Dataset Information

GDAL_AREA_OR_POINT: Area
Conventions: CF-1.6
short_name: ATL15
level: L3B
title: SET_BY_META
description: This data set (ATL15) contains seasonal, annual, and biennial gridded land ice elevation change.
contributor_name: Benjamin Smith (besmith@uw.edu), Tyler Sutterley (tsutterl@uw.edu), Suzanne Dickinson (sdickins@uw.edu), Benjamin Jelley (benjamin.p.jelley@nasa.gov), Denis Felikson (denis.felikson@nasa.gov), Thomas A Neumann (thomas.neumann@nasa.gov), Helen Fricker (hafricker@ucsd.edu), Alex Gardner (alex.s.gardner@jpl.nasa.gov), Laurence Padman (padman@esr.org), Thorsten Markus (thorsten.markus@nasa.gov), Nathan Kurtz (nathan.t.kurtz@nasa.gov), Suneel Bhardwaj (suneel.bhardwaj@nasa.gov), David W Hancock III (david.w.hancock@nasa.gov), Jeffrey Lee (jeffrey.e.lee@nasa.gov)
contributor_role: Investigator, Investigator, Algorithm Developer, Algorithm Developer, Investigator, Investigator, Investigator, Investigator, Investigator, Investigator, Investigator, Investigator, Investigator, Algorithm Developer
date_type: UTC
geospatial_lat_max: -60.881516331468902
geospatial_lat_min: -78.135893650825196
geospatial_lat_units: degrees_north
geospatial_lon_max: 171.75897882317099
geospatial_lon_min: -176.14392791390799
geospatial_lon_units: degrees_east
granule_type: ATL15
identifier_product_doi_authority: http://dx.doi.org
license: Data may not be reproduced or distributed without including the citation for this product included in this metadata. Data may not be distributed in an altered form without the written permission of the ICESat-2 Science Project Office at NASA/GSFC.
naming_authority: http://dx.doi.org
reference_frame: ITRF2014
shortName: ATL15_META
spatial_coverage_type: Horizontal
standard_name_vocabulary: CF-1.6
time_type: CCSDS UTC-A
vertical_datum: WGS84
date_created: 2022-10-13T17:18:16.416024Z
fileName: ATL15_AA_0314_01km_002_02.nc
history: 2022-10-13T17:18:16.416024Z
identifier_product_format_version: 2.0
time_coverage_duration: 94150869.626310587
time_coverage_end: 2022-03-23T03:19:26.843657Z
time_coverage_start: 2019-03-29T10:18:17.217346Z
netcdfversion: 4.8.1
identifier_file_uuid: cd7dc988-d5d0-4d42-8df8-ad73bfb2204f
publisher_name: NSIDC DAAC > NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
publisher_email: nsidc@nsidc.org
publisher_url: http://nsidc.org/daac/
identifier_product_type: ATL15
identifier_product_doi: doi:10.5067/ATLAS/ATL15.002
institution: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
creator_name: GSFC I-SIPS > ICESat-2 Science Investigator-led Processing System
summary: The purpose of ATL15 is to provide an IceSat-2 gridded satellite summary of height changes of land-based ice.
keywords: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATION > NONE > NONE > NONE
keywords_vocabulary: NASA/GCMD Science Keywords
citation: Cite these data in publications as follows: The data used in this study were produced by the ICESat-2 Science Project Office at NASA/GSFC. The data archive site is the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center.
processing_level: 3B
references: http://nsidc.org/data/icesat2/data.html
project: ICESat-2 > Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2
instrument: ATLAS > Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System
platform: ICESat-2 > Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2
source: Spacecraft
Unlimited_Dimension: orbit_info_bounding_polygon_dim1


Variables in this Dataset

orbit_info_bounding_polygon_lat1: Array of 32 bit Reals [orbit_info_bounding_polygon_dim1 = 0..135]
long_name: Polygon vertex latitude
units: degrees North
source: model
contentType: modelResult
description: Polygon extent vertex latitude
origname: bounding_polygon_lat1
fullnamepath: /orbit_info/bounding_polygon_lat1
coordinates: orbit_info_bounding_polygon_dim1
orbit_info_bounding_polygon_lon1: Array of 32 bit Reals [orbit_info_bounding_polygon_dim1 = 0..135]
long_name: Polygon vertex longitude
units: degrees East
source: model
contentType: modelResult
description: Polygon extent vertex longitude
origname: bounding_polygon_lon1
fullnamepath: /orbit_info/bounding_polygon_lon1
coordinates: orbit_info_bounding_polygon_dim1
tile_stats_sigma_tt: Array of 32 bit Reals [tile_stats_y = 0..110][tile_stats_x = 0..135]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters years^-2
dimensions: y, x
datatype: float32
description: weighting values for the constraint equations on the second temporal derivatives of the surface height
long_name: sigma_tt
source: 4.1.2.1
origname: sigma_tt
fullnamepath: /tile_stats/sigma_tt
grid_mapping: tile_stats_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: tile_stats_y tile_stats_x
tile_stats_RMS_d2z0dx2: Array of 32 bit Reals [tile_stats_y = 0..110][tile_stats_x = 0..135]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters^-1
dimensions: y, x
datatype: float32
description: root mean square of the constraint equation residuals for the second spatial derivative of z0
long_name: RMS_d2z0dx2
source: 4.1.2.1
origname: RMS_d2z0dx2
fullnamepath: /tile_stats/RMS_d2z0dx2
grid_mapping: tile_stats_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: tile_stats_y tile_stats_x
tile_stats_RMS_d2zdt2: Array of 32 bit Reals [tile_stats_y = 0..110][tile_stats_x = 0..135]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters years^2
dimensions: y, x
datatype: float32
description: root mean square of the constraint equation residuals for the second temporal derivative of dz
long_name: RMS_d2zdt2
source: 4.1.2.1
origname: RMS_d2zdt2
fullnamepath: /tile_stats/RMS_d2zdt2
grid_mapping: tile_stats_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: tile_stats_y tile_stats_x
tile_stats_N_bias: Array of 32 bit Integers [tile_stats_y = 0..110][tile_stats_x = 0..135]
_FillValue: 2147483647
units: counts
dimensions: y, x
datatype: int32
description: number of bias values solved for
long_name: N_bias
source: 4.1.2.1
origname: N_bias
fullnamepath: /tile_stats/N_bias
grid_mapping: tile_stats_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: tile_stats_y tile_stats_x
tile_stats_RMS_data: Array of 32 bit Reals [tile_stats_y = 0..110][tile_stats_x = 0..135]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
dimensions: y, x
datatype: float32
description: root mean of squared, scaled data misfits
long_name: RMS_data
source: 4.1.2.1
origname: RMS_data
fullnamepath: /tile_stats/RMS_data
grid_mapping: tile_stats_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: tile_stats_y tile_stats_x
tile_stats_Polar_Stereographic: 16 bit Integer
standard_name: Polar_Stereographic
grid_mapping_name: polar_stereographic
straight_vertical_longitude_from_pole: 0.0000000000000000
latitude_of_projection_origin: -90.000000000000000
standard_parallel: -71.000000000000000
scale_factor_at_projection_origin: 1.0000000000000000
false_easting: 0.0000000000000000
false_northing: 0.0000000000000000
semi_major_axis: 6378.1369999999997
semi_minor_axis: 6356.7520000000004
inverse_flattening: 298.25722356300003
spatial_epsg: 3031
spatial_ref: PROJCS["WGS 84 / Antarctic Polar Stereographic",GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]],PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",-71],PARAMETER["central_meridian",0],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3031"]]
crs_wkt: PROJCS["WGS 84 / Antarctic Polar Stereographic",GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]],PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",-71],PARAMETER["central_meridian",0],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3031"]]
origname: Polar_Stereographic
fullnamepath: /tile_stats/Polar_Stereographic
tile_stats_sigma_xxt: Array of 32 bit Reals [tile_stats_y = 0..110][tile_stats_x = 0..135]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters^-1 years^-1
dimensions: y, x
datatype: float32
description: weighting values for the constraint equations on the second spatial derivatives of the height-change rate
long_name: sigma_xxt
source: 4.1.2.1
origname: sigma_xxt
fullnamepath: /tile_stats/sigma_xxt
grid_mapping: tile_stats_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: tile_stats_y tile_stats_x
tile_stats_RMS_bias: Array of 32 bit Reals [tile_stats_y = 0..110][tile_stats_x = 0..135]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
dimensions: y, x
datatype: float32
description: root mean of squared, scaled bias values
long_name: RMS_bias
source: 4.1.2.1
origname: RMS_bias
fullnamepath: /tile_stats/RMS_bias
grid_mapping: tile_stats_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: tile_stats_y tile_stats_x
tile_stats_N_data: Array of 32 bit Integers [tile_stats_y = 0..110][tile_stats_x = 0..135]
_FillValue: 2147483647
units: counts
dimensions: y, x
datatype: int32
description: number of data used in fit
long_name: N_data
source: 4.1.2.1
origname: N_data
fullnamepath: /tile_stats/N_data
grid_mapping: tile_stats_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: tile_stats_y tile_stats_x
tile_stats_RMS_d2zdx2dt: Array of 32 bit Reals [tile_stats_y = 0..110][tile_stats_x = 0..135]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters^-1 years^-1
dimensions: y, x
datatype: float32
description: root mean square of the constraint equation residuals for the second temporal derivative of dz/dt
long_name: RMS_d2zdx2dt
source: 4.1.2.1
origname: RMS_d2zdx2dt
fullnamepath: /tile_stats/RMS_d2zdx2dt
grid_mapping: tile_stats_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: tile_stats_y tile_stats_x
tile_stats_sigma_xx0: Array of 32 bit Reals [tile_stats_y = 0..110][tile_stats_x = 0..135]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters^-1
dimensions: y, x
datatype: float32
description: weighting values for the constraint equations on the second spatial derivatives of the DEM
long_name: sigma_xx0
source: 4.1.2.1
origname: sigma_xx0
fullnamepath: /tile_stats/sigma_xx0
grid_mapping: tile_stats_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: tile_stats_y tile_stats_x
dhdt_lag8_Polar_Stereographic: 16 bit Integer
standard_name: Polar_Stereographic
grid_mapping_name: polar_stereographic
straight_vertical_longitude_from_pole: 0.0000000000000000
latitude_of_projection_origin: -90.000000000000000
standard_parallel: -71.000000000000000
scale_factor_at_projection_origin: 1.0000000000000000
false_easting: 0.0000000000000000
false_northing: 0.0000000000000000
semi_major_axis: 6378.1369999999997
semi_minor_axis: 6356.7520000000004
inverse_flattening: 298.25722356300003
spatial_epsg: 3031
spatial_ref: PROJCS["WGS 84 / Antarctic Polar Stereographic",GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]],PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",-71],PARAMETER["central_meridian",0],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3031"]]
crs_wkt: PROJCS["WGS 84 / Antarctic Polar Stereographic",GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]],PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",-71],PARAMETER["central_meridian",0],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3031"]]
GeoTransform: -2670000.0000000000, 1000.0000000000000, 0.0000000000000000, 2270000.0000000000, 0.0000000000000000, -1000.0000000000000
origname: Polar_Stereographic
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag8/Polar_Stereographic
dhdt_lag8_ice_area: Array of 32 bit Reals [dhdt_lag8_time = 0..6][dhdt_lag8_y = 0..4460][dhdt_lag8_x = 0..5460]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
least_significant_digit: 4
units: meters^2
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
description: Ice-covered area of each 1x1 km grid cell for biennial change in height, accounting for the area distortion in the polar-stereographic projections
long_name: ice-covered area at 1 km, for biennial change in height
source: ATBD section 3.4
origname: ice_area
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag8/ice_area
grid_mapping: dhdt_lag8_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: dhdt_lag8_time dhdt_lag8_y dhdt_lag8_x
dhdt_lag8_dhdt: Array of 32 bit Reals [dhdt_lag8_time = 0..6][dhdt_lag8_y = 0..4460][dhdt_lag8_x = 0..5460]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
least_significant_digit: 4
units: meters years^-1
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
description: Biennial height-change rate
long_name: biennial height-change rate at 1 km
source: ATBD section 3.4
origname: dhdt
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag8/dhdt
grid_mapping: dhdt_lag8_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: dhdt_lag8_time dhdt_lag8_y dhdt_lag8_x
dhdt_lag8_dhdt_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [dhdt_lag8_time = 0..6][dhdt_lag8_y = 0..4460][dhdt_lag8_x = 0..5460]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
least_significant_digit: 4
units: meters years^-1
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
description: Estimated error in biennial height-change rate
long_name: biennial height-change rate uncertainty at 1 km
source: ATBD section 3.4
origname: dhdt_sigma
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag8/dhdt_sigma
grid_mapping: dhdt_lag8_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: dhdt_lag8_time dhdt_lag8_y dhdt_lag8_x
quality_assessment_qa_granule_fail_reason: Array of 32 bit Integers [quality_assessment_phony_dim_1 = 0..0]
source: Operations
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 5
contentType: qualityInformation
flag_meanings: no_failure PROCESS_ERROR INSUFFICIENT_OUTPUT failure_3 failure_4 OTHER_FAILURE
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
long_name: Granule Failure Reason
units: 1
description: Flag indicating granule failure reason. 0=no failure; 1=processing error; 2=Insufficient output data was generated; 3=TBD Failure; 4=TBD_Failure; 5=other failure.
origname: qa_granule_fail_reason
fullnamepath: /quality_assessment/qa_granule_fail_reason
quality_assessment_qa_granule_pass_fail: Array of 32 bit Integers [quality_assessment_phony_dim_1 = 0..0]
source: Operations
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
contentType: qualityInformation
flag_meanings: PASS FAIL
flag_values: 0, 1
units: 1
long_name: Granule Pass Flag
description: Flag indicating granule quality. 0=granule passes automatic QA. 1=granule fails automatic QA.
origname: qa_granule_pass_fail
fullnamepath: /quality_assessment/qa_granule_pass_fail
delta_h_misfit_rms: Array of 32 bit Reals [delta_h_time = 0..14][delta_h_y = 0..4460][delta_h_x = 0..5460]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
least_significant_digit: 4
units: meters
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
description: Misfit associated with each node in the 1-km height-change grid
long_name: rms misfit
source: ATBD section 5.2.4.4
origname: misfit_rms
fullnamepath: /delta_h/misfit_rms
grid_mapping: delta_h_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: delta_h_time delta_h_y delta_h_x
delta_h_delta_h_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [delta_h_time = 0..14][delta_h_y = 0..4460][delta_h_x = 0..5460]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
least_significant_digit: 4
units: meters
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
description: Estimated error in height change relative to the datum (Jan 1, 2020) surface
long_name: height change uncertainty at 1 km
source: ATBD section 3.4
origname: delta_h_sigma
fullnamepath: /delta_h/delta_h_sigma
grid_mapping: delta_h_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: delta_h_time delta_h_y delta_h_x
delta_h_misfit_scaled_rms: Array of 32 bit Reals [delta_h_time = 0..14][delta_h_y = 0..4460][delta_h_x = 0..5460]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
least_significant_digit: 4
units: counts
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
description: Scaled misfit associated with each node in the 1-km height-change grid
long_name: scaled rms misfit
source: ATBD section 5.2.4.4
origname: misfit_scaled_rms
fullnamepath: /delta_h/misfit_scaled_rms
grid_mapping: delta_h_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: delta_h_time delta_h_y delta_h_x
delta_h_Polar_Stereographic: 16 bit Integer
standard_name: Polar_Stereographic
grid_mapping_name: polar_stereographic
straight_vertical_longitude_from_pole: 0.0000000000000000
latitude_of_projection_origin: -90.000000000000000
standard_parallel: -71.000000000000000
scale_factor_at_projection_origin: 1.0000000000000000
false_easting: 0.0000000000000000
false_northing: 0.0000000000000000
semi_major_axis: 6378.1369999999997
semi_minor_axis: 6356.7520000000004
inverse_flattening: 298.25722356300003
spatial_epsg: 3031
spatial_ref: PROJCS["WGS 84 / Antarctic Polar Stereographic",GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]],PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",-71],PARAMETER["central_meridian",0],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3031"]]
crs_wkt: PROJCS["WGS 84 / Antarctic Polar Stereographic",GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]],PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",-71],PARAMETER["central_meridian",0],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3031"]]
GeoTransform: -2670000.0000000000, 1000.0000000000000, 0.0000000000000000, 2270000.0000000000, 0.0000000000000000, -1000.0000000000000
origname: Polar_Stereographic
fullnamepath: /delta_h/Polar_Stereographic
delta_h_delta_h: Array of 32 bit Reals [delta_h_time = 0..14][delta_h_y = 0..4460][delta_h_x = 0..5460]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
least_significant_digit: 4
units: meters
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
description: Height change relative to the datum (Jan 1, 2020) surface
long_name: height change at 1 km
source: ATBD section 3.4
origname: delta_h
fullnamepath: /delta_h/delta_h
grid_mapping: delta_h_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: delta_h_time delta_h_y delta_h_x
delta_h_ice_area: Array of 32 bit Reals [delta_h_time = 0..14][delta_h_y = 0..4460][delta_h_x = 0..5460]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
least_significant_digit: 4
units: meters^2
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
description: Ice-covered area of each 1x1 km grid cell, accounting for the area distortion in the polar-stereographic projections
long_name: ice-covered area at 1 km
source: ATBD section 3.4
origname: ice_area
fullnamepath: /delta_h/ice_area
grid_mapping: delta_h_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: delta_h_time delta_h_y delta_h_x
delta_h_data_count: Array of 32 bit Reals [delta_h_time = 0..14][delta_h_y = 0..4460][delta_h_x = 0..5460]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
least_significant_digit: 4
units: counts
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
description: Weighted number of data contributing to each node in the 1-km height-change grid
long_name: data count
source: ATBD section 5.2.4.4
origname: data_count
fullnamepath: /delta_h/data_count
grid_mapping: delta_h_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: delta_h_time delta_h_y delta_h_x
dhdt_lag1_Polar_Stereographic: 16 bit Integer
standard_name: Polar_Stereographic
grid_mapping_name: polar_stereographic
straight_vertical_longitude_from_pole: 0.0000000000000000
latitude_of_projection_origin: -90.000000000000000
standard_parallel: -71.000000000000000
scale_factor_at_projection_origin: 1.0000000000000000
false_easting: 0.0000000000000000
false_northing: 0.0000000000000000
semi_major_axis: 6378.1369999999997
semi_minor_axis: 6356.7520000000004
inverse_flattening: 298.25722356300003
spatial_epsg: 3031
spatial_ref: PROJCS["WGS 84 / Antarctic Polar Stereographic",GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]],PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",-71],PARAMETER["central_meridian",0],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3031"]]
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source: ATBD section 3.4
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coordinates: dhdt_lag1_time dhdt_lag1_y dhdt_lag1_x
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source: ATBD section 3.4
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fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag1/dhdt
grid_mapping: dhdt_lag1_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: dhdt_lag1_time dhdt_lag1_y dhdt_lag1_x
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least_significant_digit: 4
units: meters years^-1
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
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source: ATBD section 3.4
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coordinates: dhdt_lag1_time dhdt_lag1_y dhdt_lag1_x
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least_significant_digit: 4
units: meters^2
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
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source: ATBD section 3.4
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grid_mapping: dhdt_lag12_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: dhdt_lag12_time dhdt_lag12_y dhdt_lag12_x
dhdt_lag12_dhdt: Array of 32 bit Reals [dhdt_lag12_time = 0..2][dhdt_lag12_y = 0..4460][dhdt_lag12_x = 0..5460]
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least_significant_digit: 4
units: meters years^-1
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
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source: ATBD section 3.4
origname: dhdt
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag12/dhdt
grid_mapping: dhdt_lag12_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: dhdt_lag12_time dhdt_lag12_y dhdt_lag12_x
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least_significant_digit: 4
units: meters years^-1
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
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source: ATBD section 3.4
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fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag12/dhdt_sigma
grid_mapping: dhdt_lag12_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: dhdt_lag12_time dhdt_lag12_y dhdt_lag12_x
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source: ATBD section 3.4
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fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag4/ice_area
grid_mapping: dhdt_lag4_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: dhdt_lag4_time dhdt_lag4_y dhdt_lag4_x
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least_significant_digit: 4
units: meters years^-1
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
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source: ATBD section 3.4
origname: dhdt
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag4/dhdt
grid_mapping: dhdt_lag4_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: dhdt_lag4_time dhdt_lag4_y dhdt_lag4_x
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least_significant_digit: 4
units: meters years^-1
dimensions: time,y,x
datatype: float32
description: Estimated error in annual height-change rate
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source: ATBD section 3.4
origname: dhdt_sigma
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grid_mapping: dhdt_lag4_Polar_Stereographic
coordinates: dhdt_lag4_time dhdt_lag4_y dhdt_lag4_x
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datatype: float64
coordinates: time
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source: ATBD section 4.2
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datatype: float64
coordinates: x
least_significant_digit: None
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source: ATBD section 3.2
grid_mapping: Polar_Stereographic
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units: meters
dimensions: y
datatype: float64
coordinates: y
least_significant_digit: None
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source: ATBD section 3.2
grid_mapping: Polar_Stereographic
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fullnamepath: /delta_h/y
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units: days since 2018-01-01
dimensions: time
datatype: float64
coordinates: time
least_significant_digit: None
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source: ATBD section 4.2
origname: time
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag1/time
dhdt_lag1_x: Array of 64 bit Reals [dhdt_lag1_x = 0..5460]
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: meters
dimensions: x
datatype: float64
coordinates: x
least_significant_digit: None
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source: ATBD section 3.2
grid_mapping: Polar_Stereographic
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fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag1/x
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units: meters
dimensions: y
datatype: float64
coordinates: y
least_significant_digit: None
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source: ATBD section 3.2
grid_mapping: Polar_Stereographic
standard_name: projection_y_coordinate
origname: y
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag1/y
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units: days since 2018-01-01
dimensions: time
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coordinates: time
least_significant_digit: None
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long_name: triennial dh/dt time
source: ATBD section 4.2
origname: time
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag12/time
dhdt_lag12_x: Array of 64 bit Reals [dhdt_lag12_x = 0..5460]
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: meters
dimensions: x
datatype: float64
coordinates: x
least_significant_digit: None
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source: ATBD section 3.2
grid_mapping: Polar_Stereographic
standard_name: projection_x_coordinate
origname: x
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag12/x
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units: meters
dimensions: y
datatype: float64
coordinates: y
least_significant_digit: None
description: y coordinate of the 1-km cell centers, in projected coordinates
long_name: polar stereographic y at 1km
source: ATBD section 3.2
grid_mapping: Polar_Stereographic
standard_name: projection_y_coordinate
origname: y
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag12/y
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units: days since 2018-01-01
dimensions: time
datatype: float64
coordinates: time
least_significant_digit: None
description: Time for the midpoint of each annual height-change rate, in days since 2018-01-01:T00.00.00 UTC
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source: ATBD section 4.2
origname: time
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag4/time
dhdt_lag4_x: Array of 64 bit Reals [dhdt_lag4_x = 0..5460]
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: meters
dimensions: x
datatype: float64
coordinates: x
least_significant_digit: None
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source: ATBD section 3.2
grid_mapping: Polar_Stereographic
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origname: x
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag4/x
dhdt_lag4_y: Array of 64 bit Reals [dhdt_lag4_y = 0..4460]
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units: meters
dimensions: y
datatype: float64
coordinates: y
least_significant_digit: None
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long_name: polar stereographic y at 1km
source: ATBD section 3.2
grid_mapping: Polar_Stereographic
standard_name: projection_y_coordinate
origname: y
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag4/y
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units: days since 2018-01-01
dimensions: time
datatype: float64
coordinates: time
least_significant_digit: None
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source: ATBD section 4.2
origname: time
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag8/time
dhdt_lag8_x: Array of 64 bit Reals [dhdt_lag8_x = 0..5460]
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: meters
dimensions: x
datatype: float64
coordinates: x
least_significant_digit: None
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long_name: polar stereographic x at 1km
source: ATBD section 3.2
grid_mapping: Polar_Stereographic
standard_name: projection_x_coordinate
origname: x
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag8/x
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units: meters
dimensions: y
datatype: float64
coordinates: y
least_significant_digit: None
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source: ATBD section 3.2
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origname: y
fullnamepath: /dhdt_lag8/y
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source: model
contentType: modelResult
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fullnamepath: /orbit_info/bounding_polygon_dim1
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units: meters
dimensions: x
datatype: float64
coordinates: x
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grid_mapping: Polar_Stereographic
origname: x
fullnamepath: /tile_stats/x
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units: meters
dimensions: y
datatype: float64
coordinates: y
description: tile-center y-coordinate, in projected coordinates
long_name: y
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grid_mapping: Polar_Stereographic
origname: y
fullnamepath: /tile_stats/y