Name: IceBridge Preliminary ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength, Version 1
Creator: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Keywords: CLIMATE INDICATORS CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS GLACIAL MEASUREMENTS GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION

IceBridge Preliminary ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength, Version 1

Data set id:

ILPATM1B

DOI: 10.5067/KIAE09S03PMA

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Studinger, M. (2019). IceBridge Preliminary ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength. (ILPATM1B, Version 1). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/KIAE09S03PMA. [describe subset used if applicable]. Date Accessed 07-19-2025.

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Version Summary

Initial release

Overview

This data set contained preliminary spot elevation measurements of Arctic sea ice and Greenland ice surface for four days in April 2019, acquired using the NASA Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM) instrumentation. The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded aircraft survey campaigns. Note: These data were released solely to assess and validate the performance of the ATLAS/ICESat-2 instrument and algorithm. They were not subjected to the same refinement and quality control measures as the IceBridge ATM L1B Elevation and Return Strength (ILATM1B) product and may have contained errors. Once NSIDC released the final ILATM1B data in March 2021, these preliminary data were retired and are no longer available for download.

Parameter(s):

GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION

Platform(s):

C-130, DC-8, HU-25A, HU-25C, P-3B, WP-3D ORION

Sensor(s):

ATM

Data Format(s):

HDF5

Temporal Coverage:

8 April 2019 to 22 April 2019

Temporal Resolution:

Varies

Spatial Resolution:

varies

varies

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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