Arctic Ocean Sea Ice Atlas with Charts and Binary Grids

Arctic Ocean sea ice data from NASA EarthData, archived on a two-disc CD set. The atlas contains visual ice charts and binary concentration grids, compiled by the organization SCIOPS. The data was last updated in December 1997.

Use Cases

• Visualizing historical sea ice extent based on the provided ice charts.
• Analyzing sea ice concentration patterns using the binary grid data.
• Conducting spatial analysis of Arctic ice conditions by loading data into a GIS.
• Studying long-term climate trends in the Arctic region using archived ice data.

Strengths

• Data is structured for direct use in GIS analysis systems.
• Contains both visual charts and binary concentration grids for different analytical approaches.

Limitations

• Last updated 1997-12-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NASA EarthData

Collection Method

Likely compiled from satellite observations and analysis.

Time Range

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Freshness

1997-12-31 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Arctic Ocean