IceBridge LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 2
Data set id:
ILVIS1B
DOI: 10.5067/RDT1MZVS0VG9
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
- Version 2 data are in HDF5 format beginning with the 2013 Arctic campaign.
- Version 1 data are in binary format for 2012 and earlier campaigns.
Overview
This data set contains return energy waveform data measured over Greenland, Alaska, and Antarctica by the NASA Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS), an airborne lidar scanning laser altimeter. The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded campaigns.
Parameter(s):
SENSOR COUNTS
Platform(s):
AIRCRAFT, B-200, C-130, DC-8, G-V, HU-25C, P-3B, RQ-4
Sensor(s):
ALTIMETERS, LASERS, LVIS
Data Format(s):
HDF5
Temporal Coverage:
30 October 2013 to 20 September 2017
Temporal Resolution:
Varies
Spatial Resolution:
Varies
Varies
Spatial Coverage:
N:
-53
S:
-90
E:
180
W:
-180
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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