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ICESat-2 Data Sets at NSIDC
The following tables list the ICESat-2 data sets that are currently available at NSIDC.
Version 3 data sets are being released as they become available. As such, Version 2 is the most recent version of some data sets.
| ID | Title | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL02 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L1B Converted Telemetry Data, Version 4 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Engineering Telemetry Ancillary Data |
| ATL03 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data, Version 4 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | 70 cm | 91 day | TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ATL04 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Normalized Relative Backscatter Profiles, Version 4 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | 280 m | 91 day | LIDAR BACKSCATTER |
| ATL06 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height, Version 4 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/14 | 20 m | 91 day | GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| ATL07 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Height, Version 4 |
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE |
2018/10/14 | Varies | 91 day | SEA ICE ELEVATION |
| ATL08 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height, Version 4 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/14 | Varies | 91 day | Canopy Height, TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ATL09 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics, Version 4 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | 280 m | 91 day | CLOUD PROPERTIES, LIDAR BACKSCATTER |
| ATL10 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard, Version 4 |
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE |
2018/10/14 | Varies | 91 day | FREEBOARD |
| ATL11 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Annual Land Ice Height, Version 2 |
POLAR |
2019/03/29 | 60 m | 91 day | GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| ATL12 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Ocean Surface Height, Version 4 |
GLOBAL OCEAN |
2018/10/13 | Varies | 91 day | SEA SURFACE HEIGHT |
| ATL13 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Inland Water Surface Height, Version 3 |
GLOBAL LAND |
2018/10/13 | Varies | 91 day | Elevation |
| ATL16 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Weekly Gridded Atmosphere, Version 2 |
POLAR |
2018/10/13 | 2 degrees | 7 days to 10 days | AEROSOL FRACTION, APPARENT SURFACE REFLECTIVITY, BLOWING SNOW, CLOUD FRACTION, CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS |
| ATL17 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere, Version 2 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | 1 degree | 1 month | AEROSOL FRACTION, APPARENT SURFACE REFLECTIVITY, BLOWING SNOW, CLOUD FRACTION, CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS |
| ATL20 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Freeboard, Version 1 |
GLOBAL OCEAN |
2018/11/01 | 25 km | 1 month, 1 day | FREEBOARD |
| ID | Title | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL02 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L1B Converted Telemetry Data, Version 2 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 to 2020/03/11 |
Not applicable | Not applicable | Engineering Telemetry Ancillary Data |
| ATL02 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L1B Converted Telemetry Data, Version 3 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Engineering Telemetry Ancillary Data |
| ATL03 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data, Version 2 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 to 2019/11/15 |
70 cm | 91 day | TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ATL03 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data, Version 3 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | 70 cm | 91 day | TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ATL04 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Normalized Relative Backscatter Profiles, Version 2 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 to 2019/11/15 |
280 m | 91 day | LIDAR BACKSCATTER |
| ATL04 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Normalized Relative Backscatter Profiles, Version 3 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | 280 m | 91 day | LIDAR BACKSCATTER |
| ATL06 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height, Version 2 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/14 to 2019/11/15 |
20 m | 91 day | GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| ATL06 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height, Version 3 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/14 | 20 m | 91 day | GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| ATL07 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Height, Version 2 |
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE |
2018/10/14 to 2019/11/15 |
Varies | 91 day | SEA ICE ELEVATION |
| ATL07 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Height, Version 3 |
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE |
2018/10/14 | Varies | 91 day | SEA ICE ELEVATION |
| ATL08 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height, Version 2 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/14 to 2019/11/15 |
Varies | 91 day | Canopy Height, TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ATL08 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height, Version 3 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/14 | Varies | 91 day | Canopy Height, TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ATL09 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics, Version 2 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 to 2019/11/15 |
280 m | 91 day | CLOUD PROPERTIES, LIDAR BACKSCATTER |
| ATL09 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics, Version 3 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | 280 m | 91 day | CLOUD PROPERTIES, LIDAR BACKSCATTER |
| ATL10 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard, Version 2 |
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE |
2018/10/14 to 2019/11/15 |
Varies | 91 day | FREEBOARD |
| ATL10 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard, Version 3 |
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE |
2018/10/14 | Varies | 91 day | FREEBOARD |
| ATL11 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Annual Land Ice Height, Version 1 |
POLAR |
2019/03/29 | 60 m | 91 day | GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| ATL12 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Ocean Surface Height, Version 2 |
GLOBAL OCEAN |
2018/10/13 to 2019/11/15 |
Varies | 91 day | SEA SURFACE HEIGHT |
| ATL12 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Ocean Surface Height, Version 3 |
GLOBAL OCEAN |
2018/10/13 | Varies | 91 day | SEA SURFACE HEIGHT |
| ATL13 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Inland Water Surface Height, Version 2 |
GLOBAL LAND |
2018/10/13 to 2019/11/15 |
Varies | 91 day | Elevation |
