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Description

This is a data set of monthly Global Positioning System (GPS) surface elevation and position data gathered along a defined survey transect to the west of Summit Station, Greenland. The data transect is aligned with ICESat and ICESat-2 reference ground tracks (RGTs) to support ground comparison efforts.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instruments
GPS
Spatial Extent

N: 72.64822 S: 72.57862 E: -38.47419 W: -38.58567

Location
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2006-08-24 to 2025-04-02
Temporal Resolution
1 Month
Concept ID
C4032670937-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
543
Processing Level
Not provided
Published
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

Pickell, D. J., Hawley, R. L., Brunt, K. M., Dorsi, S. W., McConnell, J. R., Neumann, T. A., & Pettit, J. (2026). ICESat/ICESat-2 Traverse: Monthly GPS Surface Elevation Data at Summit Station, Greenland, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/UNBV80EA7YBW Date Accessed: 2026-08-09

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