ICESat-2 Calibration/Validation LVIS L3A Sea Ice Freeboard, Version 1
Data set id:
IS2LVIS3ACV
DOI: 10.5067/YVGAEYAM1XMI
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
This data set provides high-resolution sea ice freeboard estimates derived from airborne measurements collected over the Arctic Ocean. The data were gathered using NASA's Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS) Facility laser altimeter and PhaseOne camera during the ICESat-2 Summer Sea Ice Campaign in 2022 and the Arctic Radiation Cloud Aerosol Surface Interaction Experiment (ARCSIX) in 2024.
Parameter(s):
FREEBOARD
SEA SURFACE HEIGHT
Platform(s):
G-V
NASA P-3
Sensor(s):
LVIS
LVIS-Camera
Data Format(s):
HDF5
Temporal Coverage:
- 11 July 2022 to 26 July 2022
- 28 May 2024 to 15 August 2024
Temporal Resolution:
- Not applicable
Spatial Resolution:
- varies
- varies
Spatial Reference System(s):
- WGS 84EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
- Northern latitude88Southern latitude73Eastern longitude19Western longitude-101
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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