GLAS/ICESat L1B Global Backscatter Data (HDF5) V033

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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Maintainer NSIDC Services
Last Updated April 1, 2025, 01:59 (UTC)
Created April 1, 2025, 01:59 (UTC)
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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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