Name: GLAS/ICESat L2 Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheet Altimetry Data, Version 34
Creator: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Keywords: Oceans Sea Ice Reflectance REFLECTANCE

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Zwally, H. J., Schutz, R., Bentley, C., Bufton, J., Herring, T., Minster, J., Spinhirne, J. & Thomas, R. (2014). GLAS/ICESat L2 Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheet Altimetry Data. (GLA12, Version 34). [Data Set]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ICESAT/GLAS/DATA225. [describe subset used if applicable]. Date Accessed 09-02-2025.

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