N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180
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ATL04 contains along-track normalized relative backscatter (NRB) profiles of the atmosphere. The product includes full 532 nm (14 km tall) uncalibrated attenuated backscatter profiles at 25 times per second for vertical bins of approximately 30 meters. Calibration coefficient values derived from data between 13.5 and 11 km above the surface are also included. The data were acquired by the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) instrument on board the ICESat-2 observatory.
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Publications Citing This Dataset
| Title | Year Sort ascending | Author | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument radiometric correction of laser signals and background noise for ICESat-2 photon-counting lidar | Yang, Jian, Zheng, Huiying, Ma, Yue, Liu, Xinyuan, Li, Song | Lidar Backscatter, Cloud Properties, Sensor Characteristics | |
| Cloud optical thickness estimation over oceans combining active and passive information of ICESat-2 | Liu, Xinyuan, Ma, Yue, Yang, Jian, Zheng, Huiying, Li, Song, Wang, Xiao Hua | Terrain Elevation, Lidar Backscatter, Cloud Properties |