Open AccessNew Earth Orbiter Provides a Sharper Look at a Changing Planet
Author(s) -
Lori A. Magruder,
T. Neumann,
H. A. Fricker,
S. L. Farrell,
Kelly M. Brunt,
Alex Gardner,
D. A. Hancock,
Kaitlin Harbeck,
Michael F. Jasinski,
R. Kwok,
N. T. Kurtz,
Jeffrey Lee,
T. Markus,
J. H. Morison,
Amy Neuenschwander,
Stephen P. Palm,
Sorin C. Popescu,
Barry Smith,
Yuekui Yang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2019eo133233
Subject(s) - astrobiology , orbiter , planet , earth (classical element) , astronomy , geology , physics
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.