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Arctic Sea Ice Summer Melt Feature Classification from Operation IceBridge High-Resolution Optical Imagery, July 2016 and July 2017 (NCEI Accession 0209246)

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The Arctic Sea Ice Summer Melt Feature Classification product is derived from high-resolution Digital Mapping System (DMS) imagery acquired during low-altitude NASA Operation IceBridge airborne surveys over Arctic sea ice. DMS images were acquired in July, 2016 and 2017. For each image, meaningful geophysical parameters have been derived: melt pond fraction, sea ice concentration, and pond color fraction. Melt pond fraction is the percentage of the sea ice surface that is ponded. Sea ice concentration is the percentage of ocean covered by sea ice. Pond color fraction is the partitioning of dark, medium, and light color ponds as a percentage of total ponded area.
  • Cite as: Buckley, Ellen; Farrell, Sinead; Duncan, Kyle; Connor, Laurence; Kuhn, John; Dominguez, Roseanne (2020). Arctic Sea Ice Summer Melt Feature Classification from Operation IceBridge High-Resolution Optical Imagery, July 2016 and July 2017 (NCEI Accession 0209246). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/cp7t-7118. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 2016-07-13 to 2017-07-25
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -176.8
East: -43.15
South: 72.8
North: 84.56
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2020-05-14
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Submission Package ID: E0U4CL
Purpose This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: Public
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Buckley, Ellen; Farrell, Sinead; Duncan, Kyle; Connor, Laurence; Kuhn, John; Dominguez, Roseanne (2020). Arctic Sea Ice Summer Melt Feature Classification from Operation IceBridge High-Resolution Optical Imagery, July 2016 and July 2017 (NCEI Accession 0209246). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/cp7t-7118. Accessed [date].
Cited Authors
Collaborators
Resource Providers
Points of Contact
  • Ellen Buckley
Publishers
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Provider Keywords
  • Image Number
  • Melt Pond Fraction
  • Pond Color Fraction Dark
  • Pond Color Fraction Light
  • Pond Color Fraction Medium
  • Sea Ice Concentration
  • Time
Data Center keywords NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Provider Instruments
  • Digital Mapping System
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Buckley, Ellen; Farrell, Sinead; Duncan, Kyle; Connor, Laurence; Kuhn, John; Dominguez, Roseanne (2020). Arctic Sea Ice Summer Melt Feature Classification from Operation IceBridge High-Resolution Optical Imagery, July 2016 and July 2017 (NCEI Accession 0209246). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/cp7t-7118. Accessed [date].
Access Constraints
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Processing Steps
  • 2020-05-14T21:14:16Z - NCEI Accession 0209246 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: Time (calculated); Units: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS:ss; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: GPS.
  • Parameter or Variable: Image Number (calculated); Units: count; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: high-resolution optical imagery.
  • Parameter or Variable: LATITUDE (calculated); Units: degrees; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: high-resolution optical imagery.
  • Parameter or Variable: LONGITUDE (calculated); Units: degrees; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: high-resolution optical imagery.
  • Parameter or Variable: Pond Color Fraction Dark (calculated); Units: percent; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: high-resolution optical imagery.
  • Parameter or Variable: Pond Color Fraction Medium (calculated); Units: percent; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: high-resolution optical imagery.
  • Parameter or Variable: Pond Color Fraction Light (calculated); Units: percent; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: high-resolution optical imagery.
  • Parameter or Variable: Sea Ice Concentration (calculated); Units: percent; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: high-resolution optical imagery.
  • Parameter or Variable: Melt Pond Fraction (calculated); Units: percent; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: high-resolution optical imagery.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • GPS
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