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Description

This data set contains return energy waveform data over Greenland and Antarctica, measured by the NASA Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS), an airborne lidar scanning laser altimeter. The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded campaigns.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
AIRCRAFT ,
B-200 ,
DC-8 ,
G-V ,
HU-25C ,
P-3B ,
RQ-4
Instruments
ALTIMETERS ,
LASERS ,
LVIS
Spatial Extent

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

,

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

Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Location
ANTARCTICA ,
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2009-04-14 to 2012-05-10
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3153093765-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
1B
Published
Updated
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. (2011). IceBridge LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/E50N2D14492H Date Accessed: 2026-05-08

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