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Description

This data set contains 6 and 12 day surface velocity estimates for the Greenland Ice Sheet and periphery derived from images acquired between 2015–2021 by the European Space Agency (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-1A and Sentinel-1B satellites.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
Sentinel-1A ,
Sentinel-1B
Instruments
C-SAR
Spatial Extent

N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75

Spatial Resolution
200 Meters x 200 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North (EPSG:3413)
Location
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2015-01-01 to 2021-02-03
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3298524391-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
636
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Ice Velocity

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

Joughin, I. (2021). MEaSUREs Greenland 6 and 12 day Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/6JKYGMOZQFYJ Date Accessed: 2026-08-20

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Temporal Variations in Seismic Ambient Noise Identify Seasonal Changes van Ginkel, Janneke, Wehrle, Adrien, Nap, Ana, Walter, Fabian, KneibWalter, Andrea, Rousseau, Hugo, Luthi, Martin P. Ice Velocity
Causal Drivers of Dynamics in Three Major Marine-Terminating Glaciers: A Liang-Kleeman Information Flow Approach Xie, Wenxuan, Zhao, Liyun, Wolovick, Michael, Moore, John C. Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation, Ice Velocity
Seasonal evolution of supraglacial lakes and cascaded drainage events in Northeast Greenland Ice Sheet during 2019-2020 Das, Gopika, Vijay, Saurabh, Singh, Sushil Kumar Ice Velocity
Velocity and calving response of a major Greenland ice stream to a lake drainage event Wehrle, Adrien, Luthi, Martin P., Kneib-Walter, Andrea, Nap, Ana, Rousseau, Hugo, Jouvet, Guillaume, Walter, Fabian Ice Velocity
The control of short-term ice melange weakening episodes on calving activity at major Greenland outlet glaciers Wehrle, Adrien, Luthi, Martin P., Vieli, Andreas Ice Velocity
Atlantic water intrusion triggers rapid retreat and regime change at previously stable Greenland glacier Chudley, T. R., Howat, I. M., King, M. D., Negrete, A. Ice Velocity, Bathymetry, Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation
Episodic subglacial drainage cascades below the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream Andersen, J. K., Rathmann, N., Hvidberg, C. S., Grinsted, A., Kusk, A., Merryman Boncori, J. P., Mouginot, J. Ice Velocity, Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation
Empirical correction of systematic orthorectification error in Sentinel-2 velocity fields for Greenlandic outlet glaciers Chudley, Thomas R., Howat, Ian M., Yadav, Bidhyananda, Noh, Myoung-Jong Ice Velocity, Land Ice/Ocean Classification, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
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