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EUMETSAT OSI SAF Global Sea Ice Concentration Reprocessing Data
Entry ID: NSIDC-0508

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Summary
Abstract: The global reprocessed sea ice concentration data set from the EUMETSAT Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility (OSI SAF) spans 1978 through 2009 and was generated with brightness temperature data from the Nimbus-7 Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) and the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) -F8, -F11, -F13, -F14, and -F15 Special Sensor Microwave/Imagers ... View entire text
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Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: OSI SAF Web Site
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Tonboe, R., S. Eastwood, T. Lavergne, and L. T. Pedersen.
Dataset Title: EUMETSAT OSI SAF Global Sea Ice Concentration Reprocessing Data
Dataset Release Date: 2011-10-25
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0508.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1978-10-27
Stop Date: 2009-10-24
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Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: 2 days
Science Keywords
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Platform
DMSP 5D-2/F11 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F11 Ancillary Description
DMSP 5D-2/F13 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F13 Ancillary Description
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Instrument
SMMR > Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer Ancillary Description
SSMI > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager Ancillary Description
Quality The data set includes error bars indicating uncertainties for each grid cell, and was also validated against ice charts from the National Ice Centre (NIC). Validation results are documented in a dedicated report that can be accessed from the OSI SAF Web site.
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 40 GB
Distribution Format: NetCDF
Personnel
EUMETSAT USER SERVICE
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +49 6151 807345
Fax: +49 6151 807538
Contact Address:
Am Kavalleriesand 31
City: Darmstadt
Province or State: Hessen
Postal Code: D-64295
Country: Germany
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Publications/References
Andersen, S., R. Tonboe, L. Kaleschke, G. Heygster, and L. T. Pedersen. 2007. Intercomparison of Passive Microwave Sea Ice Concentration Retrievals over the High-Concentration Arctic Sea Ice, J. Geophys. Res., 112, C08004, doi:10.1029/2006JC003543.

Andersen, S., Tonboe, R., Kern, S. and H. Schyberg. 2006. Improved Retrieval of Sea Ice Total Concentration from Spaceborne Passive Microwave Observations Using Numerical Weather Prediction Model Fields: An Intercomparison of Nine Algorithms, Remote Sensing of Environment, Volume 104, Issue 4, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2006.05.013.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-10-25
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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