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ICE CLOUD AND LAND ELEVATION SATELLITE-2 [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Orbital Stations
  • Glaciology
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
OBS

The ICESat-2 mission will provide elevation measurements over the Greenland and Antarctica ice sheets to quantify changes in ice-sheet mass, the mechanisms that drive that change (variations in accumulation, changes in ice melt, or ice flow acceleration/deceleration), and the impact of these changes on future global sea level; monitor changes in sea-ice thickness to examine ice-ocean-atmosphere exchanges of energy, mass, and moisture; and measure vegetation canopy height as a basis for estimating large-scale biomass and biomass change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Stations orbitales
  • Glaciologie
  • Études et analyses environnementales
OBS

Le satellite ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2) […] mesurera quant à lui l'élévation de la glace autour du monde à l'aide d'un laser de haute précision. Ainsi, la NASA cherche à déterminer si une accumulation de neige et de glace peut être observée sur la calotte glaciaire et les glaciers, mais également si la glace des banquises s'amincit.

Spanish

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