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GLA15.033GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Surface Altimetry DataZwally, H. J., Schutz, R., Bentley, C., Bufton, J., Minster, J., Spinhirne, J. & Thomas, R.GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Surface Altimetry Data2011-08-11Boulder, Colorado USANASA NSIDC DAAC: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center33false10.5067/3BDTGLRR1GLDhttps://doi.org/10.5067/3BDTGLRR1GLDGLA15Technical ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-61991-303-492-2468

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BoulderCO80309-0449USAEARTH SCIENCEOCEANSOCEAN OPTICSREFLECTANCE EARTH SCIENCEOCEANSSEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHYSEA SURFACE HEIGHT EARTH SCIENCEOCEANSSEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHYSEA SURFACE SLOPE ElevationAtmospheric Delay CorrectionDAACDemEOSDISGLA15GLASGlobal Positioning SystemICESatISIPSLaser FootprintLaser PulseNASANoise LevelNSIDCOff-nadir Pointing DirectionOrbit NumberPeak AmplitudePrecision Attitude DeterminationPrecision Orbit DeterminationRangeReceived EnergyReceived Pulse GainSea Surface ElevationSignal SaturationSolar Incidence AngleTransmitted EnergyTransmitted GainWaveformWaveform KurtosisWaveform PeakWaveform SkewnessALTIMETERSALTIMETERSGLASGeoscience Laser Altimeter SystemICESatIce, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite2003-02-202009-10-11deprecated-8686-180180GEOGRAPHIC REGIONGLOBALBrowse products in PNG graphic format contain quality information; these are available along with corresponding data granules in the Data Pool or EOS Data Gateway. The i_FrameQF quality flag is set to '1' if there is a problem in calculating individual parameters, or the flag is set to '0' if there are no problems.These data have been retired and are no longer accessible, though a more recent version of these data may be available.These data have been retired and are no longer available for use, though a more recent version of these data may be available. Cite any prior or planned use of these data according to the recommended citation at https://nsidc.org/about/data-use-and-copyright. For more information on the NASA ESDIS Data Use Guidance, see https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/engage/open-data-services-software-policies/data-use-guidance.EnglishNASA/GSFC/EOS/EONASA NSIDC DAACNASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Centerhttps://nsidc.org/daacData Center ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-6199

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BoulderCO80309-0449USAFTP279 MBBinaryBae, S. and B.E. Schutz. 2002. Precision attitude determination (PAD). GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 2.2. Austin, TX: Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin. Brenner, A.C., C.R. Bentley, B.M. Csatho, D.J. Harding, M.A. Hofton, J. Minster, L. Roberts, J.L. Saba, R. Schutz, R.H. Thomas, D. Yi, and H.J. Zwally. 2000. Derivation of range and range distributions from laser pulse waveform analysis for surface elevations, roughness, slope, and vegetation heights. Algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 3.0. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. Center for Space Research. 'ICESat/GLAS.' January 2002. http://www.csr.utexas.edu/glas/. Davis C.H. and H.J. Zwally. 1993. Geographic and seasonal variations in the surface properties of the ice sheets by satellite radar altimetry. Journal of Glaciology 39:687-697. Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). 1996. EOS Ground System (EGS) Systems and Operations Concept. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. Farrell, W.E. 1972. Deformation of the Earth by surface loads. Review of Geophysics and Space Physics 10: 761-797. GLAS Science Team. 2000. Mission Operations Requirement Document (MORD) for the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) Mission. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. GLAS Science Team. 1997. GLAS Science Requirements. Version 2.01. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. Heroux, D. 2000. Progress report on GLAS interface effort with ECS NOSE. Rev. 29 December 2000. Landover, MD: Emergent-IT/Raytheon. Herring, T.A. and K. Quinn. 1999. Atmospheric delay correction to GLAS laser altimeter ranges. GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 1.0. Lanham, MD: Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Jester, P., and D. Hancock. 2002. The Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document for Level 1A Processing, Version 1.2. Wallops Island, VA: Raytheon ITSS. Jester, P., and J. Lee. 2002. GLAS standard data products specification - level 1. Version 6.0. Wallops Island, VA: Raytheon ITSS. Lee, J. 2002. GSAS user's guide: Version 4.0. Wallops Island, VA: Raytheon ITSS. McGarry, J.F., J. Abshire, X. Sun, J. Saba, A. Brenner, and D. Yi. 2002. GLAS flight science data selection algorithms for the altimeter (1064 nm), Version 4.15. Unpublished report. Rim, H., and B. Schutz. 2002. Precision orbit determination. GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 2.2. Austin, TX: Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin. Schutz, B. 2000. GLAS altimeter post-launch calibration/validation plan. Version 0.99. Austin, TX: Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin. Schutz, B. 2002. Laser footprint location (geolocation) and surface profiles. GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 3.0. Austin, TX: Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin. Wahr, J., D. Wingham, and C. Bentley. 2000. A method of combining ICESat and GRACE satellite data to constrain Antarctic mass balance. Journal of Geophysical Research 105(B7):16,279-16,294. Yi, D., J. Minster, and C. Bentley. 1999. Ocean tidal loading corrections. GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 1.0. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. Zwally, H.J., B. Schutz, W. Abdalati, J. Abshire, C. Bentley, A. Brenner, J. Bufton, J. Dezio, D. Hancock, D. Harding, T. Herring, B. Minster, K. Quinn, S. Palm, J. Spinhirne, and R. Thomas. 2002. ICESAT's laser measurements of polar ice, atmosphere, ocean, and land. Journal of Geodynamics 34: 405-445. Zwally, H.J., B. Schutz, D. Hancock, and A. Brenner. 2000. ICESat/GLAS Standard Data Products in HDF and SCF Formats. Version 1.2. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. Zwally, H.J., R.A. Bindschadler, A.C. Brenner, T.V. Martin, and R.H. Thomas. 1983. Surface elevation contours of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Journal of Geophysical Research 88(C3):1589-1596.

NOTE ON GLAS BINARY DATA: Access to all ICESat/GLAS binary data products at NSIDC DAAC was removed 01 August 2017. The Binary Data Subsetter also has been decommissioned. ICESat/GLAS data remain available in HDF5 format. The Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument on the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) provides global measurements of polar ice sheet elevation to discern changes in ice volume (mass balance) over time. Secondary objectives of GLAS are to measure sea ice roughness and thickness, cloud and atmospheric properties, land topography, vegetation canopy heights, ocean surface topography, and surface reflectivity. GLAS has a 1064 nm laser channel for surface altimetry and dense cloud heights, and a 532 nm lidar channel for the vertical distribution of clouds and aerosols. This level-2 altimetry product (GLA15) provides surface elevations for oceans. Data also include the laser footprint gelocation and reflectance, as well as geodetic, instrument, and atmospheric corrections for range measurements. Each data granule has an associated browse product that users can quickly view to determine the general quality of the data in the granule. Browse products consist of image plots of key parameters and statistics. Data are in scaled integer binary format, big-endian (Unix) byte order.

VIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttps://doi.org/10.5067/3BDTGLRR1GLDUser's GuidePROJECT HOME PAGEhttp://glas.wff.nasa.gov/ICESat/GLAS web site at NASA Wallops Flight FacilityPROJECT HOME PAGEhttp://icesat.gsfc.nasa.gov/ICESat/GLAS web site at NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterPROJECT HOME PAGEhttp://www.csr.utexas.edu/glas/ICESat/GLAS web site at University of TexasPROJECT HOME PAGEhttp://nsidc.org/data/icesat/index.htmlICESat/GLAS Data at NSIDCVIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttp://nsidc.org/data/dems/index.htmlPolar Ice Sheet DEMs and Elevation DataUSA/NASACEOS IDN DIFVERSION 9.92011-08-112026-04-16NSIDCVersion SummaryFor information about Version 33, see the NSIDC ICESat Description of Data Releases.NSIDCMinor VersionNSIDCLevel of ServiceNo Data AccessNSIDCFull Dataset CitationZwally, H. J., Schutz, R., Bentley, C., Bufton, J., Minster, J., Spinhirne, J. & Thomas, R. (2011). <i>GLAS/ICESat L2 Ocean Surface Altimetry Data</i>. (GLA15, Version 33). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5067/3BDTGLRR1GLD">https://doi.org/10.5067/3BDTGLRR1GLD</a>. [<i><describe subset used if applicable></i>].NSIDCRetiredtrue