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Description

This data set contains radar echograms taken over Greenland and Antarctica using the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) Accumulation Radar instrument. The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded campaigns.

Version Description

Version 2 data are in netCDF format beginning with the 2013 Arctic campaign. Version 1 data are in MATLAB and binary format for 2012 and earlier campaigns.

Product Summary

Platforms
DC-8 ,
P-3B
Instruments
Accumulation Radar
Spatial Extent

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

,

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

Location
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2013-03-21 to 2018-05-01
Concept ID
C3187451357-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
14321
Processing Level
1B
Published
Science Keywords
Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography ,
RADAR IMAGERY ,
Sea Ice Elevation ,
Snow Cover

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

Paden, J., Li, J., Leuschen, C., Rodriguez-Morales, F., & Hale, R. (2014). IceBridge Accumulation Radar L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 2 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/0ZY1XYHNIQNY Date Accessed: 2026-01-24

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