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Description

This data set contains spot elevation measurements of Greenland, Arctic, and Antarctic sea ice acquired using the NASA Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM) 4CT3 narrow scan instrumentation. The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded aircraft survey campaigns.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
DC-8 ,
P-3B
Instruments
ATM
Spatial Extent

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

,

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

Spatial Resolution
2 Meters x 2 Meters
Geographic Region
ARCTIC ,
ANTARCTICA ,
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2011-03-16 to 2012-11-08
Concept ID
C3188457818-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
2012
Processing Level
1B
Published
Science Keywords
Sea Ice 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.

Copy Citation

Studinger, M. (2011). IceBridge Narrow Swath ATM L1B Qfit Elevation and Return Strength, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/A54HXUXMJ9UA Date Accessed: 2026-01-09

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