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Description

This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program, contains 6 and 12 day surface velocity estimates for the Greenland Ice Sheet and periphery. Velocities are derived from images acquired by the European Space Agency (ESA) Copernicus Sentinel-1A and Sentinel-1B satellites.

See <a href="http://nsidc.org/grimp">Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GrIMP)</a> for related data sets.

Version Description

Changes for the version include: - Temporal coverage extended - Data recalibrated relative to previous versions to reduces biases imposed by quadratic fits to control points - Correction added for the submergence/emergence velocity - Addition of interferometric phase data where available

Product Summary

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

N: 83 S: 58.5 E: 8.32 W: -90.9

Spatial Resolution
200 Meters x 200 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
Multiple EPSG codes (see User Guide)
Location
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2015-01-01 to 2024-12-20
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3298524394-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
926
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. (2022). MEaSUREs Greenland 6 and 12 day Ice Sheet Velocity Mosaics from SAR, Version 2 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/1AMEDB6VJ1NZ Date Accessed: 2026-04-30

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A decade of winter supraglacial lake drainage across Northeast Greenland using C-band SAR Dean, Connor Wolfgang, Scharien, Randall, Willis, Ian, McDougall, Kali Ann Land Ice/Ocean Classification, Ice Velocity
ITS_LIVE global glacier velocity data in near-real time Gardner, Alex S., Greene, Chad A., Kennedy, Joseph H., Fahnestock, Mark A., Liukis, Maria, Lopez, Luis A., Lei, Yang, Scambos, Ted A., Dehecq, Amaury Ice Velocity, Firn Air Content, Ice Depth/Thickness, Ice Growth/Melt, Mass Balance, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Ice Extent
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
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
Monitoring ice flow velocity of Petermann glacier combined with Sentinel-1 and 2 imagery Li, Gang, Mao, Yanting, Feng, Xiaoman, Chen, Zhuoqi, Yang, Zhibin, Cheng, Xiao Ice Velocity
Uncertainty of Satellite-Derived Glacier Flow Velocities in a Temperate Kelly, Joshua T., Hehlen, Mark, McGee, Scott Ice Velocity
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