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Does GLA14 cover the ice sheets, and if so, does it use a different algorithm over ice sheets?

April 26, 2017ALGORITHM cover different Ice sheets

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Does GLA14 cover the ice sheets, and if so, does it use a different algorithm over ice sheets?

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Yes, the land mask (and thus, GLA14) includes ice sheets, although it applies the same algorithm to compute elevation regardless of whether the surface is ice or not. You should use GLA12 for more accurate ice sheet elevations.