Data Collections
RSLab research datasets, distributed since 2008. Organized by geographic region.
Greenland
Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Balance at High Elevations
Ice velocity and ice thickness measurements from 161 GPS traverse stations at ~2,000 m elevation, circumnavigating the Greenland Ice Sheet (1993–1997).
Thomas et al. 2000. Science, 289 & Thomas et al. 2001. J Geophys Res, 106(D24).
Spectral Radiometer Data for West Greenland
Hyperspectral reflectance measurements of lichens collected in western Greenland near Jakobshavn Isbræ, used as reference data for multispectral image analysis and trimline mapping.
Van der Veen, CJ, Csatho, B, 2005. Spectral characteristics of Greenland lichens. Géographie physique et Quaternaire, 59(1).
IceBridge ATM L2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness
IceBridge ATM L2 Icessn Elevation, Slope, and Roughness data organized into individual flight lines, both in ASCII and ArcGIS shape file formats.
Outlet Glacier DEMs & Elevation Change Records
Multi-temporal DEM and surface elevation change products for major Greenland outlet glaciers (Jakobshavn, Helheim, Kangerlussuaq, N79). Derived from ICESat, ICESat-2, and airborne LIDAR.
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Antarctica
McMurdo Dry Valleys — ICESat-2 Validation Survey
Precisely surveyed ground control points collected to validate the horizontal accuracy of NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite.
Schenk, T, Csatho, B, Neumann, T, 2022. Assessment of ICESat-2’s Horizontal Accuracy. IEEE TGRS. DOI
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Siple Coast Ice Stream Altimetry
Airborne laser altimetry profiles over Whillans Ice Stream and neighboring ice streams, West Antarctica.
Spikes, VB, Csatho, B, Hamilton, GS, Whillans, IM, 2003. Thickness changes on Whillans Ice Stream. J Glaciol, 49(165).
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Erebus Volcano LIDAR
Airborne laser swath mapping (ALSM) data of the summit of Mount Erebus volcano, Antarctica.
Csatho, B, Schenk, T, Kyle, P, Wilson, T, Krabill, WB, 2008. Airborne laser swath mapping of Erebus volcano. J Volcanol Geotherm, 177. DOI
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Alaska / US
Spectral Radiometer Data for the North Slope, Alaska
GIS layers and remote sensing-derived datasets from the North Slope region of Alaska, including land cover classification and lineament mapping products.
SUNY at Buffalo – GPS Test Points
GPS survey data collected at the University at Buffalo campus.
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