ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere, Version 5
Data set id:
ATL17
DOI: 10.5067/ATLAS/ATL17.005
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
-Added new gridded data parameter called South Polar Diamond Dust Frequency, associated image, and supporting statistical vector parameters
-Added new North Polar Apparent Surface Reflectance Cloud Fraction gridded data parameter, associated image, and supporting North Polar Apparent Surface Reflectance Cloud Fraction statistical vector parameters
-Added new South Polar Apparent Surface Reflectance Cloud Fraction gridded data parameter, associated image, and supporting South Polar Apparent Surface Reflectance Cloud Fraction statistical vector parameters
-Added new Global Apparent Surface Reflectance Cloud Fraction gridded data parameter, associated image, and supporting Global Apparent Surface Reflectance Cloud Fraction statistical vector parameters
-Implemented filtering of laser shots with a surface incidence angle greater than six degrees for Expanded Global Total Column Optical Depth, Global Apparent Surface Reflectance, Global Total Column Optical Depth, North Polar Apparent Surface Reflectance, and South Polar Apparent Surface Reflectance
-Added new North Polar Apparent Surface Reflectance Cloud Fraction gridded data parameter, associated image, and supporting North Polar Apparent Surface Reflectance Cloud Fraction statistical vector parameters
-Added new South Polar Apparent Surface Reflectance Cloud Fraction gridded data parameter, associated image, and supporting South Polar Apparent Surface Reflectance Cloud Fraction statistical vector parameters
-Added new Global Apparent Surface Reflectance Cloud Fraction gridded data parameter, associated image, and supporting Global Apparent Surface Reflectance Cloud Fraction statistical vector parameters
-Implemented filtering of laser shots with a surface incidence angle greater than six degrees for Expanded Global Total Column Optical Depth, Global Apparent Surface Reflectance, Global Total Column Optical Depth, North Polar Apparent Surface Reflectance, and South Polar Apparent Surface Reflectance
Overview
This data set contains a gridded summary of monthly global cloud fraction, total column optical depth over the oceans, polar cloud fraction, blowing snow frequency, apparent surface reflectivity, and ground detection frequency.
Parameter(s):
CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
Platform(s):
ICESat-2
Sensor(s):
ATLAS
Data Format(s):
HDF5
Temporal Coverage:
13 October 2018 to present
Temporal Resolution:
- 1 month
Spatial Resolution:
- 1 degree
- 1 degree
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84
EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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