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ICESat-2: MABEL Documentation

ICESat-2: MABEL Documentation

Mabel Data Available in HDF5 Format

PLEASE read the Data Usage Notes and the Standard Data Product Document (below) before using these data!

Mabel Data Usage Notes

The Mabel Data Usage Notes describes items of interest in the initial Mabel data. Anyone attempting to use the Mabel data should download and read this.

• MABEL_Release_008_Note.pdf

Mabel Data Issues Notes

The Mabel Data Issues Notes describes known errors in the MABEL data. These are in addition to the known problems reported in the Software Release Notes.

• mabel_R8_errors.txt

Mabel Standard Data Product Documents

The Mabel Standard Data Product Documents describe the Mabel Data. Anyone attempting to use the Mabel data should download and read the appropriate document(s) for their data.

• MABEL_L1A_R008_Standard_Data_Product.pdf
• MABEL_L1B_R008_Standard_Data_Product.pdf
• MABEL_L2A_R008_Standard_Data_Product.pdf

Mabel Data Dictionary

The Mabel Data Dictionary describes the structure of the Mabel data. They are in PDF and HTML formats. They do not replace the Standard Data Product Documents that have more description and wording.

• MABEL L1A R008 Data Dictionary (PDF)
• MABEL L1A R008 Data Dictionary (HTML)


• MABEL L1B R008 Data Dictionary (PDF)
• MABEL L1B R008 Data Dictionary (HTML)


• MABEL L2A R008 Data Dictionary (PDF)
• MABEL L2A R008 Data Dictionary (HTML)

Access Constraints

Data may not be reproduced or distributed without including the Citation For External Publication (below). Data may not be distributed in an altered form without the written permission of the ICESat-2 Science Project Office.

Citation For External Publication

The data used in this study were produced by the ICESat-2 Science Project Office at NASA/GSFC.

Mabel Overview

• mabel_overview.ppt

Mabel AGU Posters

• 2011 AGU Poster

HDF5 Product Readers

The link below will take you to a page where you can download HDF5 file readers.

• Mabel HDF5 Product Readers

Data Descriptions

The link below will take you to a page where you can select Mabel flight data by date as well as download descriptions, Google Earth files, and CPL data.

• Mabel Data by Date

Data Files

The link below will take you to pages where you can download HDF5 files for selected Mabel flights.

• Mabel Data Products