Antarctic Ice Sheet Raw Lidar Range Measurements from ICECAP

Range-to-surface measurements collected over Antarctica using a Riegl LD90-3800-HiP-LR Distance Meter. The data were gathered by the ICECAP project, funded by NSF, NERC, and NASA Operation IceBridge. The dataset is available in BIN, ISO, and HTML formats.

Use Cases

• Calibrating and validating processed laser altimeter data products.
• Analyzing raw signal return for ice surface characterization.
• Supporting geophysical models of the Central Antarctic Plate.
• Contributing to Operation IceBridge's cryospheric monitoring efforts.

Strengths

• Data originates from a major international project (ICECAP) involving NSF, NERC, and NASA.
• Uses a specific, high-performance instrument (Riegl LD90-3800-HiP-LR).
• Appears on multiple authoritative platforms (nasa_earthdata, datagov), indicating established provenance.

Limitations

• No column names, row counts, or dataset size information is provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date (2010-12-30 vs. 2026-03-13).
• The specific license is unclear, listed as 'other-license-specified' or 'None'.

Provenance

Source

ICECAP project scientists, with support from NSF, NERC, and NASA Operation IceBridge.

Collection Method

Airborne laser altimetry using a Riegl LD90-3800-HiP-LR Distance Meter.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-03-13 01:31:36.025671

Geography

Antarctica