Arctic Sea Ice Thickness Measurements from AMSRIce03 Campaign

March 2003 ice thickness measurements were collected over sea ice near Barrow, Alaska, and at the Navy Ice Camp in the main Arctic Ocean pack ice. The dataset is part of the joint in situ and aircraft AMSRIce03 campaign. It is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with documentation from the Principal Investigators.

Use Cases

• Validating satellite-derived sea ice thickness estimates using in-situ ground truth data.
• Analyzing spatial variability of ice thickness in the Beaufort Sea region near Barrow.
• Studying sea ice properties and snow cover interactions for the March 2003 time period.
• Supporting climate studies on Arctic ice volume changes with campaign-specific measurements.

Strengths

• Data originates from a coordinated NASA field campaign (AMSRIce03) in March 2003.
• Measurements cover two distinct Arctic locations: coastal Barrow, Alaska and the main pack ice at the Navy Ice Camp.
• The dataset is hosted on multiple authoritative platforms (Data.gov, NASA Earthdata), indicating recognized importance.

Limitations

• Critical metadata conflicts exist: last updated date is reported as both 2003-03-21 and 2026-03 13.
• Core dataset specifications like row count, file size, and column names are unknown across all sources.
• Documentation support is explicitly noted as limited, being provided solely by Principal Investigators without NSIDC review.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Joint in situ and aircraft measurements collected during the AMSRIce03 campaign.

Time Range

March 2003

Freshness

2026-03-13 15:28:54.592083

Geography

Barrow, Alaska area and the Navy Ice Camp in the main pack ice of the Arctic Ocean.