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Data Set ID:
ILAKS1B

IceBridge UAF Lidar Scanner L1B Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets, Version 1

This data set contains contains scanning laser altimetry data points of Alaska Glaciers acquired using the airborne University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Glacier Lidar system. The data were collected as part of NASA Operation IceBridge funded campaigns.

Geographic Coverage

Spatial Coverage:
  • N: 72, S: 55, E: -130, W: -156

Spatial Resolution:
  • 20 cm x 20 cm
Temporal Coverage:
  • 19 August 2009
(updated 2015)
Temporal Resolution: 12 month
Parameter(s):
  • Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography
Platform(s) DHC-3
Sensor(s): UAF Scanner
Data Format(s):
  • Binary
  • XML
Version: V1
Data Contributor(s): Chris Larsen

Data Citation

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Larsen, C. 2010, updated 2015. IceBridge UAF Lidar Scanner L1B Geolocated Surface Elevation Triplets, Version 1. [Indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/AATE4JJ91EHC. [Date Accessed].
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