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ICESat Data Access and Tools
Explore NASA's Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
| Dataset | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Version | Data State | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Reflectance, Sea Surface Height, Sea Surface Slope |
| 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 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Aerosol Particle Properties, Planetary Boundary Layer Height |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Engineering Data (HDF5) V033 | CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Total Temperature |
| 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 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Reflectance, 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 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography, Ice Sheets, Terrain Elevation |
| 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 | N: -60 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4 | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation |
| GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Altimetry Data (HDF5) V033 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Infrared Wavelengths |
| 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 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 033 | COMPLETE | HDF | Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Extinction, Cloud Reflectance, Transmittance |
| GLAS/ICESat L2 Sea Ice Altimetry Data (HDF5) V034 | ALTIMETERS, CD, GLAS, GPS, GPS Receiver, LA, PC | 2003-02-20 to 2009-10-11 | N: 86 S: -86 E: 180 W: -180 | 034 | COMPLETE | HDF | Ice Roughness, Ice Roughness, Reflectance, Sea Ice Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation |
| ICESat L4 Seasonal Gridded Sea Ice Thickness V001 | GLAS | 2003-02-20 to 2008-03-21 | N: 86 S: 66 E: 180 W: -180 | 1 | COMPLETE | netCDF-4, PNG | Freeboard, Ice Depth/Thickness, Snow Depth |
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ICESat Data Tools
| 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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