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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
2
Published
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: 2026-09-11

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Thwaites Glacier thins and retreats fastest where ice-shelf channels intersect its grounding zone 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 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 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 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 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
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