Related URL

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Research agreement that prospective users of the product are required to complete stating that the image and elevation data will be only be used under the specified terms and conditions. Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Online documentation.

Geographic Coverage

N: 84.0

S: 60.0

E: -10.0

W: -73.0

Min Altitude: 0 M

Max Altitude: 3251.4 M

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Mark Fahnestock, Simon Ekholm, Kenneth Knowles, Ron Kwok, Ted Scambos Dataset Title: Digital SAR Mosaic and Elevation Map of the Greenland Ice Sheet Dataset Release Date: 1997-01-01 Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0052.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1991-01-01

Stop Date: 1995-12-31

Start Date: 1992-08-02

Stop Date: 1992-09-09

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > GREENLAND GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 2 km Longitude Resolution: 2 km Vertical Resolution: 13 m

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE >SEA ICE >ICE EDGES    [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS >ICE SHEETS    [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS >ICE SHEETS    [Definition]

OCEANS >SEA ICE >ICE EDGES    [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADAR >RADAR BACKSCATTER    [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADAR >RADAR CROSS-SECTION    [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADAR >RADAR IMAGERY    [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADAR >RADAR REFLECTIVITY    [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADAR >RETURN POWER    [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS >GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY    [Definition]

CRYOSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS >GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION    [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS >GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY    [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS >GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION    [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER INLAND WATERS

Platform

ERS-1 >European Remote Sensing Satellite-1    [Information]

GEOSAT >Geodetic Satellite    [Information]

Instrument

Radar Altimeters    [Information]

SAR >Synthetic Aperture Radar    [Information]

VISUAL OBSERVATIONS    [Information]

Project

EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

Quality

The accuracy and precision of the DEM is not adequate for the detection of real ice surface elevation changes over time, and thus the DEM should not be used for such purposes. Additional processing would be necessary before the DEM could be used as part of a scheme for elevation change detection.

Access Constraints

This data set is available for non-profit, research-oriented purposes only. Prospective users of the product are required to complete a Research Agreement stating that the image and elevation data will be only be used under the specified terms and conditions.

Use Constraints

For non-profit, research-oriented purposes only.

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NSIDC

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center    [Information] Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html Dataset ID: NSIDC-0052 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

National Snow and Ice Data Center    [Information] Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org Dataset ID: NSIDC-0052 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

Distribution

Distribution_Media: CD-ROM Distribution_Format: DEM data = 2-byte integers in PC-byte order flat Fees: none

Distribution_Media: CD-ROM Distribution_Format: SAR data = 'flat' byte file with no header Fees: none

Personnel

NSIDC USER SERVICES Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT 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

MARK FAHNESTOCK Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 603-862-0322 Email: mark.fahnestock at unh.edu Contact Address: University of New Hampshire 39 College Road City: Durham Province or State: NH Postal Code: 03824-3525 Country: USA

SIMON EKHOLM Role: INVESTIGATOR Contact Address: Kort-og Matrikelstyrelsen (KMS, National Survey and Cadastre) City: Copenhagen Country: Denmark

KENNETH W. KNOWLES Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 303-492-6199 Fax: 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

RON KWOK Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: (818) 354-5614 Fax: (818) 393-3077 Email: ron.kwok at jpl.nasa.gov Contact Address: 4800 Oak Grove Dr M/S: 300-331 City: Pasadena Province or State: CA Postal Code: 91109 Country: United States

TED SCAMBOS Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 303 492 1113 Email: teds 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

MIKE MESHEK Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 303-492-4549 Fax: 303-492-2468 Email: writers at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center Campus Box 449 University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA