Measurements and Applications
Provide date on ice sheet height and sea ice thickness, land altitude, aerosol height distributions, cloud height and boundary layer height.
Full Name
Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Lidars 
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Lidar altimeter
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
ASCII
Resolution
6 spots 15 m in diameter separated by 1.5 cm along track
[Best Resolution: 0.15m]
Accuracy
Aerosol profile: 20%, Ice elevation: 20 cm, Cloud top height: 75 m, Land elevation: 20 cm, geoid: 5 m
Waveband
VIS: Laser emits at 532 nm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
ICESat-2 - Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite 2 (2018 - 2026) |