Greenland Icebergs: WorldView Digital Elevation Model derived Melt Data, 2011-2016
Observations of iceberg location, surface elevation, surface area, submerged area, change in surface elevation over time, change in volume over time (i.e. meltwater flux), and area-averaged submarine melt rates were compiled for 637 icebergs discharged from seven large glaciers draining the Greenlan...
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dataone:doi:10.18739/A20N7C 2024-06-03T18:46:51+00:00 Greenland Icebergs: WorldView Digital Elevation Model derived Melt Data, 2011-2016 Ellyn Enderlin Iceberg data were compiled for icebergs discharged from the following glaciers: Alison Glacier (74.613N, -56.074E), Helheim Glacier (66.354N, -37.861E), Jakobshavn Isbr (69.151N, -49.693E), Koge Bugt Glacier (65.098N, -41.068E), Kong Oscar Glacier (75.957N, -59.791E), Upernavik Glaciers (72.998N, -54.414E), and Zachariae Isstrom (78.878N, -20.380E). ENVELOPE(-59.85,-20.2,79.0,65.0) BEGINDATE: 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z ENDDATE: 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z 2017-08-11T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.18739/A20N7C unknown Arctic Data Center Greenland iceberg submarine melt meltwater flux WorldView Dataset 2017 dataone:urn:node:ARCTIC https://doi.org/10.18739/A20N7C 2024-06-03T18:10:16Z Observations of iceberg location, surface elevation, surface area, submerged area, change in surface elevation over time, change in volume over time (i.e. meltwater flux), and area-averaged submarine melt rates were compiled for 637 icebergs discharged from seven large glaciers draining the Greenland Ice Sheet from 2011-2016. The data were extracted from 2 m-resolution digital elevation models that were constructed from stereo panchromatic WorldView satellite images. Iceberg surface area and surface elevation estimates were extracted from repeat digital elevation models and converted to estimates of ice volume change, then divided by the estimated submerged iceberg area to yield area-averaged melt rates. The purpose of the iceberg meltwater flux and melt rate data was to determine whether remote sensing methods could be used to quantify spatial and temporal variations in iceberg melt rates as a potential means to infer changes in ocean forcing in iceberg-congested fjords. Dataset glacier Greenland Ice Sheet Jakobshavn Upernavik Arctic Data Center (via DataONE) Greenland ENVELOPE(-59.85,-20.2,79.0,65.0) |
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Observations of iceberg location, surface elevation, surface area, submerged area, change in surface elevation over time, change in volume over time (i.e. meltwater flux), and area-averaged submarine melt rates were compiled for 637 icebergs discharged from seven large glaciers draining the Greenland Ice Sheet from 2011-2016. The data were extracted from 2 m-resolution digital elevation models that were constructed from stereo panchromatic WorldView satellite images. Iceberg surface area and surface elevation estimates were extracted from repeat digital elevation models and converted to estimates of ice volume change, then divided by the estimated submerged iceberg area to yield area-averaged melt rates. The purpose of the iceberg meltwater flux and melt rate data was to determine whether remote sensing methods could be used to quantify spatial and temporal variations in iceberg melt rates as a potential means to infer changes in ocean forcing in iceberg-congested fjords. |
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Ellyn Enderlin |
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Ellyn Enderlin |
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Ellyn Enderlin |
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Greenland Icebergs: WorldView Digital Elevation Model derived Melt Data, 2011-2016 |
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Greenland Icebergs: WorldView Digital Elevation Model derived Melt Data, 2011-2016 |
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Greenland Icebergs: WorldView Digital Elevation Model derived Melt Data, 2011-2016 |
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Greenland Icebergs: WorldView Digital Elevation Model derived Melt Data, 2011-2016 |
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Greenland Icebergs: WorldView Digital Elevation Model derived Melt Data, 2011-2016 |
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greenland icebergs: worldview digital elevation model derived melt data, 2011-2016 |
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Arctic Data Center |
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2017 |
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https://doi.org/10.18739/A20N7C |
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Iceberg data were compiled for icebergs discharged from the following glaciers: Alison Glacier (74.613N, -56.074E), Helheim Glacier (66.354N, -37.861E), Jakobshavn Isbr (69.151N, -49.693E), Koge Bugt Glacier (65.098N, -41.068E), Kong Oscar Glacier (75.957N, -59.791E), Upernavik Glaciers (72.998N, -54.414E), and Zachariae Isstrom (78.878N, -20.380E). ENVELOPE(-59.85,-20.2,79.0,65.0) BEGINDATE: 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z ENDDATE: 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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ENVELOPE(-59.85,-20.2,79.0,65.0) |
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Greenland |
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glacier Greenland Ice Sheet Jakobshavn Upernavik |
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glacier Greenland Ice Sheet Jakobshavn Upernavik |
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