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GLAS Data Access and Tools
Download Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) datasets and access tools that help you find, analyze, and visualize GLAS data.
Datasets
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Annual Aboveground Biomass for Boreal Forests of ABoVE Core Domain, 1984-2014 | 1984-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Carbon, Forests, Biomass, Vegetation Cover |
| Aboveground Biomass Change for Amazon Basin, Mexico, and Pantropical Belt, 2003-2016 | 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | GeoTIFF | Biomass Dynamics, Biomass, Carbon |
| CMS: Estimated Deforested Area Biomass, Tropical America, Africa, and Asia, 2000 | 2000-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | GeoTIFF | Forests, Deforestation, Biomass |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Altimetry Data (HDF5) V033 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | 1A | HDF | Infrared Wavelengths |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Altimetry Data V018 | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 | 18 | DEPRECATED | 1A | Binary | Sensor Counts |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Altimetry Data V033 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | DEPRECATED | 1A | Binary | Infrared Wavelengths |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Atmosphere Data (HDF5) V033 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | 1A | HDF | Sensor Counts, SENSOR COUNTS |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Atmosphere Data V018 | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 | 18 | DEPRECATED | 1A | Binary | Sensor Counts, SENSOR COUNTS |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Atmosphere Data V033 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | DEPRECATED | 1A | Binary | SENSOR COUNTS, Sensor Counts |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Engineering Data (HDF5) V033 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | 1A | HDF | Total Temperature |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Engineering Data V018 | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 | 18 | DEPRECATED | 1A | Binary | Total Temperature |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Engineering Data V033 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | DEPRECATED | 1A | Binary | Total Temperature |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Laser Pointing Data (HDF5) V033 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | 1A | HDF | Attitude Characteristics, Viewing Geometry |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Laser Pointing Data V018 | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 | 18 | DEPRECATED | 1A | Binary | Attitude Characteristics, Viewing Geometry |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Laser Pointing Data V033 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | DEPRECATED | 1A | Binary | Viewing Geometry |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Backscatter Data (HDF5) V033 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | 1B | HDF | Aerosol Backscatter, Scattering, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Backscatter Data V018 | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 | 18 | DEPRECATED | 1B | Binary | Aerosol Backscatter, Scattering, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Backscatter Data V033 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | DEPRECATED | 1B | Binary | Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Elevation Data (HDF5) V033 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | DEPRECATED | 1B | HDF | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Roughness, Ice Sheets, Reflectance, Sea Surface Height, Sea Surface Slope, Surface Roughness, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Elevation Data (HDF5) V034 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | COMPLETE | 1B | HDF5 | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Roughness, Ice Sheets, Reflectance, Sea Surface Height, Sea Surface Slope, Surface Roughness, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Elevation Data V018 | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 | 18 | DEPRECATED | 1B | Binary | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Ice Roughness, Ice Sheets, Reflectance, Sea Surface Height, Sea Surface Slope, Surface Roughness, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Elevation Data V033 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | DEPRECATED | 1B | Binary | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Roughness, Ice Sheets, Reflectance, Sea Surface Height, Sea Surface Slope, Surface Roughness, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Elevation Data V034 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | DEPRECATED | 1B | Binary | Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Waveform-based Range Corrections Data (HDF5) V033 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | DEPRECATED | 1B | HDF | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Sheets, Ice Sheets, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Waveform-based Range Corrections Data (HDF5) V034 | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | COMPLETE | 1B | HDF | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Sheets, Terrain Elevation |
GLAS Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAltimetry | OpenAltimetry is a map-based visualization tool for exploring surface elevation data across Earth over time. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization |
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