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Description

This data set contains surface elevation 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: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

,

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

Location
ARCTIC ,
ANTARCTICA ,
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2013-10-26 to 2013-11-14
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3165195734-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
338
Processing Level
2
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.

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Blair, J., & Hofton, M. (2015). IceBridge LVIS-GH L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/RELPCEXB0MY3 Date Accessed: 2026-09-12

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Thwaites Glacier thins and retreats fastest where ice-shelf channels intersect its grounding zone Chartrand, Allison M., Howat, Ian M., Joughin, Ian R., Smith, Benjamin E. Terrain Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Grounding Line, Basins, Coastline, Ice Shelves, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness, Bathymetry, Bed Elevation, Firn Air Content, Glacier/Ice Sheet Thickness, Ice Velocity
Airborne platforms to advance NASA earth system science priorities Committee on Future Use of NASA Airborne Platforms to Advance Earth Science Priorities Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Air Quality, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Non-methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds, Industrial Emissions, Fossil Fuel Burning, Biomass Burning, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Sulfur Compounds, Halocarbons And Halogens, Atmospheric Ozone, Terrain Elevation
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