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GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Engineering Data (HDF5), Version 33
Level-1A global engineering data (GLAH03) include satellite housekeeping data used to calibrate data values for GLA01 and GLA02.
For information about Version 33, see the NSIDC ICESat Description of Data Releases page.
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Temporal Resolution: | 3 hour |
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Platform(s) | ICESAT |
Sensor(s): | ALTIMETERS, GLAS |
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Version: | V33 |
Data Contributor(s): | H. Zwally, Robert Schutz, James Abshire |
Metadata XML: | View Metadata Record |
Data Citation
As a condition of using these data, you must cite the use of this data set using the following citation. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.
Zwally, H. J., R. Schutz, and J. Abshire. 2013. GLAS/ICESat L1A Global Engineering Data (HDF5), Version 33. [Indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/ICESAT/GLAS/DATA103. [Date Accessed].FAQ
The orbit for GLA01 (GLAH01) and GLA02 (GLAH02) is a predicted orbit and does not show any target-of-opportunity pointing. The GLAS science team decided not to enable spatial searching for these two products in... read more
How To
HDFView
https://support.hdfgroup.org/products/java/hdfview/
When you first open HDFView, the HDFView window appears with an empty tree and data panel.
The main window consists of six different components... read more