New Earth Orbiter Provides a Sharper Look at a Changing Planet

A first look at data from NASA’s laser altimeter mission ICESat-2 reveals very high resolution 3-D profiles of ice on land and sea, forests, and shallow bodies of water.

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Published in:Eos (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2019-09, Vol.100
Main Authors: Magruder, Lori, Neumann, Tom, Fricker, Helen, Farrell, Sinead, Brunt, Kelly, Gardner, Alex, Hancock, David, Harbeck, Kaitlin, Jasinski, Michael, Kwok, Ron, Kurtz, Nathan, Lee, Jeffrey, Markus, Thorsten, Morison, Jamie, Neuenschwander, Amy, Palm, Stephen, Popescu, Sorin, Smith, Ben, Yang, Yuekui
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Language:English
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Summary:A first look at data from NASA’s laser altimeter mission ICESat-2 reveals very high resolution 3-D profiles of ice on land and sea, forests, and shallow bodies of water.
ISSN:2324-9250
DOI:10.1029/2019EO133233