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Spatial Extent of Data

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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

Snow and ice cover, Geophysics, Metamorphism (geological), Radar imaging, Glaciology, Glaciation

ISO 19115 Topic Category

GeoscientificInformation

Other Subject Keywords

Ablation Zones/Accumulation Zones, Cryosphere, Radar Imagery, Geomorphology, geophysics, Spectral/Engineering, Glaciers, Geology, Glaciers/Ice Sheets, Electromagnetic Data, Glaciology, ground-penetrating radar, Radar, Remote Sensing, GPR

Place Keywords

Taku Glacier, Wolverine Glacier, Llewellyn Glacier, Norris Glacier, Matanuska Glacier, Powell Glacier, Surprise Glacier, Tulsequah Glacier, South Cascade Glacier, Yale Glacier, Harris Glacier, Gulkana Glacier, Eklutna Glacier, Columbia Glacier, Susitna Glacier, Eureka Glacier, Alaska, Nelchina Glacier, Lemon Creek Glacier, West Fork Glacier, Scott Glacier, Lake George Glacier, Exit Glacier, East Fork Glacier, Sperry Glacier, Montana, Valdez Glacier, Tazlina Glacier, Eagle Glacier, Gilkey Glacier, Chenega Glacier, Bear Glacier, Maclaren Glacier

Raw Ground Penetrating Radar Data on North American Glaciers

U.S. Geological Survey researchers conducted time-series ground-penetrating radar (GPR) surveys with a Sensors and Software 500-MHz Pulse Ekko Pro system. This data release contains ground-based (ski and snowmobile) as well as airborne common-offset profiles. All profiles are linked to coincident GPS observations. Additionally, common-midpoint data was collected at specific glacier locations. Coincident in-situ data may provide calibration information, and may be composed of any of the following: snow pits and/or snow-pit/snow-core combinations, probe profiles, and ablation stake data. This supplemental information provides estimates of snow properties which may be used to calibrate radar velocity.

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Author(s) Shad R O'Neel orcid, Daniel McGrath orcid, Gabriel J. Wolken, Erin N Whorton orcid, S.G. Candela, Louis Sass orcid, Christopher J. Mcneil orcid, Emily H Baker orcid, Erich H Peitzsch orcid, Daniel B Fagre orcid, Adam M Clark, Caitlyn E Florentine orcid, Zachary S Miller orcid, J.E. Christian, K. Christianson, E.L. Babcock orcid, Michael G. Loso, A.A. Arendt, E.W. Burgess, A. Gusmeroli
Publication Date 2018-07
Beginning Date of Data 2012
Ending Date of Data 2020
Data Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7M043G7
Citation O'Neel, S.R., McGrath, D., Wolken, G.J., Whorton, E.N., Candela, S., Sass, L., Mcneil, C.J., Baker, E.H., Peitzsch, E.H., Fagre, D.B., Clark, A.M., Florentine, C.E., Miller, Z.S., Christian, J., Christianson, K., Babcock, E., Loso, M.G., Arendt, A., Burgess, E., and Gusmeroli, A., 2018, Raw Ground Penetrating Radar Data on North American Glaciers: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7M043G7.
Metadata Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date 2022-03-11
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Harvest Source: Alaska Science Center
Harvest Date: 2025-02-27T04:03:08.826Z