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Ice Altimetry Data for Greenland and Antarctica from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Entry ID: NASA_GSFC_OIB_ICE_ALTIMETRY

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Summary
Abstract: The Oceans and Ice Branch of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has processed
satellite radar altimetry and aircraft laser altimetry over the continental ice
sheets of Greenland and Antarctica and surrounding sea ice to calculate surface
elevations. The radar processing is currently being funded by the NASA Mission
to Planet Earth Pathfinder Program.

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Description: Ice Altimetry data available from National Snow and Ice Data Center

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Description: NASA GSFC Ice Altimetry Home Page
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 82.0   S: 59.0   E: -74.0   W: -15.0
  N: -65.0   S: -82.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Zwally, H.J,
Dataset Title: Ice Altimetry Data for Greenland and Antarctica from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Online Resource: http://icesat4.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1978-07-01
Stop Date: 1978-10-31
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Platform
ERS-1 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-1 Ancillary Description
ERS-2 > European Remote Sensing Satellite-2 Ancillary Description
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Instrument
ALTIMETERS Ancillary Description
ATM > Airborne Topographic Mapper Ancillary Description
RA > ERS Radar Altimeter Ancillary Description
RADAR ALTIMETERS Ancillary Description
Project
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Originating Center
GSFC/OIB
Data Center
Cryospheric Sciences Branch, Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://neptune.gsfc.nasa.gov/csb/

Data Center Personnel
Name: ICE ALTIMETRY COMPUTING FACILITY
Email: guest at ice.stx.com
Contact Address:
Oceans and Ice Branch
Code 971
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Personnel
H. JAY ZWALLY
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 301-614-5643
Fax: 301-614-5644
Email: Jay.Zwally at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 614
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Publications/References
Davis, C.H. and H.J. Zwally,"Geographic and Seasonal Variations in the Surface
Properties of the Ice Sheets by Satellite Radar Altimetry", Journal of
Glaciology, Vol. 39, 1993

Lingle, C.S., L.-h. Lee, H.J. Zwally and T.C. Seiss, "Recent Elevation Increase
on Lambert Glacier, Antarctica, From Orbit Crossover Analysis of Satellite
Radar Altimetry", Annals of ... View entire text
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-07-25

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