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Arctic Sea Ice Freeboard and Thickness, Version 1

Metadata Updated: August 22, 2025

This data set provides measurements of sea ice freeboard and sea ice thickness for the Arctic region. The data were derived from measurements made by from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument, the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I), and climatologies of snow and drift of ice.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date August 22, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date August 22, 2025
Publisher NASA NSIDC DAAC
Maintainer
Identifier 10.5067/SXJVJ3A2XIZT
Data Last Modified 2025-08-06
Category Earth Science
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Public Access Level public
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Program Code 026:000
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