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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 5 data sets are being released as they become available. For some ATL products Version 4, 3, 2, or 1 is the most recent product version.
| ID | Title | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL02 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L1B Converted Telemetry Data, Version 5 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Engineering Telemetry Ancillary Data |
| ATL03 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data, Version 5 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | 70 cm | 91 day | TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ATL04 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Normalized Relative Backscatter Profiles, Version 5 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | 280 m | 91 day | LIDAR BACKSCATTER |
| ATL06 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height, Version 5 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/14 | 20 m | 91 day | GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| ATL07 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Height, Version 5 |
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE |
2018/10/14 | Varies | 91 day | SEA ICE ELEVATION |
| ATL07QL | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Height Quick Look, Version 5 |
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE |
2021/11/28 | Varies | 91 day | SEA ICE ELEVATION |
| ATL08 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height, Version 5 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/14 | Varies | 91 day | Canopy Height, TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ATL08QL | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height Quick Look, Version 5 |
GLOBAL |
2022/01/10 | Varies | 91 day | Canopy Height, TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ATL09 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics, Version 5 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | 280 m | 91 day | CLOUD PROPERTIES, LIDAR BACKSCATTER |
| ATL09QL | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics Quick Look, Version 5 |
GLOBAL |
2021/11/28 | 280 m | 91 day | CLOUD PROPERTIES, LIDAR BACKSCATTER |
| ATL10 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard, Version 5 |
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE |
2018/10/14 | Varies | 91 day | FREEBOARD |
| ATL10QL | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard Quick Look, Version 5 |
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE |
2022/02/15 | 91 day | FREEBOARD | |
| ATL11 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Slope-Corrected Land Ice Height Time Series, Version 5 |
POLAR |
2019/03/29 | 60 m | 91 day | GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| ATL12 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Ocean Surface Height, Version 5 |
GLOBAL OCEAN |
2018/10/13 | 91 day | SEA SURFACE HEIGHT | |
| ATL13 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Along Track Inland Surface Water Data, Version 5 |
GLOBAL LAND |
2018/10/13 | Varies | 91 day | Elevation |
| ATL13QL | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Along Track Inland Surface Water Data Quick Look, Version 5 |
GLOBAL LAND |
2022/01/22 | Varies | 91 day | Elevation |
| ATL14 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height, Version 1 |
POLAR |
2018/10/14 | 100 m | Not applicable | GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| ATL15 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Gridded Antarctic and Arctic Land Ice Height Change, Version 1 |
POLAR |
2018/10/14 | 1 km | 3 month | GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION |
| ATL16 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Weekly Gridded Atmosphere, Version 4 |
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 4 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | 1 degree | 1 month | AEROSOL FRACTION, APPARENT SURFACE REFLECTIVITY, BLOWING SNOW, CLOUD FRACTION, CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS |
| ATL19 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography, Version 2 |
GLOBAL OCEAN |
2018/10/13 | 25 km | 1 month | SEA SURFACE HEIGHT |
| ATL20 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Freeboard, Version 3 |
GLOBAL OCEAN |
2018/10/14 | 25 km | 1 month, 1 day | FREEBOARD |
| ATL21 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Polar Sea Surface Height Anomaly, Version 2 |
GLOBAL OCEAN |
2018/10/14 | 25 km | 1 month, 1 day | SEA SURFACE HEIGHT ANOMALY _SSHA_ |
| ATL22 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Mean Inland Surface Water Data, Version 2 |
GLOBAL LAND |
2018/10/14 | Varies | 1 day | Elevation |
| 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 to 2021/08/01 |
Not applicable | Not applicable | Engineering Telemetry Ancillary Data |
| ATL03 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data, Version 4 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 to 2021/07/15 |
70 cm | 91 day | TERRAIN ELEVATION |
| ATL04 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Normalized Relative Backscatter Profiles, Version 4 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 to 2021/07/15 |
280 m | 91 day | LIDAR BACKSCATTER |
| ATL06 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height, Version 4 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/14 to 2021/07/15 |
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 to 2021/07/15 |
Varies | 91 day | SEA ICE ELEVATION |
| ATL08 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height, Version 4 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/14 to 2021/07/15 |
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 to 2021/07/15 |
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 to 2021/07/15 |
Varies | 91 day | FREEBOARD |
| ATL11 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Annual Land Ice Height, Version 4 |
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 Along Track Inland Surface Water Data, Version 4 |
GLOBAL LAND |
2018/10/13 to 2021/07/15 |
Varies | 91 day | Elevation |
| ATL16 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Weekly Gridded Atmosphere, Version 3 |
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 3 |
GLOBAL |
2018/10/13 | 1 degree | 1 month | AEROSOL FRACTION, APPARENT SURFACE REFLECTIVITY, BLOWING SNOW, CLOUD FRACTION, CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS |
| ATL19 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Dynamic Ocean Topography, Version 1 |
GLOBAL OCEAN |
2018/10/13 | 25 km | 1 month | SEA SURFACE HEIGHT |
| ATL20 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Freeboard, Version 2 |
GLOBAL OCEAN |
2018/11/01 to 2021/07/01 |
25 km | 1 month, 1 day | FREEBOARD |
| ATL21 | ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Daily and Monthly Gridded Polar Sea Surface Height Anomaly, Version 1 |
GLOBAL OCEAN |
2018/11/01 to 2021/07/01 |
25 km | 1 month, 1 day | SEA SURFACE HEIGHT ANOMALY _SSHA_ |
| ID | Title | Spatial Coverage | Temporal Coverage | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS2SITDAT4 | ICESat-2 L4 Along-Track Sea Ice Thickness, Version 1 |
ARCTIC OCEAN |
2018/10/14 to 2021/04/30 |
Varies | 91 day | FREEBOARD, ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS, SNOW DEPTH |
| IS2SITMOGR4 | ICESat-2 L4 Monthly Gridded Sea Ice Thickness, Version 2 |
ARCTIC OCEAN |
2018/11/01 to 2021/04/30 |
25 km | 1 month | FREEBOARD, ICE DEPTH/THICKNESS, SNOW DEPTH |
