IceBridge UAF Lidar Scanner L1B Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets, Version 1
Data set id:
ILAKS1B
DOI: 10.5067/AATE4JJ91EHC
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set contains scanning laser altimetry data points of Alaskan glaciers and parts of East and West Antarctica acquired by the airborne University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Glacier Lidar system. The data were collected as part of NASA Operation IceBridge funded campaigns.
Parameter(s):
GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHY
Platform(s):
BT-67
DHC-3
Sensor(s):
UAF Scanner
Data Format(s):
LAS
Temporal Coverage:
- 19 August 2009 to 5 June 2020
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 year
Spatial Resolution:
- 20 cm
- 20 cm
Spatial Reference System(s):
- WGS 84 / UTM zone 6NEPSG:32606
- WGS 84 / UTM zone 7NEPSG:32607
- WGS 84 / UTM zone 8NEPSG:32608
Spatial Coverage:
- N:-53S:-90E:180W:-180
- N:72S:55E:-130W:-156
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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General Questions & FAQs
This article covers frequently asked questions about the NASA NSIDC DAAC's Earthdata cloud migration project and what it means to data users.
The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) is migrating its primary data access from its legacy, on-premises archive to the NASA Earthdata Cloud.
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Many NSIDC DAAC data sets can be accessed using NSIDC DAAC's Data Access Tool. This tool provides the ability to search and filter data with spatial and temporal constraints using a map-based interface.Users have the option to:
This guide will provide an overview of the altimetry measurements and data sets across the missions, as well as a guide for accessing the data through NASA Earthdata Search and programmatically using an Application Programming Interface (API).
All data from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) is directly accessible through our HTTPS file system using Wget or curl. This article provides basic command line instructions for accessing data using this method.