ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics Quick Look, Version 5

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ATL09QL

DOI: 10.5067/ATLAS/ATL09QL.005

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Palm, S. P., Yang, Y., Herzfeld, U. C., Hancock, D., Barbieri, K. A., Wimert, J. & the ICESat-2 Science Team. (2021). ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics Quick Look. (ATL09QL, Version 5). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ATLAS/ATL09QL.005. [describe subset used if applicable]. Date Accessed 12-11-2024.

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Initial release

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ATL09QL is the quick look version of ATL09. Once final ATL09 files are available the corresponding ATL09QL files will be removed. ATL09 contains calibrated, attenuated backscatter profiles, layer integrated attenuated backscatter, and other parameters including cloud layer height and atmospheric characteristics obtained from the data. The data were acquired by the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) instrument on board the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) observatory.

Parameter(s):

CLOUD PROPERTIESLIDAR BACKSCATTER

Platform(s):

ICESat-2

Sensor(s):

ATLAS

Data Format(s):

HDF5

Temporal Coverage:

28 November 2021 to 14 January 2023

Temporal Resolution:

91 day

Spatial Resolution:

Not Specified

Spatial Reference System(s):

WGS 84

EPSG:4326

Spatial Coverage:

N:

90

S:

-90

E:

180

W:

-180

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