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Description

This data set contains Level-1B geolocated return energy waveforms collected by the NASA Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS) Facility, an imaging lidar and camera sensor suite.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
B-200 ,
G-III ,
G-V ,
P-3B
Instruments
LVIS
Projects
ABoVE ,
ARCSIX ,
BioSCape ,
GEDI ,
MULTI_NASA ,
SARP
Spatial Extent

N: 88 S: -35 E: 27 W: -167

Spatial Reference System(s)
Multiple EPSG codes (see User Guide)
Location
CANADA ,
COSTA RICA ,
FRENCH GUIANA ,
GREENLAND ,
SOUTH AFRICA ,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2018-11-07 to Present
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3160930797-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
8796
Processing Level
1B
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Sensor Counts

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Blair, J., & Hofton, M. (2020). LVIS Facility L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/XQJ8PN8FTIDG Date Accessed: 2026-08-08

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Publications Citing This Dataset

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Characterizing fire-induced forest structure and aboveground biomass changes in boreal forests using multi-temporal lidar and Landsat Feng, Tuo, Duncanson, Laura, Hancock, Steven, Montesano, Paul, Skakun, Sergii, Wulder, Michael A., White, Joanne C., Minor, David, Loboda, Tatiana Fire Occurrence, Forest Fire Science, Burned Area, Forests, Canopy Characteristics, Terrain Elevation, Sensor Counts, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation, Vegetation Height
Phenology and Plant Functional Type Link Optical Properties of Vegetation Canopies to Patterns of Vertical Vegetation Complexity Jurayj, Duncan, Bowers, Rebecca, Fayne, Jessica V. Aquatic Ecosystems, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Vegetation, Soils, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, 24 Hour Precipitation Amount, Snow Water Equivalent, Vapor Pressure, Shortwave Radiation, Reflectance, Terrain Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation, Vegetation Height, Land Use/Land Cover Classification, Forests, Vegetation Cover, Alpine/Tundra, Dominant Species, Plant Phenology, Land Use/Land Cover, Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), Sensor Counts
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