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IceBridge LVIS-GH L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product V001

Creator: NSIDC_CPRD
Keywords: Terrain Elevation

ILVGH2

Version

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5067/RELPCEXB0MY3

Citation

Center/Project

National Snow and Ice Data Center DAAC (NSIDC DAAC)

Data at a Glance

Data Format

ASCII

Spatial Extent

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

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

Location

ARCTIC ,

ANTARCTICA ,

GREENLAND

Temporal Extent

2013-10-26 to 2013-11-14

Temporal Resolution

Varies

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

GEODETIC

Description

This data set contains surface elevation data measured by the NASA Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS), an airborne lidar scanning laser altimeter, aboard the Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The data were collected as part of NASA Operation IceBridge funded campaigns.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms

C-130

Instruments

LVIS-GH

Spatial Extent

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

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

Location

ARCTIC ,

ANTARCTICA ,

GREENLAND

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

GEODETIC

Temporal Extent

2013-10-26 to 2013-11-14

Temporal Resolution

Varies

Concept ID

C3165195734-NSIDC_CPRD

Data State

COMPLETE

Number of Files/Granules

338

Processing Level

Published

2015-04-01

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.

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Blair, J., & Hofton, M. (2015). IceBridge LVIS-GH L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/RELPCEXB0MY3 Date Accessed: 2026-05-04

Documents

USER'S GUIDE

IceBridge LVIS-GH L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product, Version 1 User Guide

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

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Publications Citing This Dataset

Title	Year Sort ascending	Author	Topic
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
Airborne platforms to advance NASA earth system science priorities	2021	Committee on Future Use of NASA Airborne Platforms to Advance Earth Science Priorities	Atmospheric Carbon Monoxide, Carbonaceous Aerosols, Air Quality, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Non-methane Hydrocarbons/Volatile Organic Compounds, Industrial Emissions, Fossil Fuel Burning, Biomass Burning, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Sulfur Compounds, Halocarbons And Halogens, Atmospheric Ozone, Terrain Elevation