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High-resolution Image-derived Grounding and Hydrostatic Lines for the Antarctic Ice Sheet
Entry ID: NSIDC-0489

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Summary
Abstract: This data set provides grounding line and hydrostatic line locations for the Antarctic coastline and islands around Antarctica. The data are derived using customized software to combine data from Landsat-7 imagery and Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) laser altimetry, which were primarily collected between 1999 to 2003. The data set also includes elevations along each line, selected from six candidate digital elevation models. The data were developed as part of the Antarctic Surface Accumulation and Ice Discharge (ASAID) project. Data are available via FTP, provided in both ASCII text (.txt) and shapefile (.shp, .dbf, .shx) formats.
Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Bindschadler, R., H. Choi, and ASAID Collaborators
Dataset Title: High-resolution Image-derived Grounding and Hydrostatic Lines for the Antarctic Ice Sheet
Dataset Release Date: 2011-02-20
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0489.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1999-01-01
Stop Date: 2003-12-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
ICESAT > Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite Ancillary Description
LANDSAT-7 Ancillary Description
SPOT-5 > Systeme Probatoire Pour l'Observation de la Terre-5 Ancillary Description
RADARSAT-2 Ancillary Description
Instrument
GLAS > Geoscience Laser Altimeter System Ancillary Description
ETM+ > Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
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: 1300 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII text

Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 2339 MB
Distribution Format: ESRI shapefiles
Personnel
ROBERT BINDSCHADLER
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 301-614-5707
Fax: 301-614-5666
Email: Robert.A.Bindschadler at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 614.0
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Bindschadler, R., H. Choi, A. Wichlacz, R. Bingham, J. Bohlander, K. Brunt, H. Corr, R. Drews, H. Fricker, M. Hall, R. Hindmarsh, J. Kohler, L. Padman, W. Rack, G. Rotschky, S. Urbini, P. Vornberger, and N. Young. 2011. Getting around Antarctica: New High-Resolution Mappings of the Grounded and Freely-Floating Boundaries of the Antarctic Ice Sheet Created for the International Polar Year. The ... View entire text
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-02-05
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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