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IceBridge ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength V001

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DOI
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Short Name
ILATM1B
Description
This data set contains spot elevation measurements of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, and Greenland, Antarctic Peninsula, and West Antarctic region ice surface acquired using the NASA Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM) instrumentation. The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded aircraft survey campaigns.
Version
1
Measurement
Cryosphere › Glaciers/Ice Sheets › Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
Processing Level
Level 1B
Coverage
Arctic
Northernmost Latitude
-53.0
Southernmost Latitude
-90.0
Westernmost Longitude
-180.0
Easternmost Longitude
180.0
Time Span(s)
March 31, 2009 to November 8, 2012
Resolution
-
Projection
-
Platform/Sensor
AIRCRAFT/ATM, DC-8/ATM, P-3B/ATM
Project
Operation IceBridge West Antarctica/Antarctic Sea Ice 2009 (2009_AN_NASA)
Data Provider
NSIDC
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