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Derivation and Evaluation of LAI from the ICESat-2 Data over the NEON Sites: The Impact of Segment Size and Beam Type

Remote Sensing
The leaf area index (LAI) is a critical variable for forest ecosystem processes. Passive optical and active LiDAR remote sensing have been used to retrieve LAI.
Yao Wang, Hongliang Fang
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Analysis of ICESat‐2 Data Acquisition Algorithm Parameter Enhancements to Improve Worldwide Bathymetric Coverage

Earth and Space Science
A major advance in global bathymetric observation occurred in 2018 with the launch of NASA’s ICESat‐2 satellite, carrying a green‐wavelength, photon‐counting lidar, the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS). Although bathymetric measurement
James T. Dietrich, Ann Rackley Reese, Aimée Gibbons, Lori A. Magruder, Christopher E. Parrish   +4 more
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Assessing Thermospheric Neutral Density Models Using GEODYN's Precision Orbit Determination

Space Weather
This study focuses on utilizing the increasing availability of satellite trajectory data from global navigation satellite system‐enabled low‐Earth orbiting satellites and their precision orbit determination (POD) solutions to expand and refine ...
Z. C. Waldron, K. Garcia‐Sage, J. P. Thayer, E. K. Sutton, V. Ray, D. D. Rowlands, F. G. Lemoine, S. B. Luthcke, M. Kuznetsova, R. Ringuette, L. Rastaetter, G. D. Berland   +11 more
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Characterizing ICESat‐2 Snow Depths Over the Boreal Forests and Tundra of Alaska in Support of the SnowEx 2023 Campaign

Water Resources Research
Recent studies show that the Ice, Clouds, and Land Elevation Satellite‐2 (ICESat‐2) can achieve decimeter‐level accuracy over forested and mountainous sites in the western United States, as well as over the glaciers of Alaska.
Zachary Fair, Carrie Vuyovich, Thomas Neumann, Chrisopher F. Larsen, Svetlana Stuefer, Megan Mason, Lora May   +6 more
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Substantial potential of ICESat-2 photon-counting laser altimetry for reconstructing the lake water depth on the Tibetan Plateau

International Journal of Digital Earth
The littoral zone is crucial in the aquatic ecosystem of lakes, and water depth is often insufficient when using the traditional zigzag echo-sounding method.
Baojin Qiao, Tianjiao Du, Jianting Ju, Liping Zhu   +3 more
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A Density-Based Multilevel Terrain-Adaptive Noise Removal Method for ICESat-2 Photon-Counting Data. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2023
Wang L, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Chen F, Dang S, Sun T.   +5 more
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Signal Photon Extraction Method for ICESat-2 Data Using Slope and Elevation Information Provided by Stereo Images. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2023
Gu L, Fan D, Ji S, Gong Z, Li D, Dong Y.
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Creation of ICESat-2 Footprint Level Global Geodetic Control Points Using Crossover Analysis

Remote Sensing
Precise measurements of the Earth’s surface are possible using satellite laser altimetry data, as demonstrated by NASA’s ICEsat-2 mission. Recently, the vertical accuracy of ICESat-2 data has been validated to
Amy Neuenschwander, Eric Guenther, Lori Magruder, Jonathan Sipps   +3 more
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ICESat-2 for Canopy Cover Estimation at Large-Scale on a Cloud-Based Platform. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2023
Akturk E, Popescu SC, Malambo L.
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ICESat-2 river surface slope (IRIS): A global reach-scale water surface slope dataset. [PDF]

Sci Data, 2023
Scherer D, Schwatke C, Dettmering D, Seitz F.   +3 more
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