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ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography, Version 2
Data set id:
ATL19
DOI: 10.5067/ATLAS/ATL19.002
There is a more recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Changes for this version include:

  • Added average ice concentrations parameter derived from the ice concentration in ATL12 Version 5

Overview

This data set contains monthly gridded dynamic ocean topography (DOT), derived from along-track ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Ocean Surface Height product (ATL12, V5). Monthly gridded sea surface height (SSH) can be calculated by adding the mean DOT and the weighted average geoid height also provided in this data set. Both single beam and all-beam gridded averages are available in this data set. Single beam averages are useful to identify biases among the beams and the all-beam averages are advised to use for physical oceanography.
Parameter(s):
SEA SURFACE HEIGHT
Platform(s):
ICESat-2
Sensor(s):
ATLAS
Data Format(s):
HDF5
Temporal Coverage:
13 October 2018 to 1 June 2022
Temporal Resolution:
  • 1 month
Spatial Resolution:
  • 25 km
  • 25 km
Spatial Reference System(s):
NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North
EPSG:3411

NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic South
EPSG:3412

WGS 84
EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
N:
88
S:
-88
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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