Data Announcement
  • Sea ice

New versions available: ICESat-2 Version 2 data sets now available at the NSIDC DAAC

Multiple Level-1B, Level-2A, and Level-3A data sets from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) mission have been updated to Version 2 at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC).

These data sets provide telemetry data; geolocated photon data; backscatter profiles; atmospheric layer characteristics; sea ice freeboard; and geolocated surface elevations for land ice, sea ice, land and vegetation, and ocean surface. The data are available beginning 13 October 2018 and may have gaps in coverage due to processing lag times. These temporal and spatial data gaps are expected to be filled in the coming weeks.

ATLAS/ICESat-2 L1B Converted Telemetry Data, Version 2 (ATL02) https://nsidc.org/data/ATL02/versions/2

ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Global Geolocated Photon Data, Version 2 (ATL03) https://nsidc.org/data/ATL03/versions/2

ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Normalized Relative Backscatter Profiles, Version 2 (ATL04) https://nsidc.org/data/ATL04/versions/2

ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height, Version 2 (ATL06) https://nsidc.org/data/ATL06/versions/2

ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Height, Version 2 (ATL07) https://nsidc.org/data/ATL07/versions/2

ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height, Version 2 (ATL08) https://nsidc.org/data/ATL08/versions/2

ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Calibrated Backscatter Profiles and Atmospheric Layer Characteristics, Version 2 (ATL09) https://nsidc.org/data/ATL09/versions/2

ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard, Version 2 (ATL10) https://nsidc.org/data/ATL10/versions/2

ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Ocean Surface Height, Version 2 (ATL12)* https://nsidc.org/data/ATL12/versions/2

*Note: The ATL12 data set is available as part of an early release with limited documentation. Full documentation will be available for this data set in the near future.