ERS_DTM1Data generated from slope corrected orthometric heights of Antarctica derived from ERS Radar AltimetryBrolsma, H.Data generated from slope corrected orthometric heights of Antarctica derived from ERS Radar AltimetryCAASM Metadata2003-02-11T00:00:00.000ZAustralian Antarctic Data Centre1https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ERS_DTMINVESTIGATORTECHNICAL CONTACTMETADATA AUTHORHENKBROLSMAAustralian Antarctic Division203 Channel HighwayKingstonTasmania7050AustraliaEARTH SCIENCELAND SURFACETOPOGRAPHYTERRAIN ELEVATIONELEVATIONANTARCTICARADARERSELEVATIONALTIMETRYDTMNot providedNot providedRadar AltimetersNot providedERS-1European Remote Sensing Satellite-1Not providedNot providedERS-2European Remote Sensing Satellite-2Not provided2003-01-01T00:00:00.000Z2003-01-31T23:59:59.999ZCOMPLETEHorizontalVerticalNO_SPATIALCARTESIAN-82.0-65.0-180.0180.0Minimum_Altitude8 MetresMaximum_Altitude4100 MetresNot providedCONTINENTANTARCTICAGEOGRAPHIC REGIONPOLARNot providedSatellite radar altimetry was used to derive the geometry of the surface of the Antarctic continent. The method is particularly effective over ocean, shelf and flat inland ice. Data from ERS-1 and ERS-2 radar altimeters was processed to produce heights with accuracies of a few centimetres over the ocean areas and 1 - 2 decimetres for the flat ice sheets of Antarctica. Distances between sample points varies from 5km near the pole to 10 km at the northern extremes. The derivation process is described in a paper titled 'A Digital Terrain Ice Model of Antarctica derived by ERS Radar Altimeter Data' by J. Ihde, J. Eck, U. Schirmer.See the child records for access to the data.This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ERS_DTM when using these data.EnglishARCHIVERDISTRIBUTORAU/AADCAustralian Antarctic Data Centre, Australiahttp://data.aad.gov.auDATA CENTER CONTACTDATA OFFICERAADCAustralian Antarctic Division203 Channel HighwayKingstonTasmania7050Australia+61 3 6232 3351Fax+61 3 6232 3244Telephonemetadata@aad.gov.auData generated from slope corrected orthometric heights derived from ERS radar altimetry as described in the paper 'A Digital Terrain Ice Model of Antarctica derived by ERS Radar Altimeter Data' by J. Ihde, J. Eck, U. Schirmer.
The data products (and their metadata records): the original point data as a shapefile (GRI_ORT_SLC_FIN); a shapefile showing data and no data areas for the original point data (ERS_REL_ANT); a triangulated irregular network (TIN) generated from the point data (ERS_DTM_TIN_ANT); 500 m interval contours interpolated from the TIN (ERS_CONT_500_ANT); a raster grid with 5 km cell size interpolated from the TIN (ERS_DTM_GRID_ANT); a contour shapefile for the Amery Region map published by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre in November 2002 - contours sourced from ERS radar altimetry, the Antarctic Digital Database Version 2 and Russian space photography (ERS_CONT_MERGED_AMERY); a shapefile used for the contour source diagram for the Amery Region map (ERS_CONT_SOURCE_AMERY).
ESA's two European Remote Sensing (ERS) satellites, ERS-1 and 2, were launched into the same orbit in 1991 and 1995 respectively. Their payloads included a synthetic aperture imaging radar, radar altimeter and instruments to measure ocean surface temperature and wind fields.
ERS-2 added an additional sensor for atmospheric ozone monitoring. The two satellites acquired a combined data set extending over two decades.
The ERS-1 mission ended on 10 March 2000 and ERS-2 was retired on 05 September 2011.VIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttp://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ERS_DTMCitation reference for this metadata record and datasetAMD/AUCEOSAMDCEOS IDN DIFVERSION 10.22003-02-112019-04-051970-01-01T00:00:001970-01-01T00:00:00Not provided