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IceBridge HiCARS 2 L1B Time-Tagged Echo Strength Profiles

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DOI

-

Short Name

IR2HI1B

Description

IceBridge HiCARS 2 L1B Time-Tagged Echo Strength Profiles

Version

001

Measurement

CRYOSPHERE › SEA ICE › SEA ICE ELEVATION
CRYOSPHERE › SNOW/ICE › SNOW COVER
OCEANS › SEA ICE › SEA ICE ELEVATION
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › RADAR › RADAR IMAGERY
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE › GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS › GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY

Processing Level

1B

Coverage

-

Northernmost Latitude

90.0

Southernmost Latitude

-90.0

Westernmost Longitude

-180.0

Easternmost Longitude

180.0

Time Span(s)

January 1, 2008 to Present

Resolution

-

Projection

-

Platform/Sensor

BT-67/HiCARS2, DHC-6/HiCARS2

Project

ICECAP University of Texas, Antarctica 2008 (2008_AN_UTIG)

Data Provider

NSIDC

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