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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.

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ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Freeboard V005 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to Present 005 ACTIVE HDF5 Freeboard
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change V004 ATLAS 2019-01-01 to Present 004 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Weekly Gridded Atmosphere V005 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to 2024-05-10 005 COMPLETE HDF5 Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly 3-Month Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V002 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to Present 002 ACTIVE HDF5 Sea Surface Height
ICESat-2 Derived 30 m Along-Track Boreal Aboveground Biomass Density V001 ATLAS 2019-05-01 to 2021-09-30 1 COMPLETE GeoPackage Biomass
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics Quick Look V007 ATLAS 2025-06-08 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Cloud Properties, Lidar Backscatter
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Normalized Relative Backscatter Profiles V006 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to 2025-03-02 006 COMPLETE HDF5 Lidar Backscatter
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data V006 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to 2025-03-03 006 COMPLETE HDF5 Terrain Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height Quick Look V007 ATLAS 2025-06-08 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Terrain Elevation, VEGETATION HEIGHT
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V006 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to 2025-03-02 006 COMPLETE HDF5 Terrain Elevation
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ICESat-2 Data Tools

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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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