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NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/I2-SIPS  

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  • The Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, will measure the height of a changing Earth, one laser pulse at a time, 10,000 laser pulses a second. Slated for launch in 2018, ICESat-2 will carry a photon-counting laser altimeter that will allow scientists to measure the elevation of ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice and more - all in unprecedented detail. Our planet's frozen and icy areas, called the cryosphere, are a key focus of NASA's Earth science research. ICESat-2 will help scientists investigate why, and how much, our cryosphere is changing in a warming climate. The satellite will also measure heights across Earth's temperate and tropical regions, and take stock of the vegetation in forests worldwide. (en)

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  • 2018-09-19 14:24:47.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/I2-SIPS [57612025-80c8-4ef1-94b4-4efed20a0fac,368123] - NASA [4fd0aa9d-1a80-4dde-8452-c69b5c4d08cc,337191]);
  • 2018-09-19 14:25:42.0 [tstevens] insert AltLabel (id: null category: primary text: Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 Science Investigator-led Processing System, Earth Sciences Division, Sciences and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA language code: en);
  • 2018-09-19 14:36:55.0 [tstevens] insert Definition (id: null text: The Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, will measure the height of a changing Earth, one laser pulse at a time, 10,000 laser pulses a second. Slated for launch in 2018, ICESat-2 will carry a photon-counting laser altimeter that will allow scientists to measure the elevation of ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice and more - all in unprecedented detail. Our planet's frozen and icy areas, called the cryosphere, are a key focus of NASA's Earth science research. ICESat-2 will help scientists investigate why, and how much, our cryosphere is changing in a warming climate. The satellite will also measure heights across Earth's temperate and tropical regions, and take stock of the vegetation in forests worldwide. language code: en); insert Resource (id: null type: provider url: https://icesat-2.gsfc.nasa.gov/);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/57612025-80c8-4ef1-94b4-4efed20a0fac

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