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Description

This data set, part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, consists of annual, digitized (polyline) ice front positions for 239 outlet glaciers in Greenland. Ice front positions are derived from Sentinel-1A, Sentinel-1B, and RADARSAT-1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) mosaics, plus imagery from Landsat 1 through Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 and Landsat 8. Although temporal coverage varies by glacier, data are available for the winter seasons 1972–1973 through 2020–2021. Data are provided as shapefiles.

See <a href="http://nsidc.org/data/measures/gimp">Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GrIMP)</a> for related data.

Version Description

New major version

Product Summary

Platforms
LANDSAT-1 ,
LANDSAT-2 ,
LANDSAT-3 ,
LANDSAT-4 ,
LANDSAT-5 ,
LANDSAT-7 ,
LANDSAT-8 ,
RADARSAT-1 ,
Sentinel-1A ,
Sentinel-1B
Instruments
MSS ,
TM ,
ETM+ ,
OLI ,
SAR ,
C-SAR
Spatial Extent

N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75

Spatial Resolution
15 Meters to 50 Meters x 15 Meters to 50 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North (EPSG:3413)
Location
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1972-09-16 to 2021-03-25
Temporal Resolution
1 Year
Concept ID
C3292900075-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
50
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Glacier Extent

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Joughin, I., Moon, T., Joughin, J., & Black, T. (2021). MEaSUREs Annual Greenland Outlet Glacier Terminus Positions from SAR Mosaics, Version 2 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ESFWE11AVFKW Date Accessed: 2026-06-14

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Consistent Seasonal Hydrography From Moorings at Northwest Greenland Zahn, Marie J., Laidre, Kristin L., Simon, Malene, Stafford, Kathleen M., Wood, Michael, Willis, Josh K., Phillips, Elizabeth M., Fenty, Ian Salinity/Density, Ocean Temperature, Conductivity, Glacier Extent, Density, TEMPERATURE PROFILES, Salinity, Conductivity, Ice Velocity, Water Temperature, Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation
Ubiquitous acceleration in Greenland Ice Sheet calving from 1985 to 2022 Greene, Chad A., Gardner, Alex S., Wood, Michael, Cuzzone, Joshua K. Glacier Extent, Ice Velocity, Glacier Terminus, Salinity, TEMPERATURE PROFILES, Density, Conductivity, Land Ice/Ocean Classification, Ice Extent, Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation
Seven-year variation in glacier surface velocity at Narsap Sermia in Southwest Greenland Jung, Seong-Woo, Hong, Sang-Hoon Glacier Extent
Weekly to monthly terminus variability of Greenland's marine-terminating outlet glaciers Black, Taryn E., Joughin, Ian Radar Backscatter, Glacier Extent, Snow Melt, Snow Melt, Ice Velocity
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