Array · collection · 2025
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere V006
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
This data set contains a gridded summary of monthly global cloud fraction, total column optical depth over the oceans, polar cloud fraction, blowing snow frequency, apparent surface reflectivity, and ground detection frequency.
Links
Get the data
- 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
- nsidc.org /data/data-access-tool/ATL17/versions/6 ↗
Search data by spatial and/or temporal ranges or file name. Choose from various download options, including a Python script.
download · from NASA CMR
- search.earthdata.nasa.gov /search/granules?p=C3817255331-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
- cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov /virtual-directory/collections/C3817255331-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
Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.5067/atlas/atl17.006 ↗
Provides access to data, documentation, tools, citation information, support, and other resources.
landing page · documentation · DOI / persistent id · from NASA CMR
Documentation and papers
- ATL16/17 Known Issues (V6) nsidc.org/sites/default/files/documents/technical-reference/icesat2_atl1… ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- nsidc.org /sites/default/files/documents/user-guide/atl16-atl17-v006-user… ↗
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Atmosphere, Version 6 User Guide
documentation · from NASA CMR
- nsidc.org /sites/default/files/documents/technical-reference/icesat2_atl1… ↗
Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD for ATL16/ATL17 | V6)
documentation · from NASA CMR
- ATL17 Data Dictionary (V6) nsidc.org/sites/default/files/documents/technical-reference/icesat2_atl1… ↗
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/C3817255331-NSIDC_CPRD.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C3817255331-NSIDC_CPRD.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
Topics
Provenance · 1 source records, 15 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C3817255331-NSIDC_CPRD | 7 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/atmosphere/aerosols/aerosol-backscatter/aerosol-fraction | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-microphysics/cloud-optical-depth-thickness | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/clouds/cloud-properties/cloud-fraction | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/cryosphere/snow-ice/blowing-snow | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/spectral-engineering/lidar/apparent-surface-reflectivity | 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 |