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Sea Ice Trends and Climatologies from SMMR and SSM/I-SSMIS
Entry ID: NSIDC-0192

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Summary
Abstract: NSIDC provides a suite of value-added products to aid in investigations of the variability and trends of sea ice cover. These products provide users with information about sea ice extent, total ice-covered area, ice persistence, monthly climatologies of sea ice concentrations, and ocean masks. The maps are in ArcInfo export file format. All other products are in flat binary or ASCII format with accompanying Portable Network Graphics (PNG) browse images. Products are derived from Nimbus-7 SMMR; DMSP-F8, -F11, and -F13 SSM/I; and from DMSP-F17 SSMIS sea ice concentrations at a grid cell size of 25 x 25 km. Data begin in October 1978 and processing is ongoing. Data are available via FTP.
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Link: GET SERVICE > ACCESS MAP VIEWER
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
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1.   N: -39.23   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0   (View on interactive map)
2.   N: 90.0   S: 30.98   E: 180.0   W: -180.0   (View on interactive map)


Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Julienne Stroeve
Dataset Title: Sea Ice Trends and Climatologies from SMMR and SSM/I-SSMIS
Dataset Release Date: 2003-10-24
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/smmr_ssmi_ancillary/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1978-10-26
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 25 km
Longitude Resolution: 25 km
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
DMSP 5D-2/F11 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F11 Ancillary Description
DMSP 5D-2/F13 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F13 Ancillary Description
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Instrument
ESMR > Electronic Scanning Microwave Radiometer Ancillary Description
SMMR > Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer Ancillary Description
SSMI > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager Ancillary Description
SSMIS > Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder Ancillary Description
Project
Quality Please note that these products may not contain the most recent data; therefore, you should use caution, particularly with the ocean masks and sea ice climatologies, which may not be representative of ice cover conditions outside of the time period used to produce the products.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
NSIDC_DAAC
Data Center
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0192

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: 133 KB
Distribution Format: Flat binary
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Personnel
JULIENNE STROEVE
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: stroeve at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
CIRES
National Snow and Ice Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309
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Publications/References
Comiso J. C. and F. Nishio. 2008. Trends in the Sea Ice Cover Using Enhanced and Compatible AMSR-E, SSM/I, and SMMR Data. Journal of Geophysical Research 113(C02S07), doi:10.1029/2007JC004257.

Cavalieri, D. J., C. L. Parkinson, and K. Y. Vinnikov. 2003. 30-Year Satellite Record Reveals Contrasting Arctic and Antarctic Decadal Sea Ice Variability. Geophysical Research Letters 30(18), doi: ... View entire text
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-10-24
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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