GNSS measurements of PS144 ice stations

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Here we present raw and post processed GNSS data acquired at all ice stations of the 2024 PS144 Arcwatch-2 expedition to the central Arctic Ocean. Depending on the duration of the ice station and safety restrictions we were able to install between 3 and 6 GNSS reference stations per ice station. During the expedition Polarstern was moored to ten ice floes with the first ice station on 2024-08-16 and the last one on 2024-09-26. During the ice stations GNSS data were logged every 5s utilizing a Novatel Flexpak-6 GNSS receiver and were processed employing the Canadian Spatial Reference System Precise Point Positioning (CSRS-PPP) service (Tetreault et al, 2005). Furthermore we defined reference dates and times for each ice station for which we provide the post processed GNSS solutions in a separate table. Also manual ice thickness, freeboard and snow depth measurements were conducted at each GNSS station which are also included in the table. The post processed GNSS data can readily be used for drift correction and geocoding of different datasets acquired during the ice stations of PS144. The provided raw data can be post processed with other/own software if required.

Zip files include raw and post processed GNSS data of every GNSS station operated during PS144 ice stations. The pdc file is the raw GNSS data which can be converted to common RINEX format using Novatel convert.The txt file is the post processed GNSS data employing the Canadian Spatial Reference System Precise Point Positioning (CSRS-PPP) service.The npy file is the post processed GNSS data employing the Canadian Spatial Reference System Precise Point Positioning (CSRS-PPP) service saved as Python binary.The png file is a plot indicating the measured GNSS elevation over time.

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.983769
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.983769
Provenance
Creator Neckel, Niklas ORCID logo; Kolar, Jonathan ORCID logo; Bühler, Linnea; Bahlmann, Jonathan; Rückert, Janna Elisabeth ORCID logo; Trace-Kleeberg, Sunke; Risse, Nils ORCID logo
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2025
Funding Reference Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003207 Crossref Funder ID AWI_PS144_06 SeaIcePhys. (ArcWatch1/TransArc3)
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
OpenAccess true
Representation
Resource Type Dataset
Format text/tab-separated-values
Size 294 data points
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (-141.331W, 84.499S, 42.931E, 89.953N)
Temporal Coverage Begin 2024-08-16T17:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2024-09-26T06:00:00Z