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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: 86.0   S: -86.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: NASA,JAXA, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)
Dataset Title: Gridded Visible and Infrared Scanner (VIRS) Level 1 Calibrated Radiance Products (TRMM Product G1B01)
Version: 6
Online Resource: http://mirador.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/mirador/presentNavigation.pl?t...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1997-12-08
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 2.2 km
Longitude Resolution: 2.2 km
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree
Temporal Resolution: 16 orbits per day
Temporal Resolution Range: Daily - < Weekly
Science Keywords
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > INFRARED WAVELENGTHS > INFRARED IMAGERY > RADIANCE @ 1.6UM Parameter Definition
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > INFRARED WAVELENGTHS > INFRARED IMAGERY > RADIANCE @ 3.75UM Parameter Definition
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Platform
TRMM > Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Ancillary Description
Instrument
VIRS > TRMM Visible Infrared Scanner Ancillary Description
Project
Quality For the Level 1B VIRS product, a Table structure (called Scan Status)
has been included in the HDF file containing entries on a scan-by-scan
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
GES DISC
Data Center
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: TRMM VIRS Level 1B Radiance 1B01

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
Phone: 301-614-5224
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 15-16 Files/day; 790-800 kb/file
Distribution Format: Binary
Fees: none
Personnel
WILLIAM BARNES
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 301-614-5672
Fax: 301-614-5666
Email: William.L.Barnes at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 614.0
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Interface Control Specification Between the Tropical Rainfall
Measuring Mission Science Data and Information System (TSDIS) and the
TSDIS Science User (TSU). Volume 3: File Specifications for TSDIS
Products-Level 1. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, March 31, 1999.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-01-17
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-02-08

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