Pre-IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges  View Catalog Page
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eng; usa
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Hierarchy Level Name:
Pre-IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges
Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
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Date Stamp:
2013-05-07
Metadata Standard Name:
ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata First Edition
Metadata Standard Version:
ISO 19115:2003
Dataset URI:
http://nsidc.org/data/blvis0.html
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Data Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: Pre-IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges
Date:
Date: 2011
Date Type:
Value: publication
CodeList: CI_DateTypeCode
Edition Date: 2011-12-27
Identifier: BLVIS0
Cited Responsible Party: Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC DAAC User Services
Organization Name: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: Operation IceBridge
Contact:
Contact Address:
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: Unknown
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Abstract:
The Pre-IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges (BLVIS0) data set contains laser altimeter measurements over Greenland taken from the NASA Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS). The data are stored in binary format, along with airborne georeference files, and are available for 20 and 21 September 2007 via FTP.
Purpose:
Scientific Research
Credit:
The following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.
Blair, Bryan, and Michelle Hofton. 2011. Pre-IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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Point of Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: J. Bryan Blair
Organization Name: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Contact:
Contact Address:
City: Greenbelt
Administrative Area: Maryland
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Email: James.B.Blair@nasa.gov
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Michelle Hofton
Organization Name: University of Maryland
Contact:
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: 2181 LeFrak Hall
City: College Park
Administrative Area: Maryland
Postal Code: 20742
Country: USA
Email: mhofton@umd.edu
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
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Maintenance Information:
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
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Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: pointOfContact
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Descriptive Keywords:
Keywords
Keyword: Continent > North America > Greenland
Keyword Type:
Value: place
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Keyword Thesaurus: Citation Information:
Title: NASA / GCMD Location Keywords
Date:
Date: 2008-02-05
Date Type:
Value: revision
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Keywords
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Topography > Terrain Elevation
Keyword Type:
Value: discipline
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Keyword Thesaurus: Citation Information:
Title: NASA / GCMD Science Keywords
Date:
Date: 2008-02-05
Date Type:
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Keywords
Keyword: OIB > Operation Ice Bridge
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Value: theme
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Keyword Thesaurus: Citation Information:
Title: NASA / GCMD Project Keywords
Date:
Date: 2008-01-24
Date Type:
Value: revision
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Keywords
Keyword: Airborne Laser Altimeters
Keyword: Elevation
Keyword: IceBridge
Keyword: NASA
Keyword: NSIDC
Keyword: NSIDC DAAC
Keyword: Terrain Elevation
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Value: theme
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Topic Category:
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Extent Information:
Spatial Temporal Extent:
Geographic Element:
Bounding Coordinates:
Westbound Longitude: -180
Eastbound Longitude: 180
Southbound Latitude: 60
Northbound Latitude: 90
Temporal Element:
Time Period:
Begin Position: 20070920
End Position: 20070921
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Distribution Information:
Distributor Information:
Distributor Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC DAAC User Services
Organization Name: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: Operation IceBridge
Contact:
Contact Address:
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: Unknown
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
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Distribution Format(s):
Data File Format:
Name: Binary
Specification: FTP 15.3 GB
Digital Transfer Options:
Online Transfer Options:
Online Resources:
Linkage: ftp://n4ftl01u.ecs.nasa.gov/SAN2/ICEBRIDGE_FTP/BLVIS0_LVISraw_v01/
Description: Data Access URL
Function:
Value: download
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Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/docs/daac/icebridge/blvis0/index.html
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Offline Transfer Options:
Offline Resources:
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Value: onLine
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Density: 15.3
Density Units: B
Medium Name: FTP
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Data Acquisition Information:
Instrument Information:
Instrument:
Name: ALTIMETERS
Type: sensor
Instrument:
Name: LASERS > Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
Type: sensor
Instrument:
Name: LVIS > Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor
Type: sensor
Platform Information:
Platform:
Name: AIRCRAFT
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: B-200 > Beechcraft King Air B-200
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: DC-8 > Douglas DC-8
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: G-V > NCAR HIAPER Gulfstream G-V
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: HU-25C > Dassault HU-25C Guardian Falcon
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: P-3B > Lockheed P-3B Orion
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
Platform:
Name: RQ-4 > Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
Description: satellite
Instrument: N/A
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