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Alaska North Slope 100 m Digital Elevation Model (DEM)

Entry ID: ARCSS301

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Summary

Abstract: This data set is a 100-m resolution digital elevation model (DEM) for the Brooks Range and the North Slope of Alaska. The DEM was created by merging 100 National Elevation Dataset DEM tiles for areas of Alaska north of 67 degrees north latitude. A small area of Canada, derived from the global GTOPO30 DEM, is also included. The resulting DEM is in the Alaska Albers conical equal area projection, using the North American Datum of 1927 (NAD27). Data are available in GeoTIFF, Arc/INFO grid, and binary Band Interleaved by Line (BIL) formats, and are accessible via ftp.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: FTP site for obtaining these data.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 71.58	S: 66.98	E: -139.47	W: -168.81
Min Altitude: 0 M Max Altitude: 2734 M

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: William F. Manley

Dataset Title: Alaska North Slope 100 m Digital Elevation Model (DEM)

Dataset Release Date: 2002-01-01

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

Dataset Publisher: ADCC > ARCSS Data Coordination Center

Data Presentation Form: Raster

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/arcss301.html

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > ALASKA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > CONTOURS

LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > LANDFORMS

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Platform

DEM > Digital Elevation Model

Project

ARCSS > Arctic System Science

NSF/OPP > Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation

ARCSS/HARC > Arctic System Science/Human Dimensions of the Arctic System

Quality For an estimation of accuracy, see the USGS National Elevation Dataset website at http://edcnts12.cr.usgs.gov/ned/. This web site describes the source data for the North Slope DEM.

Access Constraints None.

Use Constraints It is not recommended that these data be used at a scale larger than 1 to 100,000. Please cite these data as indicated in the documentation.

Ancillary Keywords

ADCC

Alaska

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: ARCSS301

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

Arctic System Science Data Coordination Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/arcss/
Dataset ID: ARCSS301

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC ARCSS 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: GeoTIFF and tarred Arc/INFO grid are 49 MB each; binary BIL file is 196 MB

Distribution Format: GeoTIFF, Arc/INFO Grid, and Band Interleaved by Line (BIL)

Personnel

AMANDA LYNCH

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 303-492-5847

Fax: 303-492-1149

Email: manda at cires.colorado.edu

Contact Address:

CIRES/Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

University of Colorado

216 UCB

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309-0216

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-02-19

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-12-20

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