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ICESat-2 Data Access and Tools
NASA's Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) platform measures the height of Earth’s surfaces. Explore ICESat-2 datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
| Dataset | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Version Sort ascending | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V004 | ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE | 2018-11-01 to 2025-04-30 | 4 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Ice Depth/Thickness, Snow Depth |
| ICESat-2 Derived Sea Ice Melt Pond Characteristics from the Density-Dimension Algorithm V003 | ATLAS | 2020-06-04 to 2020-08-28 | 3 | ACTIVE | ASCII, PNG | Melt Pond |
| ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V003 | ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE | 2018-11-01 to 2024-04-30 | 3 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Ice Depth/Thickness, Snow Depth |
| Circumpolar Boreal Forest Aboveground Biomass Density and Vegetation Height, V3 | GEDI, Sentinel-2 MSI, ATLAS, Computer | 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | 3 | INREVIEW | COG | VEGETATION HEIGHT, Vegetation Cover, Forests, Biomass |
| ICESat-2 Derived Canopy Height Model V001 | ATLAS | 2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | 1 | ACTIVE | COG | VEGETATION HEIGHT |
| Global Vegetation Height Metrics from GEDI and ICESat2 | ATLAS, GEDI | 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | COG | VEGETATION HEIGHT, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure |
| ICESat-2 L4 Grounding Zone for Antarctic Ice Shelves V001 | ATLAS | 2019-03-30 to 2020-09-30 | 1 | COMPLETE | HDF5, JPEG | Grounding Line |
| MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Grounded Ice Sheet Elevation Change V001 | SIRAL, RA-2, RA, RADAR ALTIMETERS, GLAS, ATLAS | 1985-04-17 to 2020-12-16 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation |
| ICESat-2 and CryoSat-2 L4 Monthly Arctic Snow Depth and Sea Ice Thickness V001 | SIRAL, ATLAS | 2018-10-01 to 2021-04-30 | 1 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Ice Depth/Thickness, Snow Depth |
| Aboveground Biomass Density for High Latitude Forests from ICESat-2, 2020 | ATLAS, Sentinel-2 MSI | 2019-06-01 to 2021-09-30 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Biomass, Forests |
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ICESat-2 Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomass Earthdata Dashboard | Observe global forest biomass harmonization activity with the Biomass Earthdata Dashboard. | Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization | |
| 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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