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Description

This data set contains depth sounder measurements of ice elevation, ice surface, ice bottom, and ice thickness over Greenland and Antarctica, acquired by the Multichannel Coherent Radar Depth Sounder (MCoRDS).

Product Summary

Platforms
DC-8 ,
DHC-6 ,
P-3A ,
P-3A ORION ,
P-3B
Instruments
MCoRDS ,
ACORDS ,
ATM ,
ICORDS
Spatial Extent

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

,

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

Geographic Region
ANTARCTICA ,
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
1993-06-23 to 2007-09-23
Concept ID
C3205179841-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
121
Processing Level
2
Science Keywords
Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation ,
Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness

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. (2011). Pre-IceBridge MCoRDS L2 Ice Thickness, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/QKMTQ02C2U56 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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