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Description

This data set (ATL09) contains calibrated, attenuated backscatter profiles, layer integrated attenuated backscatter, and other parameters including cloud layer height and atmospheric characteristics obtained from the data. 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
280 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
ORBIT
Temporal Extent
2018-10-13 to 2019-01-09
Temporal Resolution
91 Day
Concept ID
C4115897383-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
3
Published
Science Keywords
Cloud Properties ,
Lidar Backscatter

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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Palm, S., Yang, Y., Herzfeld, U., Hancock, D., Barbieri, K., Wimert, J., & the ICESat-2 Science Team. (2019). ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ATLAS/ATL09.001 Date Accessed: 2026-09-18

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The GSFC Lidar Observation and Validation Experiment (GLOVE) field campaign Yorks, John E., Nowottnick, Edward P., Platnick, Steven, Meyer, Kerry G., Walker McLinden, Matthew, Kacenelenbogen, Meloe S. F., Christian, Kenneth E., Finlon, Joseph A., Midzak, Natalie A., Roldan-Henao, Natalia, Selmer, Patrick A., McGill, Matthew J., Dolinar, Erica K., Helms, Charles N., Koopman, Robert, von Bismark, Jonas, Pinol Sole, Montserrat Cloud Properties, Lidar Backscatter
Bathymetry and Agricultural Crop Studies From ICESat-2: The Lu, Xiaomei, Hu, Yongxiang, Omar, Ali, Trepte, Charles R. Sea Surface Height, Cloud Properties, Lidar Backscatter
Analysis of Atmospheric Detection Algorithm by Photon-Counting Laser Altimeter Satellite Yao Jiaqi, Zhai Haoran, Liu Ren, Zhu Hong, Hu Liuru, Tang Xinming Cloud Properties, Lidar Backscatter
Progress and prospect of atmospheric scattering correction for laser altimetry satellite Guoyuan Li, Jiaqi Yao, Yiming Zhao, Zhengqiang Li, Xu Li, Hongzhao Tang Cloud Properties, Lidar Backscatter
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