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Description

This data set contains grounding lines for major glaciers and ice shelves in East Antarctica, West Antarctica, and the Antarctic Peninsula, plus corresponding Differential Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (DInSAR) interferograms (phase and coherence), generated from X-band SAR data acquired by the COSMO-SkyMed mission between 30 April 2020 and 10 June 2022.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
COSMO-SKYMED
Instruments
X-SAR
Spatial Extent

N: -65.28301 S: -80.80004 E: 164.93273 W: -142.97674

Spatial Resolution
50 Meters x 50 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 / Antarctic Polar Stereographic (EPSG:3031)
Location
ANTARCTICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2020-04-30 to 2022-06-10
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C4191624347-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
795
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Grounding Line

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

Milillo, P., & Ross, N. (2026). Antarctic Grounding Lines From COSMO-SkyMed X-Band DInSAR, 2020???2022, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/BDGNK13MK73U Date Accessed: 2026-07-29

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