MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Digital Elevation Model, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0645
DOI: 10.5067/NV34YUIXLP9W
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set consists of an enhanced resolution digital elevation model (DEM) for the Greenland Ice Sheet. It was constructed by combining ASTER and SPOT 5 DEMs over the ice sheet periphery and margin with AVHRR photoclinometry for the interior and far north, and calibrating the data to approximate mean ICESat/GLAS elevations from 2003 to 2009.
See Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) for related data.
Parameter(s):
GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION
Platform(s):
ICESAT, NOAA-14, SPOT-5, TERRA
Sensor(s):
ASTER, AVHRR-2, GLAS, HRS
Data Format(s):
GeoTIFF
Temporal Coverage:
20 February 2003 to 11 October 2009
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 year
Spatial Resolution:
- 30 m
- 90 m
- 30 m
- 90m
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North
EPSG:3413
Spatial Coverage:
N:
83
S:
60
E:
-14
W:
-75
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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Sample Data Image
Image
Assembled from ASTER, SPOT, and AVHRR satellite sensors, this digital elevation model encompasses the entire Greenland Ice Sheet and its periphery. Credit: NASA MEaSUREs GrIMP Data: NASA, NOAA, ESA
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