Data Product Description

ATL14

Variable

Units

Description

data_count

counts

Weighted number of data points at each node in the DEM

h

meters

DEM surface height relative to WGS84 ellipsoid

h_sigma

meters

Estimated uncertainty in the DEM surface height

ice_area

meters2

Ice-covered area of each grid cell in the DEM

misfit_rms

meters

Root Mean Square of the residuals at each node in the DEM

misfit_scaled_rms

unitless

RMS residuals scaled by the uncertainty at each DEM node

x

meters

x-coordinate (easting) of the DEM cell centers

y

meters

y-coordinate (northing) of the DEM cell centers

ATL15

Relative Elevation

Variable

Units

Description

data_count

counts

Weighted number of data points at each node in the grid

delta_h

meters

Height change relative to ATL14 DEM surface

delta_h_sigma

meters

Estimated uncertainty in the height change

ice_area

meters2

Ice-covered area of each grid cell at each time node

misfit_rms

meters

Root Mean Square of the misfit at each node in the grid

misfit_scaled_rms

unitless

RMS residuals scaled by the uncertainty at each grid node

time

days

Time at each node, in days since 2018-01-01:T00.00.00 UTC

x

meters

x-coordinate (easting) of the grid cell centers

y

meters

y-coordinate (northing) of the grid cell centers

Elevation Change Rate

Variable

Units

Description

dhdt

meters/year

Height change rate

dhdt_sigma

meters/year

Estimated uncertainty in the height change rate

ice_area

meters2

Ice-covered area of each grid cell for each time range

time

days

Midpoint time, in days since 2018-01-01:T00.00.00 UTC

x

meters

x-coordinate (easting) of the grid cell centers

y

meters

y-coordinate (northing) of the grid cell centers