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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 WZ, Daily 4-day Composite |
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| noaacwVIIRSn21icethickWZ00Daily4Day |
| 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 | 2025-12-08T05:18:06Z |
| 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 | 15899 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_bounds | String | POLYGON((-60.03375 89.77125,-45.016875 89.77125,-30.0 89.77125,-14.983125 89.77125,0.03375 89.77125,0.03375 78.523125,0.03375 67.275,0.03375 56.026875,0.03375 44.77875,-14.983125 44.77875,-30.0 44.77875,-45.016875 44.77875,-60.03375 44.77875,-60.03375 56.026875,-60.03375 67.275,-60.03375 78.523125,-60.03375 89.77125)) |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_max | double | 89.77125000000001 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_min | double | 44.77875000000001 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_resolution | double | 0.0075 |
| 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 --method latest --inputs - --match ^(IceThickness)$ /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_u/browse/lvl4/modis/coastwatch/maskhdf/VX2ACW_D2025335_D2025338_H4_WZ00_edgemask_IceThickness.hdf [cwutils 4.0.1.7 20240513_133416] cwgraphics /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_u/browse/lvl4/modis/coastwatch/maskhdf/VX2ACW_D2025335_D2025338_H4_WZ00_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 | 89.77125000000001 |
| 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 | 44.77875000000001 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | standard_name_vocabulary | String | CF Standard Name Table v29 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | start_orbit_number | int | 15844 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | summary | String | Enterprise Ice Thickness/ Age Products |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | testOutOfDate | String | now-2days |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_end | String | 2025-12-03T00:00:00Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_start | String | 2024-01-28T00:00:00Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | title | String | Ice Thickness, NOAA NOAA-21 VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Sector WZ, Daily 4-day Composite |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Westernmost_Easting | double | -60.03374999999999 |
| dimension | time | double | nValues=660, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=1 day 0h 34m 58s | |
| attribute | time | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Time |
| attribute | time | actual_range | double | 1.7064E9, 1.76472E9 |
| attribute | time | axis | String | T |
| attribute | time | bounds | String | baseline_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=-0.0075 | |
| attribute | latitude | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Lat |
| attribute | latitude | actual_range | double | 44.77875000000001, 89.77125000000001 |
| 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.