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Pre-IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Ground Elevation and Return Energy Quartiles, Version 1
Data set id:
BLVIS2
DOI: 10.5067/BA180DOW1E1Q
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release

Overview

This data set contains surface elevation data over Greenland measured by the NASA Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS), an airborne lidar scanning laser altimeter.
Parameter(s):
TERRAIN ELEVATION
Platform(s):
B-200, DC-8, G-V, HU-25C, P-3B, RQ-4
Sensor(s):
LVIS
Data Format(s):
Binary
Temporal Coverage:
20 September 2007 to 21 September 2007
Temporal Resolution:
  • 1 day
Spatial Resolution:
  • 20
  • 20
Spatial Coverage:
N:
90
S:
60
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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