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| Grid DAP Data | Sub- set | Table DAP Data | Make A Graph | W M S | Source Data Files | Title | Sum- mary | FGDC, ISO, Metadata | Back- ground Info | RSS | Institution | Dataset ID | ||
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| data | graph | M | files | Ice Thickness, NOAA NOAA-21 VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Sector WU, Daily |
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| noaacwVIIRSn21icethickWU00Daily |
| Row Type | Variable Name | Attribute Name | Data Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | cdm_data_type | String | Grid |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Conventions | String | CF-1.6, COARDS, ACDD-1.3 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_email | String | coastwatch.info at noaa.gov |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_name | String | NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/SOCD/CoastWatch |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | creator_url | String | https://coastwatch.noaa.gov |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | date_created | String | 2026-01-24T18:16:49Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | defaultGraphQuery | String | IceThickness[(last)]%26.draw=surface%26.vars=longitude%7Clatitude%7CIceConc%26.colorBar=KT_ice%7C%7C%7C0%7C100%7C%26.land=over%26.bgColor=0xffccccff |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Easternmost_Easting | double | 0.0337500000000141 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | end_orbit_number | int | 16594 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_bounds | String | POLYGON((-60.03375 -44.77875,-45.016875 -44.77875,-30.0 -44.77875,-14.983125 -44.77875,0.03375 -44.77875,0.03375 -56.026875,0.03375 -67.275,0.03375 -78.523125,0.03375 -89.77125,-14.983125 -89.77125,-30.0 -89.77125,-45.016875 -89.77125,-60.03375 -89.77125,-60.03375 -78.523125,-60.03375 -67.275,-60.03375 -56.026875,-60.03375 -44.77875)) |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_max | double | -44.77875 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_min | double | -89.77125 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_resolution | double | 0.007499999999999999 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_units | String | degrees_north |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_max | double | 0.0337500000000141 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_min | double | -60.03374999999999 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_resolution | double | 0.007500000000000001 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_units | String | degrees_east |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_vertical_max | double | 0.0 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_vertical_min | double | 0.0 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_vertical_positive | String | up |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_vertical_units | String | m |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | history | String | [cwutils 4.0.1.7 20240513_133416] cwcomposite --pedantic --coherent IceThickness/latitude --optimal sat_zenith/minabs --method optimal --inputs - --match ^(latitude|ProdQualInfo|sat_zenith|longitude|IceThickness)$ /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_s/browse/lvl4/modis/coastwatch/hdf/VX2ACW_D2026022_C106_004911-010159_023012-024259_041236-042525_055336-060623_074559-074849_092824_092949_111049-111340_125314-130603_143414-144701_161514-162801_175740-180902_193840-194712_211648-212230_225332-230204_WU00_edgemask_IceThickness.hdf [cwutils 4.0.1.7 20240513_133416] cwgraphics /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_s/browse/lvl4/modis/coastwatch/hdf/VX2ACW_D2026022_C106_004911-010159_023012-024259_041236-042525_055336-060623_074559-074849_092824_092949_111049-111340_125314-130603_143414-144701_161514-162801_175740-180902_193840-194712_211648-212230_225332-230204_WU00_edgemask_IceThickness.hdf |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | identifier_product_doi_authority | String | https://dx.doi.org![]() |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | infoUrl | String | https://coastwatch.noaa.gov |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | institution | String | NOAA NESDIS CoastWatch |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | instrument | String | VIIRS |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | keywords | String | Earth Science > Cryosphere > Sea Ice > Ice Depth/Thickness, Earth Science > Oceans > Sea Ice > Ice Depth/Thickness |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | keywords_vocabulary | String | GCMD Science Keywords |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | license | String | https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-science-data/data-information-policy/ The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended
for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data
Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any
of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or
implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness, of this information. |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | naming_authority | String | gov.noaa.coastwatch |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Northernmost_Northing | double | -44.77875 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | OBSERVED_PROPERTY | String | IceThickness |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | platform | String | NOAA-21 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | source | String | NOAA-21_VIIRS_IceThickness |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | sourceUrl | String | (local files) |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Southernmost_Northing | double | -89.77125 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | standard_name_vocabulary | String | CF Standard Name Table v29 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | start_orbit_number | int | 16581 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | summary | String | Enterprise Ice Thickness/ Age Products |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | testOutOfDate | String | now-2days |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_end | String | 2026-01-22T11:56:20Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_start | String | 2024-01-26T02:17:02Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | title | String | Ice Thickness, NOAA NOAA-21 VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Sector WU, Daily |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Westernmost_Easting | double | -60.03374999999999 |
| dimension | time | double | nValues=707, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=1 day 0h 43m 39s | |
| attribute | time | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Time |
| attribute | time | actual_range | double | 1.706235422184E9, 1.7690829804915E9 |
| attribute | time | axis | String | T |
| attribute | time | bounds | String | time_bounds |
| attribute | time | calendar | String | gregorian |
| attribute | time | ioos_category | String | Time |
| attribute | time | long_name | String | Time |
| attribute | time | standard_name | String | time |
| attribute | time | time_origin | String | 01-JAN-1970 00:00:00 |
| attribute | time | units | String | seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| dimension | altitude | double | nValues=1, onlyValue=0.0 | |
| attribute | altitude | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Height |
| attribute | altitude | _CoordinateZisPositive | String | up |
| attribute | altitude | actual_range | double | 0.0, 0.0 |
| attribute | altitude | axis | String | Z |
| attribute | altitude | ioos_category | String | Location |
| attribute | altitude | long_name | String | Altitude |
| attribute | altitude | positive | String | up |
| attribute | altitude | standard_name | String | altitude |
| attribute | altitude | units | String | m |
| dimension | latitude | double | nValues=6000, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=-0.007499999999999999 | |
| attribute | latitude | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Lat |
| attribute | latitude | actual_range | double | -89.77125, -44.77875 |
| attribute | latitude | axis | String | Y |
| attribute | latitude | ioos_category | String | Location |
| attribute | latitude | long_name | String | Latitude |
| attribute | latitude | standard_name | String | latitude |
| attribute | latitude | units | String | degrees_north |
| dimension | longitude | double | nValues=8010, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.007500000000000001 | |
| attribute | longitude | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Lon |
| attribute | longitude | actual_range | double | -60.03374999999999, 0.0337500000000141 |
| attribute | longitude | axis | String | X |
| attribute | longitude | ioos_category | String | Location |
| attribute | longitude | long_name | String | Longitude |
| attribute | longitude | standard_name | String | longitude |
| attribute | longitude | units | String | degrees_east |
| variable | IceThickness | float | time, altitude, latitude, longitude | |
| attribute | IceThickness | _FillValue | float | -999.0 |
| attribute | IceThickness | colorBarMaximum | double | 3.0 |
| attribute | IceThickness | colorBarMinimum | double | 0.0 |
| attribute | IceThickness | grid_mapping | String | coord_ref |
| attribute | IceThickness | ioos_category | String | Ice Distribution |
| attribute | IceThickness | long_name | String | Ice thickness |
| attribute | IceThickness | missing_value | float | -999.0 |
| attribute | IceThickness | units | String | meter |
| attribute | IceThickness | valid_max | float | 6.0 |
| attribute | IceThickness | valid_min | float | 0.005 |
The information in the table above is also available in other file formats (.csv, .htmlTable, .itx, .json, .jsonlCSV1, .jsonlCSV, .jsonlKVP, .mat, .nc, .nccsv, .tsv, .xhtml) via a RESTful web service.