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IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Ground Elevation and Return Energy Quartiles
Entry ID: ILVIS2

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Summary
Abstract: The IceBridge LVIS Level-2 Geolocated Ground Elevation and Return Energy Quartiles (ILVIS2) data set contains a series of Greenland and Antarctica ground elevation measurements taken from the NASA Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS). The data were collected as part of Operation IceBridge funded campaigns, and are stored in ASCII text and big-endian binary format and are available for periodic, ongoing campaigns from 14 April 2009 to the present via FTP.
Related URL
Description: IceBridge Product Web Site

Description: Goddard Space Flight Center Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS) Web Site
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
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1.   N: -53.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0   (View on interactive map)
2.   N: 90.0   S: 60.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0   (View on interactive map)


Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Blair, Bryan, and Michelle Hofton
Dataset Title: IceBridge LVIS L2 Geolocated Ground Elevation and Return Energy Quartiles
Dataset Series Name: IceBridge
Dataset Release Date: 2010-06-24
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NASA Distributed Active Archive Center at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
Version: V01
Data Presentation Form: Digital Media
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ILVIS2.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2009-04-14
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Platform
Aircraft Ancillary Description
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
Data Center
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 1.5 GB
Distribution Format: binary

Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Size: 36 GB
Distribution Format: ASCII text
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 301-614-6741
Email: James.B.Blair at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 694.0
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Refer to the NASA Earth Science Project Office Operation IceBridge Home Page for in-depth information on the science mission and goal of the IceBridge project: http://www.espo.nasa.gov/oib/
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-06-21
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-13

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