GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Atmosphere Data (HDF5), Version 33

Data Contributors HANCOCK, DAVID ZWALLY, H. JAY SCHUTZ, ROBERT DIMARZIO, JOHN Parameters INFRARED WAVELENGTHS > SENSOR COUNTS VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > SENSOR COUNTS Instruments ALTIMETERS GLAS : GEOSCIENCE LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM LIDAR : LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING

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GLAH02 Level-1A atmospheric data include the normalized relative backscatter for the 532 nm and 1064 nm channels, and low-level instrument corrections such as laser energy (1064 nm and 532 nm), photon coincidence (532 nm), and detector gain correction (1064 nm). Each data granule has an associated browse product.

Version 33 Summary

For information about Version 33, see the NSIDC ICESat Description of Data Releases page.

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Zwally, H., R. Schutz, J. Dimarzio, and D. Hancock. 2013. GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Atmosphere Data (HDF5). Version 33. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/ICESAT/GLAS/DATA102.

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• University of Texas ICESat/GLAS site
• Official ICESat site
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