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Platforms > Space-based Platforms > Earth Observation Satellites > Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat)

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Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat)  

Definition

  • ICESat (Ice, Cloud,and land Elevation Satellite) is the benchmark Earth Observing System mission for measuring ice sheet mass balance, cloud and aerosol heights, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics. From 2003 to 2009, the ICESat mission provided multi-year elevation data needed to determine ice sheet mass balance as well as cloud property information, especially for stratospheric clouds common over polar areas. It also provided topography and vegetation data around the globe, in addition to the polar-specific coverage over the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. (en)

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  • 2021-12-02 09:09:36.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (Ice_ Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite _ICESat_ [3eb57645-3c25-4718-a255-21c8d19d0517,835939] - Earth Observation Satellites [3466eed1-2fbb-49bf-ab0b-dc08731d502b,826121]);
  • 2021-12-02 09:10:13.0 [tstevens] update PrefLabel (Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat));
  • 2021-12-02 09:10:28.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) [3eb57645-3c25-4718-a255-21c8d19d0517,835939] - ICESat [71536bf5-2d19-4c63-a127-95264da38082,826367]);
  • 2022-03-03 08:43:34.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: ICESat (Ice, Cloud,and land Elevation Satellite) is the benchmark Earth Observing System mission for measuring ice sheet mass balance, cloud and aerosol heights, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics. From 2003 to 2009, the ICESat mission provided multi-year elevation data needed to determine ice sheet mass balance as well as cloud property information, especially for stratospheric clouds common over polar areas. It also provided topography and vegetation data around the globe, in addition to the polar-specific coverage over the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. language code: en);
  • 2022-03-04 16:45:07.0 [sritz] Move Concepts add narrower relation (Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) [3eb57645-3c25-4718-a255-21c8d19d0517,835939] - ICESat-2 [0a7dad22-dace-4cdc-9a5b-7dfde4aa2822,825956]);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/3eb57645-3c25-4718-a255-21c8d19d0517

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