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Record Search Query: [Data_Center: Short_Name='NSIDC']
Nimbus-5 ESMR Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations
Entry ID: NSIDC-0009

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Summary
Abstract: Daily and monthly averaged sea ice concentrations from the Nimbus-5 Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer (ESMR) are available for the Arctic and Antarctic from 12 December 1972 through 31 December 1976 at 25 km gridded resolution. Raw data were reprocessed to include ocean masks that reduce weather effects and coastal contamination, and to include a 15 percent ice threshold. Reprocessed data are in Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) and are available via FTP.
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Description: Sea Ice Data at NSIDC
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Shie, C.-L., K. Hilburn, L. S. Chiu, R. Adler, I-I Lin, E. Nelkin, and J. Ardizzone
Dataset Title: Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 1x1 deg Daily Grid, Satellite F11
Dataset Series Name: GSSTF_F11
Dataset Release Date: November 18, 2011
Dataset Release Place: Greenbelt, MD, USA
Dataset Publisher: Goddard Earth Science Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
Version: 2c
Dataset Editor: Andrey Savtchenko
Issue Identification: GSSTF_F11_2c
Data Presentation Form: Digital Science Data
Other Citation Details: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/GES_DISC_GSSTF_F11_2c.html
Online Resource: http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac-bin/DataHoldingsMEASURES.pl?PROG...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1992-01-01
Stop Date: 2000-05-17
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 1 degree
Longitude Resolution: 1 degree
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 km - < 250 km or approximately 1 degree - < 2.5 degrees
Temporal Resolution: 24 hr
Temporal Resolution Range: Daily - < Weekly
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE Parameter Definition
ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
DMSP 5D-2/F11 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F11 Ancillary Description
Instrument
SSMI > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
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Originating Center
GES DISC
Data Center
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
Phone: 301-614-5224
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP/HTTP
Distribution Size: 4 MB
Distribution Format: HDF-EOS5
Fees: None
Personnel
ANDREY SAVTCHENKO
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 301-614-5705
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Andrey.Savtchenko at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Distributed Active Archive Center Global Change Data Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-10-04
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-29

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