Data Announcement

Data set update: ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Along Track Inland Surface Water Data updated to Version 6

Version 6 of the ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Along Track Inland Surface Water Data, accessible through the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been released. Principal parameters include inland water body surface water height statistics, significant wave height, subsurface attenuation, and shallow bathymetry. The temporal coverage of this data set currently spans 14 October 2018 to 14 April 2023.  Details about the latest version are available under Version Summary on the data set’s web page, and a Version History is available in Section 3 of the User Guide.

Version 5 of this data set will be retired from the NSIDC DAAC in six months in December 2023. Upon retirement, data will no longer be accessible. All related documentation will remain available on the data set web page for future reference.

Data set DOI: https://doi.org/10.5067/ATLAS/ATL13.006