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IceBridge HiCARS 2 L1B Time-Tagged Echo Strength Profiles V001

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This data set contains Antarctica radar sounder echo strength profiles from the Hi-Capability Radar Sounder (HiCARS) Version 2 instrument. The data were collected by scientists working on the Investigating the Cryospheric Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate (ICECAP) project, which was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) with additional support from NASA Operation IceBridge.

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title IceBridge HiCARS 2 L1B Time-Tagged Echo Strength Profiles V001

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