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MEaSUREs Antarctic Grounding Line from Differential Satellite Radar Interferometry
Entry ID: NSIDC-0498

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Summary
Abstract: This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth Science Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, provides 17 years of comprehensive high-resolution mapping of grounding lines in Antarctica, derived using differential satellite synthetic aperture radar interferometry (DInSAR) data from the Earth Remote Sensing Satellites 1 and 2 (ERS-1 and ERS-2), RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2, and ... View entire text
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: Rignot, E., J. Mouginot, and B. Scheuchl
Dataset Title: MEaSUREs Antarctic Grounding LIne from Differential Satellite Radar Interferometry
Dataset Release Date: 2011-12-13
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0498.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1992-01-01
Stop Date: 2009-12-31
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC DAAC 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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Distribution
Distribution Format: Binary
Personnel
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (303)-497-1825
Fax: (303)-497-1291
Email: dattore at ucar.edu
Contact Address:
National Center for Atmospheric Research
CISL/DSS
P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80307
Country: U.S.A.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2007-11-06
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-05-23



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