ICESat-2 ATL13 Inland Water Surface Height v7
Along-track water surface height for lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and estuaries from ICESat-2 laser altimetry. Version 7 (2025) with orthometric/ellipsoidal heights, wave height, and bottom depth
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global inland waters, along-track profiles
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
What's inside
- Inland Water Level
- Laser Altimetry
- River Height
- Lake Height
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
Because it has: Inland Water Level
- 02
Change over time
See how lakes and wetlands have grown or shrunk.
- 03
No-gauge areas
Monitor places with no ground stations.
Because it has: Laser Altimetry
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Storage from space
Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.
- 02
Release decisions
Optimise releases against inflow forecasts.
- 03
Segmentation
Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.
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