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Description

This data set contains surface elevation data over Greenland measured by the NASA Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS), an airborne lidar scanning laser altimeter.

Product Summary

Platforms
B-200 ,
DC-8 ,
G-V ,
HU-25C ,
P-3B ,
RQ-4
Instruments
LVIS
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: 60 E: 180 W: -180

Geographic Region
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2007-09-20 to 2007-09-21
Concept ID
C3171614257-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
4
Processing Level
2
Science Keywords
Terrain Elevation

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. (2011). Pre-IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Ground Elevation and Return Energy Quartiles, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/BA180DOW1E1Q Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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