BackForward Variable: Ice sheet topography

Definition
Full name Ice sheet topography
Definition Map of ice sheet height over land .
Measuring Units cm Uncertainty Units cm
Horizontal Res Units km Vertical Res Units
Stability Units cm (Stability /decade)

 

Comment: ?(for the ice over the ocean, see Sea-ice Elevation)
Last modified:
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: Yes
Classification
  • Domain: Terrestrial
    • Sub-domain: Land surface
      • Variable: Ice sheet topography
        • Measured in Layers:
          • Land surface
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Ice sheet topography  (2)

This tables shows all related requirements. For more operations/filtering, please consult the full list of Requirements
Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green, threshold orange
Application-dependent Technical Priority (ATP) Magenta and Relative priority of the attributes Red

Id Variable Layer App Area ATP Uncertainty Layer/s Quality Coverage Quality Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source General Comment Application Area Comment Horizontal Coverage Comment Observation Comment Performance Comment
5 Ice sheet topography Land surface CLIC (deprecated) 5 cm
6.3 cm
10 cm 		0.1 km
0.171 km
0.5 km 		10 y
11 y
15 y 		30 d
43 d
90 d 		Global land tentative 1998-10-29 WCRP
668 Ice sheet topography Land surface Climate-TOPC (deprecated) 10 cm
15 cm
20 cm 		0.01 km
0.015 km
0.05 km 		356 d
2 y
10 y 		360 d
1 y
2 y 		Global land speculative 2007-07-19 TOPC Ice sheet geometry