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Description

This data set provides a quality-filtered set of ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height, Version 5 (ATL08) observations of relative canopy heights and aboveground biomass density model results for circumpolar boreal forests. The data were collected at 30 m along-track segment lengths for strong beams only during the 2019–2021 high northern latitude growing seasons. The ATL08 point observations were clipped to the extent of the boreal forest spatial domain.

Product Summary

Platforms
ICESat-2
Instruments
ATLAS
Spatial Extent

N: 71.41 S: 44.44 E: 169.14 W: -164.31

Spatial Resolution
30 Meters
Geographic Region
GLOBAL LAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2019-05-01 to 2021-09-30
Concept ID
C3206501379-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1
Processing Level
4
Science Keywords
Biomass

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

Montesano, P., Neuenschwander, A., Guenther, E., & Duncanson, L. (2024). ICESat-2 Derived 30 m Along-Track Boreal Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/D2E2L5GK7ER3 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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