ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere, Version 6
Data set id:
ATL17
DOI: 10.5067/ATLAS/ATL17.006
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
-Add Global Folded Cloud Frequency, percent, parameter for gridded cloud_fold_flag implementation
-Modify existing global/polar cloud fraction parameters to include layer_attr ()=11 and cloud_fold_flag>0 in first-occurrence detected cloud layer counting
-Add daytime-only processing
-Implement grid cell observation count threshold control constants
-Modify existing global/polar cloud fraction parameters to include layer_attr ()=11 and cloud_fold_flag>0 in first-occurrence detected cloud layer counting
-Add daytime-only processing
-Implement grid cell observation count threshold control constants
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):
AEROSOL FRACTION
APPARENT SURFACE REFLECTIVITY
BLOWING SNOW
CLOUD FRACTION
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 84EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
- N:88S:-88E:180W:-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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