DATA

IceBridge Riegl Laser Altimeter L1B Time-Tagged Laser Ranges V001

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DOI

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Short Name

ILUTP1B

Description

This data set contains laser ranges, returned pulses, and deviation for returned pulses in Antarctica and Greenland using the Riegl Laser Altimeter. The data were collected by scientists working on the Investigating the Cryospheric Evolution of the Central Antarctic Plate (ICECAP) project, which is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) with additional support from NASA's Operation IceBridge.

Version

1

Measurement

Spectral/Engineering › Lidar › Range To Target

Processing Level

Level 1B

Coverage

GREENLAND

Northernmost Latitude

-53.0

Southernmost Latitude

-90.0

Westernmost Longitude

-180.0

Easternmost Longitude

180.0

Time Span(s)

December 29, 2008 to January 26, 2013

Resolution

-

Projection

-

Platform/Sensor

AIRCRAFT/ALTIMETERS, BT-67/UTIG Riegl

Project

ICECAP University of Texas, Antarctica 2008 (2008_AN_UTIG)

Data Provider

National Snow and Ice Data Center

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