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Description

This data set contains spot elevation measurements of Arctic, Greenland, Antarctic, and Patagonia sea ice and ice surface acquired using the NASA Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM) instrumentation.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
DHC-6 ,
NASA DC-8 ,
P-3A ,
P-3A ORION ,
P-3B
Instruments
ATM
Projects
1993_AN_NASA ,
1993_GR_NASA ,
1994_AN_NASA ,
1994_GR_NASA ,
1995_AN_NASA ,
1995_GR_NASA ,
1996_AN_NASA ,
1996_GR_NASA ,
1997_AN_NASA ,
1997_GR_NASA ,
1998_AN_NASA ,
1998_GR_NASA ,
1999_AN_NASA ,
1999_GR_NASA ,
2000_AN_NASA ,
2000_GR_NASA ,
2001_AN_NASA ,
2001_GR_NASA ,
2002_AN_NASA ,
2002_GR_NASA ,
2003_AN_NASA ,
2003_GR_NASA ,
2004_AN_NASA ,
2004_GR_NASA ,
2005_AN_NASA ,
2005_GR_NASA ,
2006_AN_NASA ,
2006_GR_NASA ,
2007_AN_NASA ,
2007_GR_NASA ,
2008_AN_NASA ,
2008_GR_NASA
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180

,

N: -46 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Location
ARCTIC ,
ANTARCTICA ,
GREENLAND ,
SOUTH AMERICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
1993-06-23 to 2008-10-30
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3271308375-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
8230
Processing Level
1B
Published
Science Keywords
Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Studinger, M. (2012). Pre-IceBridge ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/8Q93SAT2LG3Q Date Accessed: 2026-10-03

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