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    • GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Backscatter Data (HDF5) V033

    Metadata Updated: February 21, 2024

    GLAH07 Level-1B global backscatter data are provided at full instrument resolution. The product includes full 532 nm (41.1 to -1.0 km) and 1064 nm (20 to -1 km) calibrated attenuated backscatter profiles at 5 times per second, and from 10 to -1 km, at 40 times per second for both channels. Also included are calibration coefficient values and molecular backscatter profiles at once per second. Data granules contain approximately 190 minutes (2 orbits) of data. Each data granule has an associated browse product.

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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 February 21, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date February 21, 2024

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date February 21, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date February 21, 2024
    Publisher NASA NSIDC DAAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C2153549420-NSIDC_CPRD
    Data First Published 2003-02-20
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2009-10-11
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.nasa.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Citation GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Backscatter Data (HDF5) V033. Version 033. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ICESAT/GLAS/DATA107.
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    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/ICESAT/GLAS/DATA107
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -180.0 -86.0 180.0 86.0
    Program Code 026:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash fd657cdb49ddd3e15f429d1e95f56d27af54fb00ea0b5273d4918749e79d5bdc
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2003-02-20T00:00:00Z/2009-10-11T23:59:59.999Z

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