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GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Cloud Heights for Multi-layer Clouds

Entry ID: GLA09

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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 ...

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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: H.J. Zwally, R. Schutz, W. Hart, D. Hlavka, S. Palm, J. Spinhirne, E. Welton

Dataset Title: GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Cloud Heights for Multi-layer Clouds

Dataset Release Date: 2003-01-01

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Version: 18

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/gla09.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2003-02-20

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: 1/40 second full-rate data
Temporal Resolution Range: < 1 second

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD HEIGHT

ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Platform

AQUA > Earth Observing System, AQUA

Instrument

AIRS > Atmospheric Infrared Sounder

AMSU-A > Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

AQUA > Earth Observing System (EOS), AQUA

CWIC > CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog

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Ancillary Keywords

Spectral IR Surface Emissivities

Spectral Microwave Surface Emissivities

Water Vapor Saturation Mass Mixing Ratio

Water Vapor Mass Mixing Ratio

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

Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

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: 4.7 MB

Distribution Format: HDF-EOS

Fees: None

Personnel

ED ESFANDIARI

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: 301-614-5960

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: asghar.e.esfandiari at 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

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-06-24

Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-04-11

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