[Keyword='Ice Sheet']
MEaSUREs Antarctic Grounding Line from Differential Satellite Radar Interferometry
Entry ID: NSIDC-0498

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Summary
Abstract: This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, provides 17 years of comprehensive high-resolution mapping of grounding lines in Antarctica, derived using differential satellite synthetic aperture radar interferometry (DInSAR) data from the Earth Remote Sensing Satellites 1 and 2 (ERS-1 and ERS-2), RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, and ... View entire text
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -60.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Rignot, E., J. Mouginot, and B. Scheuchl
Dataset Title: MEaSUREs Antarctic Grounding LIne from Differential Satellite Radar Interferometry
Dataset Release Date: 2011-12-13
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0498.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1992-01-01
Stop Date: 2009-12-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
ERS-1 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-1 Ancillary Description
ERS-2 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-2 Ancillary Description
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Instrument
SAR > Synthetic Aperture Radar Ancillary Description
PALSAR > Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar Ancillary Description
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Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
European Diatom Database, University of Newcastle, UK Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://craticula.ncl.ac.uk/Eddi/jsp/
Dataset ID: ALPS

Data Center Personnel
Name: STEPHEN JUGGINS
Phone: 44 191 222 8799
Fax: 44 191 222 5421
Email: Stephen.Juggins at ncl.ac.uk
Contact Address:
University of Newcastle
Department of Geography
Newcastle upon Tyne
NEI 7RU
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Distribution
Fees: None
Personnel
DR. JORDI CATALAN CATALAN
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 34 93 402 15 07
Fax: 34 93 411 14 38
Email: catalan at porthos.ub.es
Contact Address:
Departament d'Ecologia, Facultat de Biologia
Universitat de Barcelona
Diagonal 645
City: Barcelona
Postal Code: E-08028
Country: Spain
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Publications/References
Catalan, J., E. Ballesteros, E. Gacia, A. Palau & L. Camarero, 1993. Chemical
composition of disturbed and undisturbed high-mountain lakes in the Pyrenees: a
reference for acidified sites. Wat. Res. 27: 133-141.
Extended Metadata Properties
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-09-23
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-21
Future DIF Review Date: 2003-09-23

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