ICESat-2: the next generation satellite for altimetric measurements of the Earth's surface

Douglas McLennan; John Leon; Thorsten Markus; Thomas Neumann; James Busch; Joy Henegar-Leon; Mark Flanagan; Cathy Richardson; Anthony Martino; John Satrom

doi:10.1117/12.2071964

11 November 2014 ICESat-2: the next generation satellite for altimetric measurements of the Earth's surface

Douglas McLennan, John Leon, Thorsten Markus, Thomas Neumann, James Busch, Joy Henegar-Leon, Mark Flanagan, Cathy Richardson, Anthony Martino, John Satrom

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Proceedings Volume 9241, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XVIII; 924108 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2071964
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2014, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

Understanding the causes and magnitude of change in the cryosphere remains a priority for earth science research. Over the past decade, NASA earth observing satellites have documented a decrease in both the extent and thickness of Arctic sea ice, and ongoing loss of grounded ice from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Understanding the pace and mechanisms of these changes requires long-term observations of ice sheets, sea ice thickness and sea ice extent. In response to this need, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is developing the ICESat-2 mission, a nextgeneration laser altimeter designed to measure changes in ice sheet elevation, sea ice thickness, and vegetation canopy height. Scheduled for launch in late 2017 with a three year mission life, ICESat-2 will use a photon-counting micropulse laser altimeter, the advanced topographic laser altimeter system (ATLAS) instrument to collect these key data.

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Douglas McLennan, John Leon, Thorsten Markus, Thomas Neumann, James Busch, Joy Henegar-Leon, Mark Flanagan, Cathy Richardson, Anthony Martino, and John Satrom "ICESat-2: the next generation satellite for altimetric measurements of the Earth's surface", Proc. SPIE 9241, Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XVIII, 924108 (11 November 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2071964

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