > Making Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments

Ancillary Keywords

Antarctic Ice Sheet

Antarctica

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC DAAC 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

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: 300 MB

Distribution Format: NetCDF

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 300 MB

Distribution Format: binary

Personnel

ERIC RIGNOT

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 818-354-1640

Email: eric.rignot at jpl.nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA JPL

City: Pasadena

Province or State: CA

Postal Code: 91109

Country: USA

Publications/References

Rignot, E., J. Mouginot, and B. Scheuchl. 2011. Ice Flow of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, Science, Vol. 333, pp. 1427-1430. doi 10.1126/science.1208336.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-09-27

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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