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GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Aerosol Vertical Structure Data (HDF5)

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DOI

-

Short Name

GLAH10

Description

The level 2 aerosol vertical structure data contains cloud and aerosol backscatter and extinction cross section profiles provided at a minimum of once per 4 seconds. Data granules will contain approximately 23 hours (14 orbits) of data.

Version

033

Measurement

ATMOSPHERE › CLOUDS › CLOUD REFLECTANCE
ATMOSPHERE › AEROSOLS › AEROSOL BACKSCATTER › AEROSOL BACKSCATTER CROSS SECTION PROFILE
ATMOSPHERE › AEROSOLS › AEROSOL EXTINCTION › AEROSOL EXTINCTION CROSS SECTION PROFILE
ATMOSPHERE › ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION › TRANSMITTANCE

Processing Level

2

Coverage

Global

Northernmost Latitude

90.0

Southernmost Latitude

-90.0

Westernmost Longitude

-180.0

Easternmost Longitude

180.0

Time Span(s)

January 13, 2003 to January 13, 2010

Resolution

-

Projection

-

Platform/Sensor

ICESat/LA

Project

-

Data Provider

NSIDC

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