GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Aerosol Vertical Structure Data (HDF5), Version 33

Data Contributors HANCOCK, DAVID ZWALLY, H. JAY SCHUTZ, ROBERT DIMARZIO, JOHN Parameters AEROSOLS > AEROSOL BACKSCATTER AEROSOLS > AEROSOL EXTINCTION ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > TRANSMITTANCE CLOUDS > CLOUD REFLECTANCE Instruments ALTIMETERS GLAS : GEOSCIENCE LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM LIDAR : LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING

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GLAH10 Level-2 aerosol vertical structure data contain the attenuation-corrected cloud and aerosol backscatter and extinction profiles at a 4 sec sampling rate for aerosols and a 1 sec rate for clouds. 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 Aerosol Vertical Structure 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/DATA203.

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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