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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 V001 ATLAS 2019-03-29 to 2021-06-23 001 DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change V002 ATLAS 2019-03-29 to 2022-03-23 002 DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change V003 ATLAS 2019-03-29 to 2023-04-16 003 DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
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 Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change V005 ATLAS 2019-01-01 to Present 005 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height V001 ATLAS 2019-03-29 to 2021-06-23 001 DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height V002 ATLAS 2019-03-29 to 2022-03-23 002 DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height V003 ATLAS 2019-03-29 to 2023-04-16 003 DEPRECATED netCDF-4 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height V004 ATLAS 2019-01-01 to Present 004 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height V005 ATLAS 2019-01-01 to Present 005 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Mean Inland Surface Water Data V002 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to 2022-08-10 002 DEPRECATED HDF5 Surface Water Processes/Measurements
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Mean Inland Surface Water Data V004 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to Present 004 ACTIVE HDF5 Surface Water Processes/Measurements
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Mission Composite Gridded Terrain and Canopy Elevation Parameters V001 ATLAS 2018-10-01 to Present 001 ACTIVE COG Canopy Characteristics, Terrain Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly 3-Month Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V001 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to 2025-02-28 001 COMPLETE HDF5 Sea Surface Height
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly 3-Month Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V002 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to Present 002 ACTIVE HDF5 Sea Surface Height
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere V002 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to 2020-04-01 002 DEPRECATED HDF5 Aerosol Fraction, APPARENT SURFACE REFLECTIVITY, Blowing Snow, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere V003 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to 2021-07-01 003 DEPRECATED HDF5 Aerosol Fraction, APPARENT SURFACE REFLECTIVITY, Blowing Snow, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere V004 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to 2022-08-01 004 DEPRECATED HDF5 Aerosol Fraction, APPARENT SURFACE REFLECTIVITY, Blowing Snow, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere V006 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to Present 006 ACTIVE HDF5 Aerosol Fraction, APPARENT SURFACE REFLECTIVITY, Blowing Snow, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V001 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to 2021-06-01 001 DEPRECATED HDF5 Sea Surface Height
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V002 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to 2022-06-01 002 DEPRECATED HDF5 Sea Surface Height
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V004 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to Present 004 ACTIVE HDF5 Sea Surface Height
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Terrain and Canopy Elevation Parameters V001 ATLAS 2018-10-01 to Present 001 ACTIVE COG Canopy Characteristics, Terrain Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Slope-Corrected Land Ice Height Time Series V005 ATLAS 2019-03-29 to 2022-06-21 005 DEPRECATED HDF5 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet 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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