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Description

This data set contains surface elevations from retracked CryoSat-2 waveforms, as well as model fitting parameters used to retrack the waveform. The primary data set used in the production of these data come from the ESA CryoSat-2 satellite.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
CRYOSAT-2
Instruments
SIRAL
Projects
MULTI_NASA
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: 55 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
380 Meters x 1650 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North (EPSG:3413)
Location
ARCTIC
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2010-09-15 to 2025-05-15
Temporal Resolution
1 Day
Concept ID
C3205181034-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
279500
Processing Level
1B
Published
Science Keywords
Sea Ice Elevation ,
Surface Roughness

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

Kurtz, N., & Harbeck, J. (2018). CryoSat-2 Level-1B Waveforms, Sea Ice Elevation, and Surface Roughness, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/5SZA7GSQI0YT Date Accessed: 2026-09-01

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