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ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Along Track Inland Surface Water Data Quick Look V007
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
ATL13QL is the Quick Look (QL) version of ATL13 with an expedited latency of 3‒5 days.
Description
QL data are based on the same algorithms that generate the standard products but do not undergo the same rigorous quality checks; thus, they should be used with caution. Once final files are available, the corresponding QL files are removed.
ATL13QL provides along-track surface water products for inland water bodies, defined as lakes, reservoirs, bays, estuaries, rivers, and a 7 km near-shore buffer. Data parameters include surface water height statistics and related parameters including significant wave height, transect slope, subsurface signal attenuation, and shallow water bathymetry. Water surface heights are provided as both orthometric height and height referencing the WGS84 ellipsoid.
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The data were acquired by the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) instrument on board the ICESat-2 observatory.
Links
Get the data
- earthaccess.readthedocs.io /en/stable ↗
A Python library to search and access NASA Earth science data with just a few lines of code
download · from NASA CMR
- nsidc.org /data/data-access-tool/ATL13QL/versions/7 ↗
Search data by spatial and/or temporal ranges or file name. Choose from various download options, including a Python script.
download · from NASA CMR
- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C3566183861-NSIDC_CPRD ↗
Search and order NASA Earth Science data using spatial and temporal filters. Reformatting, reprojecting, and subsetting options are available for some data sets.
download · from NASA CMR
- cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov /virtual-directory/collections/C3566183861-NSIDC_CPRD ↗
Quickly download a few files using a web browser, or access data through a command-line utility such as WGET.
download · from NASA CMR
Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.5067/atlas/atl13ql.007 ↗
Provides access to data, documentation, tools, citation information, support, and other resources.
landing page · documentation · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR
Documentation and papers
- ATL13 Known Issues (V07) nsidc.org/sites/default/files/documents/technical-reference/icesat2_atl1… ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- nsidc.org /sites/default/files/documents/user-guide/atl13ql-v007-userguid… ↗
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Along Track Inland Surface Water Data Quick Look, Version 7 User Guide
documentation · from NASA CMR
- ATL13 Data Dictionary (V07) nsidc.org/sites/default/files/documents/technical-reference/icesat2_atl1… ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- nsidc.org /sites/default/files/documents/technical-reference/icesat2_atl1… ↗
Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD for ATL13 | V07)
documentation · from NASA CMR
- ICESat-2 Major Activities (includes yaw flips) nsidc.org/sites/default/files/documents/technical-reference/icesat-2-maj… ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- nsidc.org /sites/default/files/documents/technical-reference/icesat-2_dat… ↗
ATL03/ICESat-2 Data Gaps (applies to all ICESat-2 products)
documentation · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3566183861-NSIDC_CPRD.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3566183861-NSIDC_CPRD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Airborne Tunable Laser Absorption Spectrometer · Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 · Surface Water Features
- Inferred from text
- Hydrology 69%
Provenance · 1 source records, 12 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C3566183861-NSIDC_CPRD | 12 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:3707 | enrichment · NASA CMR | taxonomy-embedding@1.1.0 | title+keywords+description (69%) |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:atlas | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/terrestrial-hydrosphere/surface-water/surface-water-features | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:icesat-2 | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| publication_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |