Name: ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height, Version 5
Creator: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Keywords: CRYOSPHERE GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION

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Smith, B., Adusumilli, S., Csathó, B. M., Felikson, D., Fricker, H. A., Gardner, A. S., Holschuh, N., Lee, J., Nilsson, J., Paolo, F., Siegfried, M. R., Sutterley, T. & the ICESat-2 Science Team. (2021). ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height. (ATL06, Version 5). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ATLAS/ATL06.005. [describe subset used if applicable]. Date Accessed 09-03-2025.

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