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ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Freeboard, Version 3
Data set id:
ATL20
DOI: 10.5067/ATLAS/ATL20.003
There is a more recent version of these data.
Version Summary
There were no changes in the ATL20 algorithm for this version. The changes in this version stem from the changes in the underlying ATL10, V5 data. See the corresponding ALT10 landing page for details.

Overview

This data set (ATL20) contains daily and monthly gridded estimates of sea ice freeboard, derived from along-track freeboard estimates in the ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard product (ATL10). Data are gridded at 25 km using the SSM/I Polar Stereographic Projection.
Parameter(s):
FREEBOARD
Platform(s):
ICESat-2
Sensor(s):
ATLAS
Data Format(s):
HDF5
Temporal Coverage:
14 October 2018 to 30 September 2022
Temporal Resolution:
  • 1 month
  • 1 day
Spatial Resolution:
  • 25 km
  • 25 km
Spatial Reference System(s):
NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic North
EPSG:3411

NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic South
EPSG:3412
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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This data set has been retired. There is a more recent version of these data.

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