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| Dataset Sort descending | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Annual Aboveground Biomass for Boreal Forests of ABoVE Core Domain, 1984-2014 | TM, ETM+, Computer, GLAS | 1984-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF | Carbon, Forests, Biomass, Vegetation Cover |
| Aboveground Biomass Change for Amazon Basin, Mexico, and Pantropical Belt, 2003-2016 | GLAS, Computer, MODIS | 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | GeoTIFF | Biomass Dynamics, Biomass, Carbon |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Altimetry Data (HDF5) V033 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Infrared Wavelengths |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Atmosphere Data (HDF5) V033 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Sensor Counts, SENSOR COUNTS |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Engineering Data (HDF5) V033 | CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Total Temperature |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Laser Pointing Data (HDF5) V033 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Attitude Characteristics, Viewing Geometry |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Backscatter Data (HDF5) V033 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Aerosol Backscatter, Scattering, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Backscatter Data V018 | ALTIMETERS, GLAS | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 | 18 | DEPRECATED | Binary | Aerosol Backscatter, Scattering, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Backscatter Data V018 | ALTIMETERS, GLAS | 2003-01-13 to 2010-01-13 | 18 | DEPRECATED | Binary | Aerosol Backscatter, Scattering, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Elevation Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF5 | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Roughness, Ice Sheets, Reflectance, Sea Surface Height, Sea Surface Slope, Surface Roughness, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Elevation Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF5 | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Roughness, Ice Sheets, Reflectance, Sea Surface Height, Sea Surface Slope, Surface Roughness, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Waveform-based Range Corrections Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Sheets, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Waveform-based Range Corrections Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Sheets, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Aerosol Vertical Structure Data (HDF5) V033 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-09-25 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Cloud Reflectance, Transmittance |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheet Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Sheets, Reflectance |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheet Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Sheets, Reflectance |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Cloud Heights for Multi-layer Clouds (HDF5) V033 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Cloud Height, Cloud Vertical Distribution |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Land Surface Altimetry Data (HDF5) V033 | GLAS | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | DEPRECATED | HDF | Reflectance, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Land Surface Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Reflectance, Terrain Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Planetary Boundary Layer and Elevated Aerosol Layer Heights (HDF5) V033 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Aerosol Particle Properties, Planetary Boundary Layer Height |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Thin Cloud/Aerosol Optical Depths Data (HDF5) V033 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Reflectance, Sea Surface Height, Sea Surface Slope |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Reflectance, Sea Surface Height, Sea Surface Slope |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Sea Ice Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Ice Roughness, Ice Roughness, Reflectance, Sea Ice Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Sea Ice Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Ice Roughness, Ice Roughness, Reflectance, Sea Ice Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation |
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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