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IceBridge WISE L2 Ice Thickness and Surface Elevation

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DOI

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Short Name

IRWIS2

Description

This data set contains depth sounder measurements of elevation, surface, bottom, and thickness for Alaska taken from the Warm Ice Sounding Explorer (WISE). The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded aircraft survey campaigns.

Version

001

Measurement

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

Processing Level

2

Coverage

-

Northernmost Latitude

90.0

Southernmost Latitude

-90.0

Westernmost Longitude

-180.0

Easternmost Longitude

180.0

Time Span(s)

January 1, 2009 to Present

Resolution

-

Projection

-

Platform/Sensor

DHC-3/WISE

Project

University of Alaska, Fairbanks Alaska Glaciers 2009 (2009_AK_UAF)

Data Provider

NSIDC

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