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Description

This data set contains time-registered Level-1B field readings taken over Antarctica using the Watson-Gyro Fluxgate Magnetometer instrument. The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded aircraft survey campaigns.

Product Summary

Platforms
BT-67
Instruments
FGM
Spatial Extent

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

Geographic Region
ANTARCTICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2008-12-29 to 2013-01-14
Concept ID
C3188460514-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
975
Processing Level
1B
Science Keywords
Magnetic Field

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.

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Blankenship, D., Kempf, S., & Young, D. (2019). IceBridge Watson-Gyro Fluxgate Magnetometer L1B Time-Tagged Magnetic Field, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/1HLB3BMORZ55 Date Accessed: 2025-12-16

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