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Seasat and GEOSAT Altimetry for the Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets

Entry ID: NSIDC-0053

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Summary

Abstract: The Ice Altimetry System (IAS) CD-ROM contains surface elevations of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets derived from Seasat and GEOSAT radar altimetry data. The Seasat data were collected for a continuous 90 days in 1978, at latitudes between 72 degrees South and 72 degrees North. GEOSAT was launched in 1985 and placed in a nearly identical orbit to Seasat, also at latitudes of between 72 ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 72.0

S: 60.0

E: -20.0

W: -60.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Title: Seasat and GEOSAT Altimetry for the Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets

Dataset Release Date: 1997-01-01

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

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

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0053.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1978-06-01

Stop Date: 1986-09-30

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > GREENLAND

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > SEA SURFACE HEIGHT

OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > TSUNAMIS

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

OCEANS

Platform

IRIS-GSN > Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology Network - Global Seismographic Network

SEISMOLOGICAL STATIONS

Instrument

TIDE GAUGES

SEISMOGRAPHS

SEISMOMETERS

Ancillary Keywords

Indian Ocean Tsunami

Sumatra Earthquake

Originating Center

Data Center

Novosibirsk Tsunami Laboratory, Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Data Center URL: http://tsun.sscc.ru/tsulab/tsun_hp.htm

Data Center Personnel
Name: VIACHESLAV K. GUSIAKOV Phone: (3832) 34-20-70 Fax: (3832) 32-42-59 Email: gvk at omzg.sscc.ru Contact Address: Tsunami Laboratory Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics (Computing Center) Siberian Division Russian Academy of Sciences City: Novosibirsk Postal Code: 630090 Country: Russia

Personnel

MELANIE F. MEAUX

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-02-10

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-09-07

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