Global Change Master Directorygsfc-gcmduso@mail.nasa.gov502013-05-19T08:45:12ZGCMD Search: Parameters|TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE|SNOW/ICE|ICE DEPTH/THICKNESShttp://mddemo.gsfc.nasa.gov/KeywordSearch/OpenSearch.do 52 0 http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]GB-NERC-BAS-AEDC-00521GRADES-QWAD: Quaternary West Antarctic Deglaciations2013-03-29T04:00:00ZCurrent predictions of sea level rise do not correctly quantify contributions from Antarctica. Some sectors of the Antarctic ice sheet are showing considerable rates of change; are these changes a ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]AIS_1970_iceradarAmery Ice Shelf Ice Depth Radar 197065.0,-74.0,74.0,-68.01970-01-30T00:00:00Z1970-02-03T00:00:00Z2012-12-10T05:00:00ZIn 1970 the Australian Antarctic Division carried out ice depth work using radar, mounted within a van towed on the traverse.
Records for this work have been archived at the Australian Antarctic ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0119Surface Elevation and Ice Thickness, Western Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica-157.0,-80.0,-136.0,-71.01998-12-25T00:00:00Z1998-12-27T00:00:00Z2012-05-14T04:00:00ZThis 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 ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0311Trapped Gas Composition and Chronology of the Vostok Ice Core-106.8,-72.4667,-106.8,-72.46672003-09-01T00:00:00Z2006-06-30T00:00:00Z2012-05-14T04:00:00ZThis data set includes a time scale for the Vostok ice core, retrieved from Vostok Station on the East Antarctic Plateau. This chronology is derived by orbitally tuning to molecular oxygen to nitrogen ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ARCSS040Air Temperature and Thaw Depth, North Slope, Alaska: Field Measurements (1995-97) and Computed Values-151.189,68.382,-148.089,70.5391995-07-07T00:00:00Z1997-08-20T00:00:00Z2012-05-11T04:00:00ZThis data product contains field data measurements of air temperatures and thaw depth (active-layer thickness) measured at locations in north-central Alaska, and modelled values of air temperatures ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ARCSS123Greenland Snow Pit and Core Stratigraphy-72.0,60.0,-18.0,85.01952-08-17T00:00:00Z1955-08-20T00:00:00Z2012-05-11T04:00:00ZCarl S. Benson's Greenland snow accumulation study field notebooks and analyses of snow accumulation, temperature, ice sheet facies and snow densification are available on 74 microfiche or as hard ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ARCSS069Into the Arctic -- Information and Educational Activities for Studying Climate2012-05-11T04:00:00Z'Into the Arctic' contains educational materials about climate and climate history in the Arctic that use real data and questions from the Greenland Ice Sheet Project Two (GISP2). Beginning in 1993, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ARCSS910Snow Depth Yearly Measurements at Toolik Station 1995-2001-149.34,68.38,-149.34,68.381995-05-02T00:00:00Z2001-05-02T00:00:00Z2012-05-11T04:00:00ZThis data set provides snow depth measurements in the study area at Toolik Station, Alaska, taken once yearly on May 2nd, for the years 1995 through 2001. Measurements were taken by hand using a ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NCL00131_137Precipitation, Frost, Snow, and Ice Data for Finland (1886-1905)5.0,40.0,32.0,72.01886-01-01T00:00:00Z1905-12-31T00:00:00Z2012-02-23T05:00:00ZThe precipitation and frost data resides in 1 book, 'Atlas De
Finlande: Les Materiaux Meteorologiques et le Climat du Pays' (C/dab
J65mm) written in French. The data contained in this book are tables ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0125GISP2 (B and D Core) Methane Concentrations-149.0,-81.0,-149.0,-81.01996-01-01T00:00:00Z1999-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-08-26T04:00:00ZThe data include methane data from the Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2 (GISP2) B & D Cores. Gas ages were calculated according to the methods described in Brook et al. 1996, and are subject to change. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0085Siple Dome Glaciology and Ice Stream History 1994, 1996-155.0,-83.0,-145.0,-81.01994-11-01T00:00:00Z1995-02-28T00:00:00Z1996-11-01T00:00:00Z1997-02-28T00:00:00Z2011-08-01T04:00:00ZThe Siple Dome Glaciology and Ice Stream History project was part of Western Divide West Antarctic Ice Cores (WAISCORES), an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0095Program for Arctic Regional Climate Assessment (PARCA) Data Sets2011-07-28T04:00:00ZPARCA began in 1993 with the primary goal of measuring and understanding the mass balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Approximately 25 investigations used in situ measurements and satellite and aircraft ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0123Siple Dome Core Date from Measurement of the d18O of Paleoatmospheric Oxygen-149.0,-81.0,-149.0,-81.01996-01-01T00:00:00Z1999-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-07-28T04:00:00ZThis data set is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Cores (WAISCORES) project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0124Siple Dome Methane Record-149.0,-81.0,-149.0,-81.01996-01-01T00:00:00Z1999-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-07-28T04:00:00ZThis data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0120WAISCORES: Deep Ice Coring in West Antarctica-149.0,-81.0,-149.0,-81.01996-01-01T00:00:00Z1999-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-07-28T04:00:00ZThe WAISCORES project is part of the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs' West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) initiative, which is aimed at understanding the influence of the West Antarctic ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0099Ice Thickness and Surface Elevation, Southeastern Ross Embayment, West Antarctica-134.0,-84.0,-104.0,-80.01991-12-27T00:00:00Z1996-01-02T00:00:00Z2011-07-25T04:00:00ZIce surface elevation and ice thickness data are available for a portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The investigators utilized a laser altimeter and ice-penetrating radar mounted to a Twin ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0121Visible Stratigraphic Dating, Siple Dome and Upstream C Cores-149.0,-81.0,-149.0,-81.01997-06-01T00:00:00Z1997-08-31T00:00:00Z2011-07-25T04:00:00ZThis data set is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet cores (WAISCORES) project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet on climate and sea level change. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00588U.S. Daily Snow Cover Grids (DSI-9940)-125.0,24.0,-66.0,50.02003-10-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2011-07-21T04:00:00ZU.S. Daily Snow Cover Grids is digital data set DSI-9940, archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). SNOw Data AssimilationSystem (SNODAS) is a modeling and data assimilation system developed ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0133Siple Dome Cores Electrical Measurement Data-149.0,-81.0,-149.0,-81.01997-06-01T00:00:00Z1997-08-31T00:00:00Z2011-07-19T04:00:00ZThis data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0134Siple Dome Highlights: Stable isotopes-149.0,-81.0,-149.0,-81.01996-01-01T00:00:00Z1999-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-07-19T04:00:00ZThis data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0129Siple Shallow Core Density Data-149.0,-81.0,-149.0,-81.01996-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-07-19T04:00:00ZThis data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0132Taylor Dome Ice Core Data158.0,-77.0,158.0,-77.01993-01-01T00:00:00Z1996-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-07-19T04:00:00ZThe collection site is Taylor Dome, an ice-accumulation area on the East Antarctic ice sheet. The dome is a ridge about 20 x 80 km, which lies inland of the Transantarctic Mountains. Deep drilling ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0127Digital Images of Thin Sections from Siple Dome-149.0,-81.0,-149.0,-81.01996-01-01T00:00:00Z1999-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-06-30T04:00:00ZThis data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0131Methane and Carbonyl Sulfide Analysis of Siple Dome Ice Core Subsamples-149.0,-81.0,-149.0,-81.01996-01-01T00:00:00Z1999-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-06-30T04:00:00ZThis data set is part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet cores (WAISCORES) project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0128Physical and Structural Properties of the Siple Dome Ice Cores-149.0,-81.0,-149.0,-81.01996-01-01T00:00:00Z2000-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-06-30T04:00:00ZThis data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0140Roosevelt Island Bedrock and Surface Elevations-161.5307,-79.5906,-159.8077,-79.35391997-11-11T00:00:00Z1997-12-12T00:00:00Z2011-06-30T04:00:00ZThis 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 ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0130Siple Dome Ice Core Age-Depth Scales-149.0,-81.0,-149.0,-81.01996-01-01T00:00:00Z1996-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-06-30T04:00:00ZThis data set is part of the WAISCORES project, an NSF-funded project to understand the influence of the West Antarctic ice sheet on climate and sea level change. WAISCORES researchers acquired and ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0429AMSRIce03 Snow Pit Data-156.4,71.18,-156.15,71.28-147.65,72.9,-147.5,72.952003-03-03T00:00:00Z2003-03-23T00:00:00Z2011-04-27T04:00:00ZNotice to Data Users: The documentation for this data set was provided solely by the Principal Investigator(s) and was not further developed, thoroughly reviewed, or edited by NSIDC. Thus, support ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0425US ITASE Stable Isotope Data, Antarctica-130.0,-90.0,-88.0,-65.01999-01-01T00:00:00Z2007-12-31T00:00:00Z2011-03-03T05:00:00ZThis data set includes stable isotope measurements from snow pits, firn, and ice cores collected by the the US component of the International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition ( ITASE). The ITASE ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]G00802GLERL Radiation Transfer Through Freshwater Ice-85.0,42.0,-83.0,46.02010-12-23T05:00:00ZRadiation transmittance (ratio of transmitted to incident radiation) through clear ice, refrozen slush ice and brash ice, from ice surface to ice-water interface in the 400 to 600 nanometer range ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]G02166An Electronic Atlas of Great Lakes Ice Cover, Winters 1973-20022010-12-22T05:00:00ZThis dataset is distributed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL). The atlas contains data on over 1200 digitized Great ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]G00803GLERL Great Lakes Ice Thickness Data Base, 1966-1979-93.0,41.0,-76.0,49.01965-01-01T00:00:00Z1977-05-01T00:00:00Z2010-12-20T05:00:00ZDuring the winters of 1965/66 through 1976/77, NOAA/Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) collected weekly ice thickness and stratigraphy data at up to 90 stations per year on the ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]G00805Great Lakes Surface Ice Reports from U.S. Coast Guard-93.0,41.0,-76.0,49.01961-11-10T00:00:00Z2004-12-31T00:00:00Z2010-12-20T05:00:00ZData consist of ice observations from U.S. Coast Guard vessels operating on the Great Lakes, and from Coast Guard shore stations reported via teletype messages and ice logging forms. Observations ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]SOAR2_UTIGAirborne Geophysical Data acquired and reduced by The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, 2000-2001.95.0,-82.0,160.0,-77.0106.87,-78.45,106.87,-78.452010-07-09T04:00:00ZThis dataset consists of airborne geophysical data collected during 2000/01 by
researchers at The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics. Meaurements
were made using a laser altimeter, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[BAS_AEDC]GB-NERC-BAS-AEDC-00294AFI 04/09_02 - Improving ice-core interpretation - Analysis of Snow/Ice cores collected from Rothschild, Latady & Smyley Islands, 2006-79.0,-73.0,-72.5,-69.52006-01-29T00:00:00Z2006-02-11T00:00:00Z2010-04-27T04:00:00ZThe project was concerned with understanding how air mass origin and meteorology affect the mass accumulation of snow in areas of the Antarctic Peninsula, and how the atmosphere''s properties are ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[BAS_AEDC]GB-NERC-BAS-AEDC-00063Long-Term Monitoring of Signy Lake Chemistry by BAS 1963-2004-45.5,-60.7,-45.5,-60.71963-01-01T00:00:00Z2004-12-31T00:00:00Z2010-04-27T04:00:00ZThe long term monitoring of water chemistry in Signy Island lakes is unique in polar limnology, in its duration (30+ years), detail, and range of sites. It details seasonal patterns of snow and ice ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0266Ross Ice Drainage System (RIDS) Glaciochemical Analysis-119.562,-80.014,-119.562,-80.014-118.045,-79.461,-118.045,-79.461-116.333,-78.733,-116.333,-78.7331995-01-01T00:00:00Z1995-12-31T00:00:00Z1506-01-01T00:00:00Z1996-01-01T00:00:00Z2010-03-09T05:00:00ZThe Ross Ice Drainage System (RIDS) project provides a high-resolution record of atmospheric chemical deposition taken from several ice cores and snow pits located at sites within or immediately adjacent ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0292Subglacial Topography: Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica-134.9,-81.7,-84.5,-71.72004-11-01T00:00:00Z2005-03-31T00:00:00Z2010-03-09T05:00:00ZThis data set includes 5 km gridded data from the Airborne Geophysical Survey of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica (AGASEA) conducted during the 2004-2005 austral summer. Investigators derived ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0244European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA) Dome C Ice Core Data2010-03-08T05:00:00ZThis data set is a collection of analyses done on the the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA)Dome C ice cores. The data include deuterium and other chemistry, insoluble dust, ice ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NSIDC-0264Ice Thickness and Internal Layer Depth Along the 2001 and 2002 US ITASE Traverses-120.0,-90.0,-76.0,-80.02001-11-01T00:00:00Z2003-01-10T00:00:00Z2010-03-08T05:00:00ZIce thickness and internal layer depth data were collected with a ground-based, ice-penetrating radar study as part of the US International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition (US ITASE) traverse ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]K161_1969_1991_NZ_3Lake water level monitoring of glacier fed lakes in the Dry Valleys160.0,-78.25,164.0,-77.251969-11-01T00:00:00Z1991-01-31T00:00:00Z2009-06-30T04:00:00ZMonitoring of the lake level and lake ice ablation rates of lakes in the Dry Valleys was monitored from the 1969/70 summer until the 1990/91 season. The data was used to contribute to the understanding ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]OSDPD0002DMSP F10 and F11 Master Map Image Files from the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I)-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02009-04-20T04:00:00ZOnce the EDR Intermediate Data Base (IDB) has been generated, it is
processed by the mastermaps software. There is one image file for
each hemisphere and for each SSM/I satellite, DMSP ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]gov.noaa.ncdc.C00314U.S. Daily Surface Data (DSI-3200, DSI-3202, DSI-3206, DSI-3210)130.0,-15.0,-60.0,70.01867-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2009-04-20T04:00:00ZU.S. Daily Surface Data consists of several closely related data sets: DSI-3200, DSI-3202, DSI-3206, and DSI-3210. These are archived at the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). U.S. Daily Surface ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[CANADA-CGDI]Canada_CRYSYS_GlacierIceCapCRYSYS Glacier and Ice Cap Research, Canada-141.0,49.0,-60.0,85.01993-04-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2009-03-30T04:00:00ZGlacier and ice cap research focuses on the development of new
techniques for monitoring glaciers and ice caps. This also includes continuing
enhancement and access to conventional ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[CANADA-CGDI]Canada_CRYSYS_LakeIceResearchCRYSYS Lake Ice Research, Canada-141.0,42.0,-52.0,84.01993-04-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2009-03-30T04:00:00ZLake-ice studies focus on the use of optical and microwave satellite
data to extract geophysical information related to lake-ice processes and the
identification of freeze-up/break-up ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[AADC]ASAC_919Functional dynamics of the microbial loop in saline lakes of the Vestfold Hills78.185,-68.4733,78.185,-68.47331995-12-01T00:00:00Z1997-02-28T00:00:00Z2008-04-10T04:00:00ZMetadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 919.
See the link below for public details on this project.
The plankton dynamics of Ace Lake, a sline, meromictic basin in the Vestfold Hills, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_93-015 Time Dependent Ice Coverage and Ice Topography Through the Glacial Cycle-180.0,-90.0,180.0,90.02005-04-20T04:00:00ZTopography and ice cover data files from the ICE-4G model. Data consists of
topographical heights at 1 Kyr intervals since the last glacial maximum.
Topographical heights are relative to paleo sea ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]CDA_AR_GEO_GLAF_VEGA_ISLANDGlaciological Studies on Vega Island-62.0,-66.0,-57.0,-63.02004-09-15T04:00:00ZField activities for the 1999/2000 summer campaign:
Glaciology Group:
a) Stake network surveying and computation of net balamce, ice
velocities and ice deformation in selected places of Vega Island, ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]LTER_NTL001Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)/NTL001: Physical Limnology of North Temperate Lakes Primary Study Lakes-90.0,45.0,-89.0,47.01981-01-01T00:00:00ZT00:00:00Z2004-02-09T05:00:00ZLTER - Long-Term Ecological Research Program/North Temperate Lakes (NTL)
LTER/NTL001 [Summary adapted from the LTER Core Data Set Catalog]:
Parameters characterizing the physical limnology of the ...http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/getdif.htm?[GCMD]ARCSS035Computed Thaw Depth Data, Kuparuk Basin, Alaska, 1995-149.0,68.0,-149.0,68.01995-07-10T00:00:00Z1995-08-06T00:00:00Z2002-12-03T05:00:00ZCumulative thawing degree-day data were computed from data collected
during the 1995 field season at Kuparuk Basin, Alaska. The air
temperatures (thawing degree-day sums) from the 10 ARCSS/LAII 1-km ...