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ASO L4 Lidar Point Cloud Digital Terrain Model 3m UTM Grid, Version 1
Data set id:
ASO_3M_PCDTM
DOI: 10.5067/2EHMWG4IT76O
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release
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Overview

This data set provides 3 m gridded, bare-earth elevations (excluding trees) that are used as the baseline for the Airborne Snow Observatory (ASO) snow-on products. The data were collected during snow-free conditions as part of the NASA/JPL ASO aircraft survey campaigns.
Parameter(s):
TERRAIN ELEVATION
Platform(s):
DHC-6
King Air
Sensor(s):
Riegl LMS-Q1560
Data Format(s):
GeoTIFF
Temporal Coverage:
  • 23 August 2014 to 10 October 2019
Temporal Resolution:
  • Varies
Spatial Resolution:
  • 3 m
  • 3 m
Spatial Reference System(s):
  • WGS 84 / UTM zone 10N
    EPSG:32610
  • WGS 84 / UTM zone 11N
    EPSG:32611
  • WGS 84 / UTM zone 12N
    EPSG:32612
  • WGS 84 / UTM zone 13N
    EPSG:32613
Spatial Coverage:
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  • N:
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    E:
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  • N:
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    E:
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  • N:
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  • N:
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    E:
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    W:
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  • N:
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    E:
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    W:
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  • N:
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    E:
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    W:
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  • N:
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    E:
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    W:
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  • N:
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    E:
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    W:
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  • N:
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  • N:
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  • N:
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  • N:
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  • N:
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  • N:
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  • N:
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  • N:
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    S:
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    E:
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    W:
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Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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