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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

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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: 2026-10-03

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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.	2024	IceBridge LVIS-GH L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product V001 IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength V002 ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height V005 IceBridge Riegl Laser Altimeter L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets V001 MEaSUREs Antarctic Grounding Line from Differential Satellite Radar Interferometry V002 MEaSUREs Antarctic Boundaries for IPY 2007-2009 from Satellite Radar V002 IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness V001 MEaSUREs BedMachine Antarctica V004 ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height V007 Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness V001 MEaSUREs Annual Antarctic Ice Velocity Maps V001
Remote sensing of glacier and ice sheet grounding lines: A review	Friedl, Peter, Weiser, Frank, Fluhrer, Anke, Braun, Matthias H.	2020	MEaSUREs Antarctic Grounding Line from Differential Satellite Radar Interferometry V002 IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength V002 Pre-IceBridge ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength V001 IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness V001 Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness V001
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	2020	IceBridge HiCARS 1 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness V001 IceBridge HiCARS 2 L2 Geolocated Ice Thickness V001 IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness V001 IceBridge PARIS L2 Ice Thickness V001 Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness V001 IceBridge WISE L2 Ice Thickness and Surface Elevation V001
Ocean contributes to the melting of the Jakobshavn Glacier front	Wang, Kaijia, Cheng, Xiao, Chen, Zhuoqi, Hui, Fengming, Liu, Yan, Tian, Ying	2020	Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness V001
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	2018	MEaSUREs Antarctic Grounding Line from Differential Satellite Radar Interferometry V002 IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength V002 Pre-IceBridge ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength V001 IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness V001 Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness V001 GLAS/ICESat L2 Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheet Altimetry Data V034

Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness V001

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