ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Mean Inland Surface Water Data, Version 3
Data set id:
ATL22
DOI: 10.5067/ATLAS/ATL22.003
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Version 3 of this data set was derived from ATL13 V6. The mean values of all parameters improved from ATL22 V2 by filtering ATL13 input heights using histogram analysis that excluded outliers (e.g., land, islands).
Overview
ATL22 is a derivative of the continuous Level 3A ATL13 Along Track Inland Surface Water Data product. ATL13 contains the high-resolution, along-track inland water surface profiles derived from analysis of the geolocated photon clouds from the ATL03 product. Starting from ATL13, ATL22 computes the mean surface water quantities with no additional photon analysis. The two data products, ATL22 and ATL13, can be used in conjunction as they include the same orbit and water body nomenclature independent from version numbers.
Parameter(s):
ELEVATION
Platform(s):
ICESat-2
Sensor(s):
ATLAS
Data Format(s):
HDF5
Temporal Coverage:
14 October 2018 to present
Temporal Resolution:
- 91 day
Spatial Resolution:
- varies
- varies
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84
EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
N:
88
S:
-88
E:
180
W:
-180
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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