CryoSat-2 Antarctica 1km DEM

  • This dataset provides a digital elevation model (DEM) of the Antarctic ice sheet and ice shelves.

  • The DEM is based on observations from the CryoSat-2 satellite between July 2010 and July 2016.

  • The DEM is formed from fits to elevation measurements within 1, 2, and 5 km grid cells and is posted at a 1 km resolution.

  • The dataset includes bands for elevation, data composition method, slope, smoothed elevation, and elevation uncertainty.

  • The average accuracy of the DEM is estimated to be 9.5 meters.
CPOM/CryoSat2/ANTARCTICA_DEM
Dataset Availability
2010-07-01T00:00:00Z–2016-07-01T00:00:00Z
Dataset Producer
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ee.Image("CPOM/CryoSat2/ANTARCTICA_DEM")
Tags
antarctica dem elevation elevation-topography polar
cpom
cryosat-2

Description

This dataset is a digital elevation model (DEM) of the Antarctic ice sheet and ice shelves based on observations recorded by the CryoSat-2 satellite radar altimeter between July 2010 and July 2016.

The DEM is formed from spatio-temporal fits to elevation measurements accumulated within 1, 2, and 5 km grid cells, and is posted at the modal resolution of 1 km. The median and root mean square difference between the DEM and 2.3*107; airborne laser altimeter measurements acquired during NASA Operation IceBridge campaigns are -0.30 and 13.50 m, respectively.

The DEM uncertainty rises in regions of high slope, especially where elevation measurements were acquired in low-resolution mode; taking this into account, we estimate the average accuracy to be 9.5 m.

Bands

Bands

Pixel size: 1000 meters (all bands)

Name Units Pixel Size Description
elevation m 1000 meters

Antarctic ice sheet and ice shelf elevation.
data_composition 1000 meters

Data processing method of elevation per grid cell.
slope deg 1000 meters

Slope derived from elevation gradient.
z_smoothed m 1000 meters

Smoothed version of elevation model using a median filter.
z_uncertainty m 1000 meters

Certainty of elevation model derived from RMS of elevation residuals in observed grid cells and the kriging variance error in interpolated grid cells.

data_composition Class Table

Value Color Description
0 #000000

interpolated
1 #cbcbcb

1 km fit
2 #377eb7

resampled 2 km fit
3 #e2191b

resampled 5 km fit

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

The data are freely available. When using these data, please cite the provided article.

Citations

Citations:

  • Slater, T., Shepherd, A., McMillan, M., Muir, A., Gilbert, L., Hogg, A. E., Konrad, H. and Parrinello, T.: A new Digital Elevation Model of Antarctica derived from CryoSat-2 altimetry, The Cryosphere, doi:10.5194/tc-2017-223, 2018

DOIs

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var dataset = ee.Image('CPOM/CryoSat2/ANTARCTICA_DEM');

var visualization = {
  bands: ['elevation'],
  min: 0.0,
  max: 4000.0,
  palette: ['001fff', '00ffff', 'fbff00', 'ff0000']
};

Map.setCenter(17.0, -76.0, 3);

Map.addLayer(dataset, visualization, 'Elevation');
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This dataset is a digital elevation model (DEM) of the Antarctic ice sheet and ice shelves based on observations recorded by the CryoSat-2 satellite radar altimeter between July 2010 and July 2016. The DEM is formed from spatio-temporal fits to elevation measurements accumulated within 1, 2, and 5 km grid …
CPOM/CryoSat2/ANTARCTICA_DEM, antarctica,dem,elevation,elevation-topography,polar
2010-07-01T00:00:00Z/2016-07-01T00:00:00Z
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