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Description

This data set contains energy waveform data measured by the NASA Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS), an airborne lidar scanning laser altimeter, aboard the Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The data were collected as part of NASA Operation IceBridge funded campaigns.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
C-130
Instruments
LVIS-GH
Projects
2013_AN_NASA ,
2013_GR_NASA ,
LVIS ,
OIB
Spatial Extent

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

,

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

Location
ANTARCTICA ,
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2013-10-30 to 2013-11-14
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3165190560-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
338
Processing Level
1B
Published
Science Keywords
Terrain 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

Blair, J., & Hofton, M. (2015). IceBridge LVIS-GH L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/D7ZJT02NGCC1 Date Accessed: 2026-09-16

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