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CryoSat-2 Level-4 Sea Ice Elevation, Freeboard, and Thickness V001

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This data set contains estimates of Arctic sea ice thickness and concentration, ice freeboard and surface roughness, as well as snow density and depth, derived from the ESA CryoSat-2 Synthetic Aperture Interferometric Radar Altimeter (SIRAL). The data are provided daily on a 25 km grid as 30-day averages for the months between September and May.

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title CryoSat-2 Level-4 Sea Ice Elevation, Freeboard, and Thickness V001

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