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LVIS: NASA Land, Vegetation and Ice Sensor Facility

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Documentation

User Guide

ABoVE LVIS L1A Geotagged Images, Version 1 User Guide
ABoVE LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 User Guide
ABoVE LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product, Version 1 User Guide
AfriSAR LVIS L1A Geotagged Images, Version 1 User Guide
AfriSAR LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 User Guide
AfriSAR LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product, Version 1 User Guide
IceBridge LVIS L0 Raw Ranges, Version 1 User Guide
IceBridge LVIS L1A Geotagged Images, Version 1 User Guide
IceBridge LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 User Guide
IceBridge LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 2 User Guide
IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product, Version 1 User Guide
IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product, Version 2 User Guide
IceBridge LVIS-GH L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 User Guide
IceBridge LVIS-GH L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product, Version 1 User Guide
ICESat-2 Calibration/Validation LVIS L1B Georeferenced Imagery, Version 1 User Guide
LVIS Classic L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 User Guide
LVIS Classic L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product, Version 1 User Guide
LVIS Facility L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms, Version 1 User Guide
LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product, Version 1 User Guide
LVIS L1A Geotagged Images, Version 1 User Guide

General Resources

ABoVE LVIS L0 Raw Ranges File Naming Convention
AfriSAR LVIS L0 Raw Ranges File Naming Convention
NASA's LVIS Facility Technical Reference Document