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Description

This data set contains nadir photon counting data captured over Antarctica using the Sigma Space photon counting lidar. Position and orientation data are included. The data were collected by scientists working on the International Collaborative Exploration of the Cryosphere through Airborne Profiling (ICECAP) project, which was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Collaborative Research Center, and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) with additional support from NASA Operation IceBridge.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
BT-67
Instruments
Sigma Space Lidar
Spatial Extent

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Geographic Region
ANTARCTICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2010-11-25 to 2012-12-11
Concept ID
C3188458872-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
2740
Processing Level
1B
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

Blankenship, D., Kempf, S., Young, D., & Lindzey, L. (2012). IceBridge Photon Counting Lidar L1B Subset Geolocated Photon Elevations, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/NR1VABD1ZDTQ Date Accessed: 2025-12-25

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