GLAS/ICESat L2 Global Planetary Boundary Layer and Elevated Aerosol Layer Heights (HDF5) V033

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GLAH08 Level-2 planetary boundary layer (PBL) and elevated aerosol layer heights data contains PBL heights, ground detection heights, and top and bottom heights of elevated aerosols from -1.5 km to 20.5 km (4 sec sampling rate) and from 20.5 km to 41 km (20 sec sampling rate). Each data granule has an associated browse product.

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bureauCode	[ "026:00" ]
identifier	C1631093696-NSIDC_ECS
issued	2003-09-25
landingPage	https://doi.org/10.5067/ICESAT/GLAS/DATA201
language	[ "en-US" ]
programCode	[ "026:001" ]
spatial	-180.0 -86.0 180.0 86.0
temporal	2003-02-20T00:00:00Z/2009-10-11T23:59:59.999Z
theme	[ "geospatial" ]