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VEGETATION BIOPHYSICAL DATA (FIFE)

Entry ID: FIFE_VEG_BIOP

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Summary

Abstract: The Biophysical Properties of the Vegetation Data Set were collected as part of the larger FIFE Science effort to characterize the physical and biological properties of the sites within the FIFE study area over the life of the field experiment. These data were collected at 43 locations scattered throughout the FIFE study area between May 1987 and August 1989. The measurements of leaf area were based on an optical technique in which the area of the light beam obscured by the material under the beam is a measure of the surface area of that material relative to the total surface area that the beam covers. The resulting Leaf Area Indices (LAI) provide a relative measure of leaf area. These indices, when compared between plant samples provide an indirect and relative measure of plant biomass.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -53.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

N: 90.0

S: 60.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Leuschen, Carl

Dataset Title: Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles

Dataset Series Name: IceBridge

Dataset Release Date: 2011-11-10

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA

Dataset Publisher: NASA Distributed Active Archive Center at the National Snow and Ice Data Center

Version: V01

Data Presentation Form: Digital Media

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/BRMCR1B.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1993-06-23

Stop Date: 2007-09-23

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR IMAGERY

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > SEA ICE ELEVATION

OCEANS > SEA ICE > SEA ICE ELEVATION

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

Aircraft

DC-8 > Douglas DC-8

Instrument

RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

OIB > Operation Ice Bridge

Ancillary Keywords

Antarctic Ice Sheet

Ice Sheet

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NASA/WFF/OSB

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: BRMCR1B

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: BRMCR1B

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: 23 MB

Distribution Format: KML

Personnel

CARL LEUSCHEN

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: leuschen at cresis.ku.edu

Contact Address:

University of Kansas

City: Lawrence

Province or State: Kansas

Country: USA

Publications/References

Refer to the NASA Earth Science Project Office Operation IceBridge Home Page for in-depth information on the science mission and goal of the IceBridge project: http://www.espo.nasa.gov/oib/

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-11-10

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-13

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