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GLAS/ICESat 500 m Laser Altimetry Digital Elevation Model of Antarctica
Entry ID: NSIDC-0304

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Summary
Abstract: The Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument on the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) provides global measurements of elevation, and repeats measurements along nearly-identical tracks; its primary mission is to measure changes in ice volume (mass balance) over time. This digital elevation model (DEM) of Antarctica is derived from GLAS/ICESat laser altimetry profile data ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -63.0   S: -86.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: John P. DiMarzio
Dataset Title: GLAS/ICESat 500 m Laser Altimetry Digital Elevation Model of Antarctica
Dataset Release Date: 2007-06-22
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-0304.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2003-02-01
Stop Date: 2005-06-30
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Project
Quality http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/china/admin/gbcode/gbcodesource.html
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints The University of Washington China in Time and Space (CITAS), Chinese Academy
of Surveying and Mapping (CASM), and Trustees of Columbia University in the
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Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
SEDAC
Data Center
Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_CD_GBCODES

Data Center Personnel
Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online FTP
Distribution Size: 0.49 MB
Distribution Format: ASCII
Fees: 0

Distribution Media: Online FTP
Distribution Size: 0.63 MB
Distribution Format: MDB
Fees: 0
Personnel
SEDAC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
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Publications/References
United States Department of Agriculture Extension Research Service (USDA/ERS), and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) (199609), China Dimensions Data Collection: Agricultural Statistics of the People's Republic of China: 1949-1990, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Saginaw, MI, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/cddc-china-agricultural-s...
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1995-09-18
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-28

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