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Amundsen Sea Sector Data Set

Entry ID: NSIDC-0312

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Summary

Abstract: This data set includes a nested model, that starts at low resolution for the whole Antarctic Ice Sheet, and then embeds higher resolution data at limited domains. There are at least three levels of nesting: whole, regional, and specific ice streams. Investigators focused on the Thwaites Glacier and the Pine Island Glacier. The model was produced using data from (Holt et al. 2006) and (Vaughan et al. 2006). Data are in Network Common Data Form (NetCDF) format and are available via FTP.

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Description: Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: -60.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Fastook, J.

Dataset Title: UMISM Amundsen Sea Sector data set

Dataset Release Date: 2007-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA

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

Data Presentation Form: Digital media

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0312.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2004-12-21

Stop Date: 2005-03-21

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE GROWTH/MELT

CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > ICE MOTION

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

AIRCRAFT

Instrument

RADAR ALTIMETERS

Ancillary Keywords

Ablation

Amundsen Sea Embayment

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

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

NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/agdc/

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC AGDC 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: 817MB

Distribution Format: NetCDF

Personnel

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

JAMES L. FASTOOK

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Email: fastook at maine.edu

Contact Address:

University of Maine

Neville Hall

City: Orono

Province or State: ME

Postal Code: 04469-5790

Country: USA

Publications/References

Courville, Z. R., M. R. Albert, M. A. Fahnestock, L. M. Cathles, IV, and C. A. Shuman. 2007. Impacts of an accumulation hiatus on the physical properties of firn at a low-accumulation polar site. Journal of Geophysical Research 112, F02030, doi: 10.1029/2005JF000429

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-12-30

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-03-09

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