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| Dataset | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBA-ECO CD-37 Secondary Forest Biomass and Age Class, Rondonia, Brazil | GLAS, TM, MSS | 1975-06-19 to 2003-05-20 | 1 | COMPLETE | multiple | Forests, Biomass |
| Global Mangrove Distribution, Aboveground Biomass, and Canopy Height | GLAS, Laser_RF, CLINOMETERS, SRTM | 2000-01-01 to 2014-08-03 | 1.3 | COMPLETE | multiple | Coastal, Biomass, Wetlands, Canopy Characteristics |
| Aboveground Biomass Change for Amazon Basin, Mexico, and Pantropical Belt, 2003-2016 | GLAS, Computer, MODIS | 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF | Biomass Dynamics, Biomass, Carbon |
| ABoVE: Annual Aboveground Biomass for Boreal Forests of ABoVE Core Domain, 1984-2014 | TM, ETM+, Computer, GLAS | 1984-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF | Carbon, Forests, Biomass, Vegetation Cover |
| MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Digital Elevation Model V001 | GLAS, AVHRR-2, HRS, ASTER | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 1 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Altimetry Data (HDF5) V033 | GLAS, GPS RECEIVERS | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Infrared Wavelengths |
| Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Satellite Data from NASA CDDIS | GPS | 2002-01-01 to Present | 1 | DEPRECATED | RINEX | Geodetics, GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Atmosphere Data (HDF5) V033 | GLAS, GPS RECEIVERS | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | SENSOR COUNTS, Sensor Counts |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Engineering Data (HDF5) V033 | GLAS, GPS RECEIVERS | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Total Temperature |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Laser Pointing Data (HDF5) V033 | GLAS, GPS RECEIVERS | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Attitude Characteristics, Viewing Geometry |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Backscatter Data (HDF5) V033 | GLAS, GPS RECEIVERS | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Aerosol Backscatter, Scattering, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Aerosol Vertical Structure Data (HDF5) V033 | GLAS, GPS RECEIVERS | 2003-09-25 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Cloud Reflectance, Transmittance |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Cloud Heights for Multi-layer Clouds (HDF5) V033 | GLAS, GPS RECEIVERS | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Cloud Height, Cloud Vertical Distribution |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Thin Cloud/Aerosol Optical Depths Data (HDF5) V033 | GLAS, GPS RECEIVERS | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness |
| Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Predictions from NASA CDDIS | SLR, LASER TRACKING SITE | 1998-01-01 to Present | 1 | ACTIVE | CRD | Geodetics |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Planetary Boundary Layer and Elevated Aerosol Layer Heights (HDF5) V033 | GLAS, GPS RECEIVERS | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Aerosol Particle Properties, Planetary Boundary Layer Height |
| ICESat L4 Seasonal Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V001 | GLAS | 2003-02-20 to 2008-03-21 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4, PNG | Freeboard, Ice Depth/Thickness, Snow Depth |
| 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 |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Thin Cloud/Aerosol Optical Depths Data V018 | ALTIMETERS, GLAS | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 | 18 | DEPRECATED | Binary | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Thin Cloud/Aerosol Optical Depths Data V033 | ALTIMETERS, GLAS | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 | 033 | DEPRECATED | Binary | Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Surface Altimetry Data V018 | ALTIMETERS, GLAS | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 | 18 | DEPRECATED | Binary | Reflectance, Sea Surface Height, Sea Surface Slope |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Surface Altimetry Data V033 | ALTIMETERS, GLAS | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | DEPRECATED | Binary | Reflectance, Sea Surface Height, Sea Surface Slope |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Surface Altimetry Data V034 | ALTIMETERS, GLAS | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | DEPRECATED | Binary | Sea Surface Slope |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Sea Ice Altimetry Data V018 | ALTIMETERS, GLAS | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 | 18 | DEPRECATED | Binary | Ice Roughness, Ice Roughness, Reflectance, Reflectance, Sea Ice Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Sea Ice Altimetry Data V033 | ALTIMETERS, GLAS | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | DEPRECATED | Binary | Ice Roughness, Ice Roughness, Reflectance, Reflectance, Sea Ice Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation |
| 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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