ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land Ice Height V006

Metadata Updated: April 10, 2025

This data set (ATL06) provides geolocated, land-ice surface heights (above the WGS 84 ellipsoid, ITRF2014 reference frame), plus ancillary parameters that can be used to interpret and assess the quality of the height estimates. The data were acquired by the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) instrument on board the Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) observatory.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date	May 30, 2023
Metadata Updated Date	April 10, 2025

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Resource Type	Dataset
Metadata Created Date	May 30, 2023
Metadata Updated Date	April 10, 2025
Publisher	NASA NSIDC DAAC
Maintainer	NSIDC Services
Identifier	C2564427300-NSIDC_ECS
Data First Published	2018-10-14
Language	en-US
Data Last Modified	2025-03-31
Category	geospatial
Public Access Level	public
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Homepage URL	https://doi.org/10.5067/ATLAS/ATL06.006
Metadata Type	geospatial
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Program Code	026:001
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Temporal	2018-10-14T00:00:00Z/2025-03-17T00:00:00Z

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