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Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness V001

Creator: NSIDC_CPRD
Keywords: Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation,Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness

BRMCR2

Version

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5067/QKMTQ02C2U56

Citation

Center/Project

National Snow and Ice Data Center DAAC (NSIDC DAAC)

Data at a Glance

Data Format

CSV

Spatial Extent

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

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Location

ANTARCTICA ,

GREENLAND

Temporal Extent

1993-06-23 to 2007-09-23

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

GEODETIC

Description

This data set contains depth sounder measurements of ice elevation, ice surface, ice bottom, and ice thickness over Greenland and Antarctica, acquired by the Multichannel Coherent Radar Depth Sounder (MCoRDS).

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms

DC-8 ,

DHC-6 ,

P-3A ,

P-3A ORION ,

P-3B

Instruments

MCoRDS ,

ACORDS ,

ATM ,

ICORDS

Projects

1993_GR_NASA ,

1995_GR_NASA ,

1996_GR_NASA ,

1997_GR_NASA ,

1998_GR_NASA ,

1999_GR_NASA ,

2001_GR_NASA ,

2002_AN_NASA ,

2002_GR_NASA ,

2003_GR_NASA ,

2004_AN_NASA ,

2005_GR_NASA ,

2006_GR_NASA ,

2007_GR_NASA

Spatial Extent

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

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Location

ANTARCTICA ,

GREENLAND

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

GEODETIC

Temporal Extent

1993-06-23 to 2007-09-23

Concept ID

C3205179841-NSIDC_CPRD

Data State

COMPLETE

Number of Files/Granules

121

Processing Level

Published

2011-11-07

Science Keywords

Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation ,

Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness

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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Paden, J., Li, J., Leuschen, C., Rodriguez-Morales, F., & Hale, R. (2011). Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/QKMTQ02C2U56 Date Accessed: 2026-07-30

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Publications Citing This Dataset

Title	Year Sort ascending	Author	Topic
Thwaites Glacier thins and retreats fastest where ice-shelf channels intersect its grounding zone	2024	Chartrand, Allison M., Howat, Ian M., Joughin, Ian R., Smith, Benjamin E.	Terrain Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Grounding Line, Basins, Coastline, Ice Shelves, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness, Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Firn Air Content, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Ice Velocity
Remote sensing of glacier and ice sheet grounding lines: A review	2020	Friedl, Peter, Weiser, Frank, Fluhrer, Anke, Braun, Matthias H.	Grounding Line, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness
Ocean contributes to the melting of the Jakobshavn Glacier front	2020	Wang, Kaijia, Cheng, Xiao, Chen, Zhuoqi, Hui, Fengming, Liu, Yan, Tian, Ying	Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness
Worldwide version-controlled database of glacier thickness observations	2020	Welty, Ethan, Zemp, Michael, Navarro, Francisco, Huss, Matthias, Furst, Johannes J., Gartner-Roer, Isabelle, Landmann, Johannes, Machguth, Horst, Naegeli, Kathrin, Andreassen, Liss M., Farinotti, Daniel, Li, Huilin	Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Ice Depth/Thickness, Ice Depth/Thickness, Sea Ice Elevation, Terrain Elevation, Bed Elevation, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness
Recent dynamic changes on Fleming glacier after the disintegration of Wordie ice shelf, Antarctic peninsula	2018	Friedl, Peter, Seehaus, Thorsten C., Wendt, Anja, Braun, Matthias H., Hoppner, Kathrin	Grounding Line, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness, Reflectance