Related URL

Link: GET DATA Description: FTP site for obtaining these data. Link: GET SERVICE > GET WEB MAP SERVICE (WMS) Description: Access these data as map images using the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Map Service (WMS). Link: GET SERVICE > GET WEB FEATURE SERVICE (WFS) Description: Access contours of these data in Geography Markup Language (GML) using the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Feature Service (WFS). Link: GET SERVICE > GET WEB COVERAGE SERVICE (WCS) Description: Access these data in GeoTIFF format using the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Coverage Service (WCS). Link: GET SERVICE > ACCESS MAP VIEWER Description: Access these and other data in NSIDC's Antarctic Cryosphere Access Portal (A-CAP) online map viewer. Link: GET SERVICE > ACCESS MAP VIEWER Description: Access these and other data in NSIDC's Atlas of the Cryosphere online map viewer. Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Description: The Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project (RAMP) Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Polar Ice Sheet DEMs and Topographic Data at NSIDC

Geographic Coverage

N: -60.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: H. Liu, K. Jezek, B. Li, and Z. Zhao Dataset Title: Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project Digital Elevation Model Version 2 Dataset Release Date: 2001-10-01 Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0082.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1940-01-01

Stop Date: 1999-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS >GLACIERS    [Definition]

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

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

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

LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >CONTOURS    [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >LANDFORMS    [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >TOPOGRAPHICAL RELIEF    [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 INLAND WATERS

Platform

Aircraft    [Information]

GROUND STATIONS    [Information]

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS    [Information]

DEM >Digital Elevation Model    [Information]

MAPS    [Information]

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

Instrument

Radar Altimeters    [Information]

GPS >Global Positioning System    [Information]

GPS RECEIVERS    [Information]

Project

EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

RAMP >Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project    [Information]

Quality

The vertical accuracy of the DEM is estimated at about 100-130 m over the rugged mountainous areas, better than 2 m for the ice shelves, better than 15m for the interior ice sheet and about 35 m for the steeper ice sheet perimeter.

Keywords

Aircraft

Altimetry

Antarctic

Antarctica

Cartography

Contours

Cryosphere

DAAC

Dem

digital elevation models

EOSDIS

ERS-1

GIS error detection

glaciers

Goddard Space Flight Center

GPS data

Hydrosphere

Ice Sheet Elevation

ice sheets

Islands

landforms

Mapping

mountains

NASA

NSIDC

NSIDC-0082

Radar Altimetry

Radar Echo Sounders

Radarsat Antarctic mapping project

RADARSAT-1

RAMP

Relief

Satellite Radar Data

Terrain Elevation

Topographic Maps

Topography

updated

Version 2

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

BPRC

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center    [Information] Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html Dataset ID: NSIDC-0082 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-0082 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: 114 MB uncompressed Distribution_Format: ARC/INFO (400 meter resolution)

Distribution_Media: ftp Distribution_Size: 1410 MB uncompressed Distribution_Format: binary (200 meter resolution)

Distribution_Media: ftp Distribution_Size: 25 MB uncompressed Distribution_Format: ARC/INFO (1 kilometer resolution)

Distribution_Media: ftp Distribution_Size: 2649 MB uncompressed Distribution_Format: ASCII text file (400 meter resolution)

Distribution_Media: ftp Distribution_Size: 330 MB uncompressed Distribution_Format: ARC/INFO (200 meter resolution)

Distribution_Media: ftp Distribution_Size: 352 MB uncompressed Distribution_Format: binary (400 meter resolution)

Distribution_Media: ftp Distribution_Size: 424 MB uncompressed Distribution_Format: ASCII text file (1 kilometer resolution)

Distribution_Media: ftp Distribution_Size: 56 MB uncompressed Distribution_Format: binary (1 kilometer resolution)

Personnel

HONGXING LIU Role: INVESTIGATOR Contact Address: Department of Geography Texas A&M University City: College Station Province or State: TX Country: USA

KENNETH C. JEZEK Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: 614-292-7973 Fax: 614-292-4697 Email: jezek at iceberg.mps.ohio-state.edu Contact Address: Department of Geological Sciences and Byrd Polar Research Center The Ohio State University City: Columbus Province or State: OH Postal Code: 43210 Country: USA

BIYAN LI Role: INVESTIGATOR Contact Address: The Byrd Polar Research Center The Ohio State University City: Columbus Province or State: OH Country: USA

ZHIYUAN ZHAO Role: INVESTIGATOR Contact Address: The Byrd Polar Research Center The Ohio State University City: Columbus Province or State: OH Country: USA

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