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Description

This data set contains depth sounder measurements of elevation, surface, bottom, and thickness for Alaska taken from the Warm Ice Sounding Explorer (WISE). The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded aircraft survey campaigns.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
DHC-3
Instruments
WISE
Projects
2009_AK_NASA ,
2009_AK_UAF ,
2010_AK_NASA ,
2010_AK_UAF ,
2011_AK_NASA ,
2011_AK_UAF ,
2012_AK_NASA ,
2012_AK_UAF ,
2013_AK_NASA ,
2013_AK_UAF ,
2014_AK_NASA ,
2015_AK_NASA
Spatial Extent

N: 61.7 S: 58.7 E: -137.1 W: -148.6

Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Location
ALASKA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2012-03-16 to 2012-03-26
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3205205844-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
7
Processing Level
2
Published
Science Keywords
Ice Depth/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

Rignot, E., Mouginot, J., Larsen, C., Gim, Y., & Kirchner, D. (2013). IceBridge WISE L2 Ice Thickness and Surface Elevation, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/0ZBRL3GY720R Date Accessed: 2026-08-07

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Worldwide version-controlled database of glacier thickness observations Welty, Ethan, Zemp, Michael, Navarro, Francisco, Huss, Matthias, Furst, Johannes J., Gartner-Roer, Isabelle, Landmann, Johannes, Machguth, Horst, Naegeli, Kathrin, Andreassen, Liss M., Farinotti, Daniel, Li, Huilin Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Ice Depth/Thickness, Ice Depth/Thickness, Sea Ice Elevation, Terrain Elevation, Bed Elevation, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness
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