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Dataset Sort descending	Version	Platform	Instrument	Temporal Extent	Spatial Extent	Spatial Resolution	Data Format
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data V006	006	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-13 to 2025-03-03	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data V007	007	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-13 to Present	N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180	0.7 Meters x 0.7 Meters	HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data V007	007	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-13 to Present	N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180	0.7 Meters x 0.7 Meters	HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height Quick Look V005	005	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2022-01-11 to 2023-01-14	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height Quick Look V006	006	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2023-01-15 to 2025-06-17	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height Quick Look V007	007	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2026-03-01 to Present	N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height Quick Look V007	007	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2026-03-01 to Present	N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height Quick Look V007	007	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2026-03-01 to Present	N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V001	001	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-14 to 2019-01-14	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V001	001	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-14 to 2019-01-14	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V002	002	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-14 to 2019-11-15	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V002	002	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-14 to 2019-11-15	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V003	003	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-14 to 2020-11-11	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V003	003	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-14 to 2020-11-11	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V004	004	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-14 to 2021-07-15	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V004	004	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-14 to 2021-07-15	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V005	005	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-14 to 2022-10-13	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V005	005	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-14 to 2022-10-13	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V006	006	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-14 to 2025-03-02	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V007	007	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-14 to Present	N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V007	007	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-14 to Present	N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180		HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Mission Composite Gridded Terrain and Canopy Elevation Parameters V001	001	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180	1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers	COG
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Terrain and Canopy Elevation Parameters V001	001	ICESat-2	ATLAS	2018-10-01 to Present	N: 90 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180	1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers	COG
BOREAS DEM Data over the NSA-MSA and SSA-MSA in AEAC Projection	1	MAPS	DIGITIZER	1970-01-01 to 1989-12-31	N: 56.14 S: 53.65 E: -97.98 W: -105.23		Binary
BOREAS Elevation Contours over the NSA and SSA ARC/Info Generate Format	1	MAPS	DIGITIZER	1970-01-01 to 1989-12-31	N: 56.06 S: 53.69 E: -98.09 W: -105.23		multiple

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