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IceBridge Riegl Laser Altimeter L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets V001

Creator: NSIDC_CPRD
Keywords: Terrain Elevation

ILUTP2

Version

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5067/JV9DENETK13E

Citation

Center/Project

National Snow and Ice Data Center DAAC (NSIDC DAAC)

Data at a Glance

Data Format

ASCII

Spatial Extent

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

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Location

ANTARCTICA ,

GREENLAND

Temporal Extent

2008-12-29 to 2013-01-22

Temporal Resolution

Varies

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

GEODETIC

Description

This data set contains surface range values for Antarctica and Greenland derived from measurements captured by the Riegl Laser Altimeter. The data were collected by scientists working on the Investigating the Cryospheric Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate (ICECAP) project, which is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) with additional support from NASA Operation IceBridge.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms

BT-67

Instruments

UTIG Riegl

Spatial Extent

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

N: -53 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Location

ANTARCTICA ,

GREENLAND

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

GEODETIC

Temporal Extent

2008-12-29 to 2013-01-22

Temporal Resolution

Varies

Concept ID

C3188459621-NSIDC_CPRD

Data State

COMPLETE

Number of Files/Granules

729

Processing Level

Published

2012-02-21

Updated

2013-07-03

Science Keywords

Terrain Elevation

Citation

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Blankenship, D., Kempf, S., Young, D., Roberts, J., van Ommen, T., Forsberg, R., Siegert, M., Palmer, S., & Dowdeswell, J. (2012). IceBridge Riegl Laser Altimeter L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/JV9DENETK13E Date Accessed: 2026-04-29

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IceBridge Riegl Laser Altimeter L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets, Version 1 User Guide

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Thwaites Glacier thins and retreats fastest where ice-shelf channels intersect its grounding zone	2024	Chartrand, Allison M., Howat, Ian M., Joughin, Ian R., Smith, Benjamin E.	Terrain Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Grounding Line, Basins, Coastline, Ice Shelves, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness, Ice Velocity
A comparison of contemporaneous airborne altimetry and ice-thickness measurements of Antarctic ice shelves	2023	Chartrand, Allison M., Howat, Ian M.	Ice Velocity, Terrain Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Ice Depth/Thickness, Ice Depth/Thickness, Sea Ice Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Bed Elevation
Brief communication: Ice sheet elevation measurements from the	2021	McMillan, Malcolm, Muir, Alan, Donlon, Craig	Terrain Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Ice Roughness
Sentinel-3 Delay-Doppler altimetry over Antarctica	2019	McMillan, Malcolm, Muir, Alan, Shepherd, Andrew, Escola, Roger, Roca, Monica, Aublanc, Jeremie, Thibaut, Pierre, Restano, Marco, Ambrozio, Americo, Benveniste, Jerome	Terrain Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Ice Roughness
Connected subglacial lake drainage beneath Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica	2017	Smith, Benjamin E., Gourmelen, Noel, Huth, Alexander, Joughin, Ian	Terrain Elevation, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness