From 8ab582f47a738dd517cb31b87acb306e68bb8201 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Shean Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:15:22 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update paper.md --- paper/paper.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/paper/paper.md b/paper/paper.md index 003f3cc..09b240f 100644 --- a/paper/paper.md +++ b/paper/paper.md @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ICESat-2 launched in September 2018 as the follow-on mission for the original IC ICESat-2 carries the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS), which records the two-way travel time of transmitted photons from six beams [@neumann2019ice]. The Level 2A Geolocated Photon Data Product (ATL03) provides unique latitude, longitude, height and timing of each photon, along with many other attributes, including basic classification as a return from the Earth's surface vs. background photons from sunlight or instrument noise. -The ATL03 data granules are stored as ~1-2 GB HDF5-format files containing ~20-100 million records. This data volume and complexity impedes new users and slows the speed of algorithm development. The ICESat-2 project team generates many [higher-level products](https://nsidc.org/data/icesat-2/products) that reduce the ATL03 data using established processing algorithms. For example, the ATL06 product [@smith2019land] provides high-precision estimates of surface height at 40-meter resolution, using parameters appropriate for flat, highly reflective polar snow surfaces. Similar to ATL03, the ATL06 products contain a large number of parameters describing each height measurement that may not be relevant to all users. Furthermore, standard ATL06 products are only produced over glaciers and ice sheets, and the default algorithm parameters (such as 20-meter posting) are not optimal for complex land surfaces or vegetation. +The ATL03 data granules are stored as ~1-2 GB HDF5-format files containing ~20-100 million records. This data volume and complexity impedes new users and slows the speed of algorithm development. The ICESat-2 project team generates many [higher-level products](https://nsidc.org/data/icesat-2/products) that reduce the ATL03 data using established processing algorithms. For example, the ATL06 product [@smith2019land] provides high-precision estimates of surface height at 40-meter resolution, using parameters appropriate for flat, highly reflective polar snow surfaces. Similar to ATL03, the ATL06 products contain a large number of parameters describing each height measurement that may not be relevant to all users. Furthermore, standard ATL06 products are only produced over glaciers and ice sheets, and the default algorithm parameters (such as 20-meter posting) may not be optimal for complex land surfaces or vegetation. `SlideRule` offers a solution to these issues, allowing users to create on-demand products with the vetted ATL06 algorithm, but with adjustable parameters and photon classification strategies tailored to the characteristics of their application and study sites.