ESA Sea Ice Climate Change Initiative (Sea_Ice_cci): Sea Ice Concentration Climate Data Record from the AMSR-E and AMSR-2 instruments at 50 km grid spacing, version 2.0

The dataset provides a Climate Data Record of Sea Ice Concentration (SIC) for the polar regions, derived from medium resolution passive microwave satellite data (AMSR-E and AMSR-2). It is processed with an algorithm using coarse resolution (6 GHz and 37 GHz) imaging channels, and has been gridded at 50km grid spacing.

This product was generated in the context of the ESA Climate Change Initiative Programme (ESA CCI) by the Sea_Ice_CCI project. The EUMETSAT OSI SAF contributed with access and re-use of part of its processing software and facilities.

A SIC CDR at 25km grid spacing is also available (doi: 10.5285/c61bfe88-873b-44d8-9b0e-6a0ee884ad95) and a 12.5km product is in preparation.

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Metadata Language: English (en)

Dataset Reference Date (): 2017-02-28T17:08:51

Dataset Reference Date (): 2017-02-28T17:08:51

Identifier: http://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/8a45e78c4657438997617c726337dffc

Identifier: Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) / 8a45e78c4657438997617c726337dffc

Identifier: doi / http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/70f611b0-ba82-48e6-9190-a62cf9f925f2

Unavailable - Toudal Pedersen, Leif ( author )

Unavailable - Dybkjær, Gorm ( author )

Unavailable - Eastwood, Steinar ( author )

Unavailable - Heygster, Georg ( author )

Unavailable - Ivanova, Natalia ( author )

Unavailable - Kern, Stefan ( author )

Unavailable - Lavergne, Thomas ( author )

Unavailable - Saldo, Roberto ( author )

Unavailable - Sandven, Stein ( author )

Unavailable - Sørensen, Atle ( author )

Unavailable - Tonboe, Rasmus T. ( author )

Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) - custodian

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

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Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

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Update scope: dataset

Keywords

sea ice
Sea Ice
ESA
CCI
Arctic
Antarctic

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()

orthoimagery

Limitations on Public Access: otherRestrictions

Other constraints: Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.

Use constraints: otherRestrictions

Other constraints: Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://licences.ceda.ac.uk/image/data_access_condition/esacci_seaice_terms_and_conditions.pdf . When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.

Spatial representation type: grid

Topic category

Imagery base maps earth cover

Begin date: 2002-05-31T23:00:00

End date: 2015-12-31T23:59:59

Code: WGS 84

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Data are in NetCDF format ()

Resource Locator: CEDA Data Catalogue Page
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Resource Locator: Ivanova, N., et al., Inter-comparison and evaluation of sea ice algorithms: towards further identification of challenges and optimal approach using passive microwave observations, The Cryosphere, 9, 1797-1817, 2015, doi: 10.5194/tc-9-1797-2015.
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Resource Locator: ESA CCI Sea Ice project website
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Resource Locator: ESA Climate Change Initiative website
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Resource Locator: CEDA Data Catalogue Page
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Resource Locator: Ivanova, N., et al., Inter-comparison and evaluation of sea ice algorithms: towards further identification of challenges and optimal approach using passive microwave observations, The Cryosphere, 9, 1797-1817, 2015, doi: 10.5194/tc-9-1797-2015.
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Resource Locator: ESA CCI Sea Ice project website
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Resource Locator: ESA Climate Change Initiative website
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Quality Scope: dataset

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: Data were processed by the ESA CCI Sea Ice project team.

Contribution of the EUMETSAT OSI SAF to the production of this dataset is acknowledged. EUMETSAT OSI SAF provided access and allowed re-use of its SIC reprocessing software and data hosting facilities. The reprocessing chain was further updated with the new algorithms and knowledge from the ESA CCI Sea Ice project.

Data were supplied to CEDA in the context of the ESA CCI Open Data Portal Project

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File identifier: 8a45e78c4657438997617c726337dffc XML

Metadata Language: English (en)

Character set: 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646

Parent identifier: ESA Sea Ice Climate Change Initiative (Sea Ice CCI) Dataset Collection 5e789087d4e847308a39b3fe5b26e281

Resource type: dataset

Metadata Date: 2023-12-01T00:46:44

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

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