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Explore NASA's Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
| Dataset | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICESat L4 Seasonal Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V001 | GLAS | 2003-02-20 to 2008-03-21 | N: 86 S: 66 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4, PNG | Freeboard, Ice Depth/Thickness, Snow Depth |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Laser Pointing Data (HDF5) V033 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Attitude Characteristics, Viewing Geometry |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Thin Cloud/Aerosol Optical Depths Data (HDF5) V033 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheet Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Sheets, Reflectance |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Atmosphere Data (HDF5) V033 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Sensor Counts, SENSOR COUNTS |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Cloud Heights for Multi-layer Clouds (HDF5) V033 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Cloud Height, Cloud Vertical Distribution |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Elevation Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF5 | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Roughness, Ice Sheets, Reflectance |
| MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Digital Elevation Model V001 | GLAS, AVHRR-2, HRS, ASTER | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | N: 83 S: 60 E: -14 W: -75 | 1 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Backscatter Data (HDF5) V033 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Aerosol Backscatter, Scattering, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Reflectance, Sea Surface Height, Sea Surface Slope |
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ICESat 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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