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Nimbus-5 ESMR Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations

Entry ID: NSIDC-0009

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Summary

Abstract: Daily and monthly averaged sea ice concentrations from the Nimbus-5 Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer (ESMR) are available for the Arctic and Antarctic from 12 December 1972 through 31 December 1976 at 25 km gridded resolution. Raw data were reprocessed to include ocean masks that reduce weather effects and coastal contamination, and to include a 15 percent ice threshold. Reprocessed data are in Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) and are available via FTP.

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Description: Sea Ice Data at NSIDC

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -39.23

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

N: 90.0

S: 30.98

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: C. Parkinson, J. Comiso, H. J. Zwally

Dataset Title: Nimbus-5 ESMR Polar Gridded Sea Ice Concentrations

Dataset Release Date: 2004-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0009.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1972-12-12

Stop Date: 1976-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 25 km
Longitude Resolution: 25 km
Temporal Resolution: Daily and monthly

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

OCEANS > SEA ICE > SEA ICE CONCENTRATION

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Platform

NIMBUS-5

Instrument

ESMR > Electronic Scanning Microwave Radiometer

Radiometers

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Ancillary Keywords

Antarctic

Arctic

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NSIDC

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0009

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

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0009

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: FTP

Distribution Size: Arctic files: 138 KB, Antarctic files: 107 KB

Distribution Format: HDF

Personnel

JOSEFINO (JOEY) C. COMISO

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 301 614-5708

Email: josefino.c.comiso at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes

Cryospheric Sciences Branch

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Code 614

City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Comiso, J. C., and H. J. Zwally. 1980. Corrections for Anomalous Time Dependent Shifts in Brightness Temperature from Nimbus-5 ESMR. NASA TM-82055. Greenbelt, MD.

Parkinson, C., J. Comiso, H. J. Zwally, D. Cavalieri, P. Gloersen, and W. Campbell. 1987. Arctic Sea Ice, 1973-1976: Satellite Passive-Microwave Observations. NASA SP-489.

Parkinson, C., J. Comiso, and H. J. Zwally. 1987. ...

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-08-01

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-14

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