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ERS-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar Data held at the Alaska Satellite Facility

Entry ID: ASF00E2

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Summary

Abstract: The data set consists of all ERS-2 SAR data acquired by the Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) operated by the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. The data set contains data collected within the ASF station mask, approximated by a 3000 km radius circle centered on Fairbanks, and within the McMurdo station mask, approximated by a 3000 km radius circle centered on McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: ASF DAAC order interface.

Link: GET DATA > ECHO

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 85.0

S: 45.0

E: -110.0

W: 160.0

N: -67.0

S: -85.0

E: 176.0

W: -172.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1995-10-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA

Data Resolution

Horizontal Resolution Range: 30 meters - < 100 meters

Science Keywords

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER

LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Access Constraints Public

Ancillary Keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES

Atmosphere > Atmospheric Processes

Originating Center

UNEP/EAD/GRID - Geneva

Data Center

Global Resource Information Database - Geneva, Division of Early Warning and Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme

Data Center URL: http://www.grid.unep.ch/

Data Center Personnel
Name: HY DAO Phone: 41-22-917-82-25 Fax: 41-22-917-80-29 Email: Hy.Dao at unep.org Contact Address: Head of Metadata & Socio-Economics Unit City: Geneva Postal Code: 1219 Country: SWITZERLAND