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Surface Elevation and Ice Thickness, Western Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
Entry ID: NSIDC-0119

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Summary
Abstract: This data set provides surface elevation and ice thickness data for a portion of the Marie Byrd Land sector of West Antarctica, including the Ford Ranges, the Sulzberger Ice Shelf, much of the Edward VII Peninsula, and the Shirase Coast region of the eastern Ross Ice Shelf. The investigators used radar sounding and laser altimetry from a Twin Otter aircraft flying at varying altitudes, at least 300 m above the surface, at an air speed of about 130 knots. Surveys were accomplished with 64 flights in December 1998 and January 1999. This research was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) contract NSF OPP 9615281.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -71.0   S: -80.0   E: -136.0   W: -157.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Luyendyk, B
Dataset Title: Surface Elevation and Ice Thickness, Western Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
Dataset Release Date: 2003-12-10
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0119.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1953-01-01
Stop Date: 1990-12-30
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Data Resolution
Temporal Resolution: thrice monthly
Temporal Resolution Range: Weekly - < Monthly
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Project
Quality It is impossible to assess errors that might have occurred in translating ice observations to the original operational charts and to SIGRID files, since these steps were performed at AARI. However, AARI estimates that ice edge boundaries are generally accurate to between 2 and 10 km under typical ice reconnaissance conditions, and to within 50 km under the worst conditions. Quality control routines assessed the 'correctness' of the AARI coding (i.e., checked whether the AARI implementation of SIGRID matched the published standard). Few errors were found in AARI's coding of the files.
Access Constraints These data are freely available to the public.
Use Constraints None.
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COMPLETE
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NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html

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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Distribution
Distribution Media: ftp
Distribution Size: annual files
Distribution Format: compressed tar
Fees: free
Personnel
FLORENCE FETTERER
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: fetterer 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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Publications/References
Bushuev, A. V., R. G. Barry, V. M. Smolyanitsky, and V. J. Troisi. 1994. Format to Provide Sea Ice Data for the World Climate Program (SIGRID-2). Unpublished report to the World Meteorological Organization Commission for Marine Meteorology. Environment Canada. 1989. Ice Charts: WMO Symbols for the Hatching of Total Concentration of Ice. Manual of Standard Procedures for Observing and Reporting ... View entire text
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Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-06-30

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