DATA

IceBridge Paroscientific L1B Pressure Altimeter Time-Tagged Air Pressure V001

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DOI

-

Short Name

IAPRS1B

Description

This data set contains static pressure values for Antarctica using the Paroscientific Digiquartz Transmitter. The data were collected by scientists working on the Investigating the Cryospheric Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate (ICECAP) project, which is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) with additional support from NASA Operation IceBridge.

Version

1

Measurement

Atmosphere › Atmospheric Pressure › Atmospheric Pressure Measurements

Processing Level

Level 1B

Coverage

Antarctica

Northernmost Latitude

-53.0

Southernmost Latitude

-90.0

Westernmost Longitude

-180.0

Easternmost Longitude

180.0

Time Span(s)

December 29, 2008 to January 26, 2013

Resolution

-

Projection

-

Platform/Sensor

BT-67/PRS Altimeter

Project

ICECAP University of Texas, Antarctica 2008 (2008_AN_UTIG)

Data Provider

NSIDC

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