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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.
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Mean Inland Surface Water Data V004 | ATLAS | 2018-10-14 to Present | 004 | ACTIVE | HDF5 | Surface Water Processes/Measurements |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Mission Composite Gridded Terrain and Canopy Elevation Parameters V001 | ATLAS | 2018-10-01 to Present | 001 | ACTIVE | COG | Canopy Characteristics, Terrain Elevation |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly 3-Month Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V002 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to Present | 002 | ACTIVE | HDF5 | Sea Surface Height |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere V006 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to Present | 006 | ACTIVE | HDF5 | Aerosol Fraction, APPARENT SURFACE REFLECTIVITY, Blowing Snow, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography V004 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to Present | 004 | ACTIVE | HDF5 | Sea Surface Height |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Terrain and Canopy Elevation Parameters V001 | ATLAS | 2018-10-01 to Present | 001 | ACTIVE | COG | Canopy Characteristics, Terrain Elevation |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Slope-Corrected Land Ice Height Time Series V006 | ATLAS | 2019-03-29 to 2025-03-02 | 006 | COMPLETE | HDF5 | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Slope-Corrected Land Ice Height Time Series V007 | ATLAS | 2019-03-29 to Present | 007 | ACTIVE | HDF5 | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation |
| ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Weekly Gridded Atmosphere V006 | ATLAS | 2018-10-13 to Present | 006 | ACTIVE | HDF5 | Aerosol Fraction, APPARENT SURFACE REFLECTIVITY, Blowing Snow, Cloud Fraction, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness |
| Circumpolar Boreal Forest Aboveground Biomass Density, V3 | ATLAS, Sentinel-2 MSI, GEDI, Computer | 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 | 3 | COMPLETE | COG | Biomass, Forests |
| Global Forest Aboveground Carbon Stocks and Fluxes from GEDI and ICESat-2, 2018-2021 | ATLAS, GEDI | 2018-10-01 to 2021-10-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | COG | Carbon, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Flux, Forests |
| Global Vegetation Height Metrics from GEDI and ICESat2 | ATLAS, GEDI | 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | COG | VEGETATION HEIGHT, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure |
| ICESat-2 and CryoSat-2 L4 Monthly Arctic Snow Depth and Sea Ice Thickness V001 | SIRAL, ATLAS | 2018-10-01 to 2021-04-30 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Ice Depth/Thickness, Snow Depth |
| ICESat-2 Derived 30 m Along-Track Boreal Aboveground Biomass Density V001 | ATLAS | 2019-05-01 to 2021-09-30 | 1 | COMPLETE | GeoPackage | Biomass |
| ICESat-2 Derived Canopy Height Model V001 | ATLAS | 2019-01-01 to 2021-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | COG | VEGETATION HEIGHT |
| ICESat-2 Derived Sea Ice Melt Pond Characteristics from the Density-Dimension Algorithm V003 | ATLAS | 2020-06-04 to 2020-08-28 | 3 | COMPLETE | ASCII, PNG | Melt Pond |
| ICESat-2 L4 Along-Track Sea Ice Thickness V001 | ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE | 2018-10-14 to 2022-05-01 | 001 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Freeboard, Ice Depth/Thickness, Snow Depth |
| ICESat-2 L4 Grounding Zone for Antarctic Ice Shelves V001 | ATLAS | 2019-03-30 to 2020-09-30 | 1 | COMPLETE | HDF5, JPEG | Grounding Line |
| ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V004 | ATLAS, NOT APPLICABLE | 2018-11-01 to 2025-04-30 | 4 | ACTIVE | netCDF-4 | Ice Depth/Thickness, Snow Depth |
| MEaSUREs ITS_LIVE Antarctic Grounded Ice Sheet Elevation Change V001 | SIRAL, RA-2, RA, RADAR ALTIMETERS, GLAS, ATLAS | 1985-04-17 to 2020-12-16 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation |
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