IceBridge MCoRDS L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Leuschen, Carl

Publication_Date: 20110118

Title: IceBridge MCoRDS L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles

Edition: V01.3

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital Media

Series_Information:

Series_Name: IceBridge

Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Boulder, Colorado USA

Publisher: NASA Distributed Active Archive Center at the National Snow and Ice Data Center

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/IRMCR1B.html

Description:

Abstract:

The IceBridge MCoRDS L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles (IRMCR1B) data set contains radio echo-sounding measurements over Antarctica taken from the Multichannel Coherent Radar Depth Sounder (MCoRDS). The data set includes measurements for echograms, time, latitude, longitude, elevation, and surface, as well as flight path charts and echogram images. The data were collected as part of the Operation IceBridge field campaigns, and are stored in MATLAB files with associated PDF, TIFF, and PNG files. The data are available for periodic, ongoing campaigns from 16 October 2009 to the present via FTP.

Purpose:

Not Available

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Refer to the NASA Earth Science Project Office Operation IceBridge Home Page for in-depth information on the science mission and goal of the IceBridge project: http://www.espo.nasa.gov/oib/

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

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Beginning_Date: 20091016

Ending_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

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Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center

Address: CIRES, 449 UCB

Address: University of Colorado

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

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Address: CIRES, 449 UCB

Address: University of Colorado

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

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Address: CIRES, 449 UCB

Address: University of Colorado

City: Boulder

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 (303) 492-2468

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nsidc@nsidc.org

Resource_Description: IRMCR1B

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

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Format_Name: PDF

Format_Name: KML

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Transfer_Size: 140 GB

Transfer_Size: 2.5 GB

Transfer_Size: 35 MB

Transfer_Size: 8 GB

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http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html

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http://reverb.echo.nasa.gov/reverb/#utf8=%E2%9C%93...

Access_Instructions:

Refine your granule search with ECHO's next generation Earth Science discovery tool (Reverb) using information from this record.

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Fees: Not Available

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Metadata_Date: 20101215

Metadata_Review_Date: 20120513

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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time