ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Ocean Surface Height V003
This data set (ATL12) contains along-track sea surface heights at variable length scales over cloud-free regions. Estimates of height distributions, surface roughness, surface slope, and apparent reflectance are also provided. The data were acquired by the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) instrument on board the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) observatory.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: HDF5 |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | ICESat-2 | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/GSFC/EOS/ESDIS | Instrument(s): | ATLAS |
| Version: | 003 | ||
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- Title: ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Ocean Surface Height V003
- Version: 003
- Publisher: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
10.5067/ATLAS/ATL12.003
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://doi.org/10.5067/ATLAS/ATL12.003, Includes a user's guide, supplemental documents like ATBDs and academic papers, How Tos, FAQs, etc.
Collection Information
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Purpose
Scientific Research - Search for granules from this collection
Data Identification
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Processing Level
Level 3
Geophysical variables mapped on a grid
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Collection Progress
Planned
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ISO Topic Categories
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Additional Attributes
- Name: identifier_product_doi STRING Description: Digital object identifier that uniquely identifies this data product
- Name: identifier_product_doi_authority STRING Description: URL of the digital object identifier resolving authority
Acquisition Information
Temporal Information
Spatial Information
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| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | ORBIT |
Resolution and Coordinate System
Horizontal Data Resolution
| Coverage Type | Swath Width | Period | Inclination Angle | Number of Orbits | Start Circular Latitude | Granule Representation |
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| ORBITAL | 36.0 km | 94.29 minutes | 92.0 degrees | 4.0 | 0.0 | ORBIT |
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- GLOBAL OCEAN
Data Centers
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NASA NSIDC DAAC
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National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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NASA NSIDC DAAC
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National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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NASA/GSFC/EOS/ESDIS
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NSIDC Services
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CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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James Morison
Technical ContactJames Morison
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Polar Science Center
Applied Physics Laboratory
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98105
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David Hancock
Technical ContactDavid Hancock
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ISIPS Manager
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Suzanne Dickinson
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John Robbins
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Leeann Roberts
Technical ContactLeeann Roberts
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et al
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James Morison
Technical ContactJames Morison
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Polar Science Center
Applied Physics Laboratory
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98105
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David Hancock
Technical ContactDavid Hancock
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ISIPS Manager
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Wallops Flight Facility
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Suzanne Dickinson
Technical ContactSuzanne Dickinson
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John Robbins
Technical ContactJohn Robbins
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Leeann Roberts
Technical ContactLeeann Roberts
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Ron Kwok
Technical ContactRon Kwok
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
California Institute of Technology
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Steve Palm
Technical ContactSteve Palm
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Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
Lanham, MD
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Ben Smith
Technical ContactBen Smith
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University of Washington
Department of Earth and Space Sciences
Seattle, WA 98195
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Michael Jasinski
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the Team
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NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
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Boulder, Colorado
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: HDF5
Format Type: Native
Format Description: HTTPS
File Distribution Information
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