Array · collection · 2025
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V007
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
ATL08 contains along-track estimates of terrain height, canopy height, and canopy cover, as well as beam and reference parameters.
Description
Data were acquired by the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) instrument on board the ICESat-2 observatory.
Links
Get the data
- nsidc.org /data/data-access-tool/ATL08/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
- cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov /virtual-directory/collections/C3565574177-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
- 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
- openaltimetry.earthdatacloud.nasa.gov /data ↗
Discover, access, and visualize data from NASA's ICESat and ICESat-2 missions.
download · from NASA CMR
- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C3565574177-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
Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.5067/atlas/atl08.007 ↗
Provides access to data, documentation, tools, citation information, support, and other resources.
landing page · documentation · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR
Documentation and papers
- ATL08 Known Issues (V07) nsidc.org/sites/default/files/documents/technical-reference/icesat2_atl0… ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- nsidc.org /sites/default/files/documents/user-guide/atl08-v007-userguide.… ↗
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height, Version 7 User Guide
documentation · from NASA CMR
- ATL08 Data Dictionary (V07) nsidc.org/sites/default/files/documents/technical-reference/icesat2_atl0… ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- nsidc.org /sites/default/files/documents/technical-reference/icesat2_atl0… ↗
Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD for ATL08 | 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/C3565574177-NSIDC_CPRD.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3565574177-NSIDC_CPRD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
Provenance · 1 source records, 12 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C3565574177-NSIDC_CPRD | 13 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:atlas | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biosphere/vegetation/canopy-characteristics/vegetation-height | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/land-surface/topography/terrain-elevation | 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 |