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GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Elevation Data
Entry ID: GLA06

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Summary
Abstract: The Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) instrument on the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) provides global measurements of polar ice sheet elevation to discern changes in ice volume (mass balance) over time. Secondary objectives of GLAS are to measure sea ice roughness and thickness, cloud and atmospheric properties, land topography, vegetation canopy heights, ocean surface ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -66.28   S: -66.28   E: 110.52   W: 110.52
Min Depth: 12 M Max Depth: 25 M

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Jonathan S Stark
Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
ASAC_2201_SRE4
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2001-10-30
Stop Date: 2006-12-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS Parameter Definition
HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS Parameter Definition
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Access Constraints These data are not yet publicly available.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=SRE4_Sed... when using these data.

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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
Australian Antarctic Division
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DAVE CONNELL
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: dave.connell at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Personnel
JONATHAN SEAN STARK
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +61 3 6232 3589
Fax: +61 3 6232 3158
Email: jonny.stark at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2013-04-16
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-04-29

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