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Description

This data set (ATL06) provides geolocated, land-ice surface heights (above the WGS 84 ellipsoid, ITRF2014 reference frame), plus ancillary parameters that can be used to interpret and assess the quality of the height estimates. The data were acquired by the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) instrument on board the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) observatory.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
ICESat-2
Instruments
ATLAS
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
20 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
ORBIT
Temporal Extent
2018-10-14 to 2019-01-12
Temporal Resolution
91 Day
Concept ID
C4102388832-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Smith, B., Fricker, H., Gardner, A., Siegfried, M., Adusumilli, S., Csath??, B., Holschuh, N., Nilsson, J., Paolo, F., & the ICESat-2 Science Team. (2019). ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ATLAS/ATL06.001 Date Accessed: 2026-09-09

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Discovering Research Areas in Dataset Applications through Knowledge Graphs and Large Language Models Gerasimov, Irina, Mehrabian, Armin, KC, Binita, Alfred, Jerome, McGuire, Michael P. Surface Pressure, Heat Flux, Longwave Radiation, Shortwave Radiation, Surface Temperature, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Surface Winds, Rain, Precipitation Rate, Snow, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Temperature, Land Surface Temperature, Snow Water Equivalent, Runoff, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
Weakening of the pinning point buttressing Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica Wild, Christian T., Alley, Karen E., Muto, Atsuhiro, Truffer, Martin, Scambos, Ted A., Pettit, Erin C. Ice Velocity, Grounding Line, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness, Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Firn Air Content, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation
Two decades of dynamic change and progressive destabilization on the Alley, Karen E., Wild, Christian T., Luckman, Adrian, Scambos, Ted A., Truffer, Martin, Pettit, Erin C., Muto, Atsuhiro, Wallin, Bruce, Klinger, Marin, Sutterley, Tyler, Child, Sarah F., Hulen, Cyrus, Lenaerts, Jan T. M., Maclennan, Michelle, Keenan, Eric, Dunmire, Devon Grounding Line, Ice Velocity, Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Firn Air Content, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Terrain Elevation, Reflectance, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
Basal Channel Evolution on the Getz Ice Shelf, West Antarctica Chartrand, A. M., Howat, I. M. Ice Velocity, Grounding Line, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Sheets, Reflectance
Pervasive ice sheet mass loss reflects competing ocean and atmosphere processes Smith, Ben, Fricker, Helen A., Gardner, Alex S., Medley, Brooke, Nilsson, Johan, Paolo, Fernando S., Holschuh, Nicholas, Adusumilli, Susheel, Brunt, Kelly, Csatho, Bea, Harbeck, Kaitlin, Markus, Thorsten, Neumann, Thomas, Siegfried, Matthew R., Zwally, H. Jay Basins, Coastline, Grounding Line, Ice Shelves, Reflectance, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
Evolution of ice shelf rifts: Implications for formation mechanics and morphological controls Walker, C.C., Gardner, A.S. Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Ice Roughness, Ice Velocity, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Sheets, Ice Sheets, Reflectance, Reflectance
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