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Description

This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, consists of monthly image mosaics of the Greenland coastline and ice sheet periphery constructed from composited MODIS imagery.

See <a href="http://nsidc.org/data/measures/gimp">Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP)</a> for related data.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua ,
Terra
Instruments
MODIS
Spatial Extent

N: 85 S: 57 E: 11 W: -109

Spatial Resolution
100 Meters x 100 Meters
500 Meters x 500 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North (EPSG:3413)
Location
NORTH AMERICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2008-03-01 to 2016-09-30
Temporal Resolution
1 Month
Concept ID
C3298034250-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
126
Processing Level
1B
Published
Science Keywords
Ice Edges ,
Surface Morphology

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

Haran, T., Bohlander, J., Scambos, T., & Joughin, I. (2017). MEaSUREs Greenland Monthly Image Mosaics from MODIS, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/6L166FFRPCPP Date Accessed: 2026-08-26

Documents

Publications Citing This Dataset

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Title Year Author Topic
Disappearing World Heritage Glaciers as a Keystone of Nature Bosson, J.B., Huss, M., Osipova, E. Ice Edges, Surface Morphology, Glacier Extent
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