NASA Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) at NSIDC

ICESat / GLAS Data

Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation / Geoscience Laser Altimeter System

Date Conversion Tool

The ICESat/GLAS Date Conversion Tool includes several options for obtaining information related to laser track start time. To use the tool, use only one of the conversion options at a time. For example, to find time data for Day 236 of Year 2006, use the third option below and fill in the Day of Year and Year fields, and click Convert.

SELECT:

UTC TIME (J2000)[Sec]:

OR:

UTC TIME:    Year: Month: Day:

       Hour: Minute: Second: milliSecond:

OR:

UTC TIME:    Day of Year: Year:

OR:

MJD: FDay:

OR:

GLAS Unique Record: Release:

OR:

Rev Number:

OR:

PASSID:    RefID: Cycle: Track:

OR:

Laser Campaign: i.e. L2A, L2a, or l2a - just gives time of first track