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

Data Contributors ZWALLY, H. JAY SCHUTZ, ROBERT ABSHIRE, JAMES Parameters PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS > ATTITUDE CHARACTERISTICS PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS > VIEWING GEOMETRY Instruments ALTIMETERS GLAS : GEOSCIENCE LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM LIDAR : LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING

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Level-1A global laser pointing data (GLAH04) contain two orbits of attitude data from the spacecraft star tracker, instrument star tracker, gyro, and laser reference system, and other spacecraft attitude data required to calculate precise laser pointing.

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, and J. Abshire. 2013. GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Laser Pointing Data (HDF5). Version 33. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/ICESAT/GLAS/DATA104.

See Also

• ICESat/GLAS web site at NASA Wallops Flight Facility
• ICESat/GLAS web site at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• ICESat/GLAS web site at University of Texas
• ICESat/GLAS Data at NSIDC
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