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ICESat-2 Data Access and Tools

NASA's Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) platform measures the height of Earth’s surfaces. Explore ICESat-2 datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.

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Aboveground Biomass Density for High Latitude Forests from ICESat-2, 2020 ATLAS, Sentinel-2 MSI 2019-06-01 to 2021-09-30 1 COMPLETE multiple Biomass, Forests
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L1B Converted Telemetry Data V007 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Sensor Characteristics
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data V007 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Terrain Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Normalized Relative Backscatter Profiles V007 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Lidar Backscatter
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Along Track Coastal and Nearshore Bathymetry V001 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to Present 001 ACTIVE HDF5 Coastal Bathymetry, Sea Surface Height
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Along Track Inland Surface Water Data Quick Look V007 ATLAS 2026-01-18 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Surface Water Features
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Along Track Inland Surface Water Data V007 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Surface Water Features
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics Quick Look V007 ATLAS 2025-11-19 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Cloud Properties, Lidar Backscatter
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics V007 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Cloud Properties, Lidar Backscatter
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height Quick Look V007 ATLAS 2025-06-11 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Terrain Elevation, VEGETATION HEIGHT
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V007 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Terrain Elevation, VEGETATION HEIGHT
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height V007 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Ocean Surface Height V007 ATLAS 2018-10-13 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Sea Surface Height
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard Quick Look V007 ATLAS 2025-12-15 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Freeboard
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard V007 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Freeboard
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Height Quick Look V007 ATLAS 2025-12-15 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Sea Ice Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Height V007 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to Present 007 ACTIVE HDF5 Sea Ice Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Polar Sea Surface Height Anomaly V003 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to 2025-02-28 003 COMPLETE HDF5 Sea Surface Height Anomaly (SSHA)
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Polar Sea Surface Height Anomaly V004 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to Present 004 ACTIVE HDF5 Sea Surface Height Anomaly (SSHA)
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Freeboard V004 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to 2025-02-28 004 COMPLETE HDF5 Freeboard
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Freeboard V005 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to Present 005 ACTIVE HDF5 Freeboard
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change V004 ATLAS 2019-01-01 to Present 004 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change V005 ATLAS 2019-01-01 to Present 005 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height V004 ATLAS 2019-01-01 to Present 004 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height V005 ATLAS 2019-01-01 to Present 005 ACTIVE netCDF-4 Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation

ICESat-2 Data Tools

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Biomass Earthdata Dashboard Observe global forest biomass harmonization activity with the Biomass Earthdata Dashboard. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
OpenAltimetry OpenAltimetry is a map-based visualization tool for exploring surface elevation data across Earth over time. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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