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Description

This data set contains radar echograms acquired by the Arizona Radio-Echo Sounder (ARES) over select glaciers in Alaska.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
DHC-3
Instruments
RADAR ECHO SOUNDERS
Projects
2015_AK_UAF ,
2016_AK_UAF ,
2017_AK_UAF ,
2018_AK_UAF ,
2019_AK_UAF ,
2020_AK_UAF ,
2021_AK_UAF
Spatial Extent

N: 63 S: 56 E: -129 W: -157

Spatial Resolution
5 Meters x 5 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Location
ALASKA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2015-08-26 to 2021-05-13
Concept ID
C3204984608-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1189
Processing Level
1B
Published
Science Keywords
RADAR IMAGERY

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

Holt, J., Truffer, M., Larsen, C., Christoffersen, M., & Tober, B. (2021). IceBridge ARES L1B Geolocated Radar Echo Strength Profiles, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/X2H7MP5DBTYP Date Accessed: 2026-08-08

Documents

Publications Citing This Dataset

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Title Year Author Topic
AlaskaYukon glacier depths from a decade of airborne radar sounding Tober, B. S., Christoffersen, M. S., Holt, J. W., Truffer, M., Larsen, C. F. RADAR IMAGERY, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Sea Ice Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation, Snow Cover, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography
Thickness of Ruth Glacier, Alaska, and depth of its Great Gorge from ice-penetrating radar and mass conservation Tober, Brandon S., Christoffersen, Michael S., Holt, John W., Truffer, Martin, Larsen, Christopher F. Ice Velocity, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, RADAR IMAGERY
Comprehensive Radar Mapping of Malaspina Glacier (Sit'Tlein), AlaskaThe World's Largest Piedmont GlacierReveals Potential for Instability Tober, B. S., Holt, J. W., Christoffersen, M. S., Truffer, M., Larsen, C. F., Brinkerhoff, D. J., Mooneyham, S. A. Ice Velocity, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, RADAR IMAGERY
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