ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Mission Composite Gridded Terrain and Canopy Elevation Parameters, Version 1
Data set id:
ATL18
DOI: 10.5067/ATLAS/ATL18.001
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Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release
Overview
The ATL18 and ATL28 data products comprise several gridded terrain and canopy elevation parameters derived from the 20 m geosegment height measurements of ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height (ATL08). ATL18 is a composite of data over the entire mission, while ATL28 provides monthly data.
Parameter(s):
CANOPY CHARACTERISTICS
TERRAIN ELEVATION
Platform(s):
ICESat-2
Sensor(s):
ATLAS
Data Format(s):
COG
Temporal Coverage:
- 1 October 2018 to present
Temporal Resolution:
- Not applicable
Spatial Resolution:
- 1 km
- 1 km
Spatial Reference System(s):
- WGS 84 / NSIDC EASE-Grid 2.0 NorthEPSG:6931
- WGS 84 / NSIDC EASE-Grid 2.0 GlobalEPSG:6933
Spatial Coverage:
- Northern latitude90Southern latitude-70Eastern longitude180Western longitude-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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