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Record Search Query: [Parameters: Topic='LAND SURFACE', Term='TOPOGRAPHY', Variable_Level_1='TERRAIN ELEVATION']
Roosevelt Island Bedrock and Surface Elevations
Entry ID: NSIDC-0140

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Summary
Abstract: This data set consists of bedrock and surface elevation readings taken by ground penetrating radar and Global Positioning System (GPS) on Roosevelt Island, an ice dome within the Ross Ice Shelf. Locations were validated by GPS readings of poles set in the surface snow. The data was collected between November and December, 1997. Data are available via ftp, and are provided in a text file with an accompanying file that provides GPS locations. Surface and bedrock elevations are given in meters above WGS84.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -79.35   S: -79.59   E: -159.81   W: -161.53

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Howard Conway
Dataset Title: Roosevelt Island Bedrock and Surface Elevations
Dataset Series Name: AGDC
Dataset Release Date: 2003-05-23
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: tables
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0140.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1997-11-11
Stop Date: 1997-12-12
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
AIRCRAFT Ancillary Description
Instrument
RA > ERS Radar Altimeter Ancillary Description
RADAR > Radio Detection and Ranging Ancillary Description
RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: NSIDC-0140

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
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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
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-06-02
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-06-30

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