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Description

This data set provides a regression-based canopy height model of the contiguous United States (CONUS) using data from ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height (ATL08), as well as data from Landsat, LANDFIRE, and NASADEM.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
ICESat-2
Instruments
ATLAS
Spatial Extent

N: 49.37 S: 24.4 E: -66.89 W: -124.85

Spatial Resolution
30 Meters x 30 Meters
Location
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Concept ID
C3560202322-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
6
Processing Level
4
Published
Science Keywords
VEGETATION HEIGHT

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

Malambo, L., & Popescu, S. C. (2025). ICESat-2 Derived Canopy Height Model, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/J8DMNXTBZ22J Date Accessed: 2026-01-19

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