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Description

This data set contains a high-resolution (100 m) gridded digital elevation model (DEM) for the Antarctic ice sheet and regions around the Arctic. The data can be used to initialize ice sheet models, as boundary conditions for atmospheric models, or to help with the reduction of other satellite data such as optical imagery or synthetic aperture radar (SAR). The data are derived from the ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Slope-Corrected Land Ice Height Time Series product (ATL11).

Version Description

This version was derived from ATL11 v7; extended temporal coverage through cycle 28

Product Summary

Platforms
ICESat-2
Instruments
ATLAS
Spatial Extent

N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

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N: 90 S: 59 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
100 Meters x 100 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
Multiple EPSG codes (see User Guide)
Location
POLAR
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2019-01-01 to Present
Concept ID
C3892627820-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
11
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.

Copy Citation

Smith, B., Jelley, B. P., Dickinson, S., Sutterley, T., Neumann, T., & Harbeck, K. (2025). ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Annual Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheet Height, Version 5 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ATLAS/ATL14.005 Date Accessed: 2026-08-26

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Publications Citing This Dataset

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Assessment of the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 Performance Magruder, Lori A., Neumann, Tom, Kurtz, Nathan, Sutterley, Tyler C., Hancock, David, Vornberger, Patricia, Robbins, John, Smith, Benjamin Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Freeboard, Sea Ice Elevation, Terrain Elevation, Sea Surface Height
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