GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Planetary Boundary Layer and Elevated Aerosol Layer Heights (HDF5), Version 33

Data Contributors HANCOCK, DAVID ZWALLY, H. JAY SCHUTZ, ROBERT DIMARZIO, JOHN Parameters AEROSOLS > AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES ALTITUDE > PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT Instruments ALTIMETERS GLAS : GEOSCIENCE LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM LIDAR : LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING

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GLAH08 Level-2 planetary boundary layer (PBL) and elevated aerosol layer heights data contains PBL heights, ground detection heights, and top and bottom heights of elevated aerosols from -1.5 km to 20.5 km (4 sec sampling rate) and from 20.5 km to 41 km (20 sec sampling rate). 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, D. Hancock, and J. Dimarzio. 2013. GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Planetary Boundary Layer and Elevated Aerosol Layer Heights (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/DATA201.

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• 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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