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Pre-IceBridge ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength

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DOI

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Short Name

BLATM1B

Description

The NASA Pre-IceBridge ATM Level-1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength (BLATM1B) data set contains spot elevation measurements of Arctic, Greenland, and Antarctic sea ice and ice surface acquired using the NASA Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM) instrumentation. The data are stored in qfit binary format and are available via FTP for periodic campaigns from 23 June 1993 to 30 October 2008.

Version

001

Measurement

CRYOSPHERE › GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS › GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION

Processing Level

1B

Coverage

-

Northernmost Latitude

90.0

Southernmost Latitude

-90.0

Westernmost Longitude

-180.0

Easternmost Longitude

180.0

Time Span(s)

June 23, 1993 to October 30, 2008

Resolution

-

Projection

-

Platform/Sensor

DC-8/ATM, P-3B/ATM, C-130/ATM, DHC-6/ATM, P-3A/ATM

Project

Pre-IceBridge NASA ATM Suite Greenland 1993 (1993_GR_NASA)

Data Provider

NSIDC

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