IceBridge Riegl Laser Altimeter L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets, Version 1
Data set id:
ILUTP2
DOI: 10.5067/JV9DENETK13E
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release

Overview

This data set contains surface range values for Antarctica and Greenland derived from measurements captured by the Riegl Laser Altimeter. The data were collected by scientists working on the Investigating the Cryospheric Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate (ICECAP) project, which is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) with additional support from NASA Operation IceBridge.
Parameter(s):
SURFACE RANGE
Platform(s):
BT-67
Sensor(s):
UTIG Riegl
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
29 December 2008 to 22 January 2013
Temporal Resolution:
  • Varies
Spatial Resolution:
  • varies
  • varies
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
60
E:
180
W:
-180
N:
-53
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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