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GLAH08.033GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Planetary Boundary Layer and Elevated Aerosol Layer Heights (HDF5)Zwally, H. J., R. Schutz, D. Hancock, and J. Dimarzio.GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Planetary Boundary Layer and Elevated Aerosol Layer Heights (HDF5)2013-03-04Boulder, Colorado USANASA NSIDC DAAC: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center33false10.5067/ICESAT/GLAS/DATA201https://doi.org/10.5067/ICESAT/GLAS/DATA201GLAH08Technical ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-61991-303-492-2468CIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAEARTH SCIENCEATMOSPHEREAEROSOLSAEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES EARTH SCIENCEATMOSPHEREALTITUDEPLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER HEIGHT ElevationAerosol Layer HeightAttenuated Backscatter Cross-sectionBackscatterDAACEOSDISGLA08GLASGlobal Positioning SystemGPSICESatICESat/GLAS-projectISIPSLaser Return EnergyLidarLidar BackscatterLidar Return SignalNASANSIDCOrbit NumberPrecision Attitude DeterminationPrecision Orbit DeterminationRangeALTIMETERSCDCloud LIDARGLASGeoscience Laser Altimeter SystemGPSGlobal Positioning SystemGPS ReceiverDual frequency GPS receiverLALaser AltimeterPCPhoton Counter for the 532 nm Aerosol ReturnsICESatIce, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite2003-02-202009-10-11complete-8686-180180Geographic RegionGlobal60 m to 70 m60 m to 70 m76.8 m1288 minuteICESATIce, Cloud and Land Elevation SatelliteEach data granule has associated browse products that users can quickly view to determine the general quality of the data in the granule.These data are freely, openly, and fully accessible, provided that you are logged into your NASA Earthdata profile (https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/).These data are freely, openly, and fully available to use without restrictions, provided that you cite the data according to the recommended citation at https://nsidc.org/about/use_copyright.html. For more information on the NASA EOSDIS Data Use Policy, see https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/data-use-policy.EnglishNASA/GSFC/EOS/EONASA NSIDC DAACNASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Centerhttps://nsidc.org/daacData Center ContactNSIDCUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-6199National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of ColoradoBoulderCO80309-0449USAFTP2 GBHDFBae, 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.
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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.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.VIEW RELATED INFORMATIONhttps://doi.org/10.5067/ICESAT/GLAS/DATA201DocumentationGET DATAhttps://nsidc.org/data/data-access-tool/GLAH08/versions/33/Data Access ToolGET DATAhttps://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=GLAH08+V033Earthdata SearchGET DATAhttps://n5eil01u.ecs.nsidc.org/GLAS/GLAH08.033HTTPSPROJECT HOME PAGEhttp://nsidc.org/data/icesat/ICESat/GLAS Data at NSIDCPROJECT HOME PAGEhttp://icesat.gsfc.nasa.gov/ICESat/GLAS web site at NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterPROJECT HOME PAGEhttp://glas.wff.nasa.gov/ICESat/GLAS web site at NASA Wallops Flight FacilityPROJECT HOME PAGEhttp://www.csr.utexas.edu/glas/ICESat/GLAS web site at University of TexasUSA/NASACEOS IDN DIFVERSION 9.92013-03-042023-11-29NSIDCVersion SummaryFor information about Version 33, visit the <a href="https://nsidc.org/data/icesat/version-history">ICESat/GLAS Version History page</a>NSIDCMinor VersionNSIDCCurrent Version1NSIDCSpatial Reference SystemsEPSG:5332ITRF2008NSIDCLevel of ServiceStandardNSIDCFull Dataset CitationZwally, H. J., R. Schutz, D. Hancock, and J. Dimarzio. 2013. <i>GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Planetary Boundary Layer and Elevated Aerosol Layer Heights (HDF5).</i> Version 33. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. <a href="https://doi.org/10.5067/ICESAT/GLAS/DATA201">https://doi.org/10.5067/ICESAT/GLAS/DATA201</a>. 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