Monthly GPS surface elevation and position data collected along a survey transect west of Summit Station, Greenland. The transect aligns with ICESat and ICESat-2 reference ground tracks for satellite validation. The data is provided by NSIDC_CPRD and was last updated in April 2025.
Use Cases
- Validate ICESat-2 satellite elevation measurements using monthly GPS surface elevation data from the aligned ground track.
- Analyze temporal trends in ice sheet surface elevation at Summit Station using the monthly GPS position and elevation series.
- Calibrate satellite-derived elevation change models with precise GPS survey data collected along the defined transect.
Strengths
- Data is aligned with ICESat and ICESat-2 reference ground tracks for direct satellite comparison.
- Provides monthly temporal resolution for tracking surface elevation changes.
Limitations
- Geographic coverage is limited to a single transect west of Summit Station, Greenland.
- Specific sample size, row count, and data completeness metrics are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NSIDC_CPRD
- Collection Method
- GPS survey along a defined transect.
- Time Range
- Monthly data collection.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Survey transect west of Summit Station, Greenland.