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Space Qualification of the Optical Filter Assemblies for the ICESat-2/ATLAS Instrument [PDF]

The Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) will be the only instrument on the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite -2 (ICESat-2). ICESat-2 is the 2nd-generation of the orbiting laser altimeter ICESat, which will continue polar ice ...
Bradshaw, H. N., Cook, W. B., Denny, Z. H., Hults, J. A., Ramos-Izquierdo, L. A., Smith, K. A., Troupaki, E., Wu, S.   +7 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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Airborne and Terrestrial Laser Scanning Data for the Assessment of Standing and Lying Deadwood: Current Situation and New Perspectives [PDF]

, 2018
LiDAR technology is finding uses in the forest sector, not only for surveys in producing forests but also as a tool to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of the three-dimensional component of forest environments.
Lingua, Emanuele, Marchi, Niccolo', Pirotti, Francesco   +2 more
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New estimates of pan-Arctic sea ice–atmosphere neutral drag coefficients from ICESat-2 elevation data [PDF]

, 2023
Alexander Mchedlishvili, Christof Lüpkes, Alek Petty, Michel Tsamados, Gunnar Spreen   +4 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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Using NASA's Molecular Adsorber Coating Technology During Thermal Vacuum Testing to Protect Critical Laser Flight Optics on the ATLAS Instrument [PDF]

The Molecular Adsorber Coating (MAC) is a sprayable coatings technology that was developed at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The coating was designed to address molecular contamination concerns on or near sensitive surfaces and instruments ...
Abraham, Nithin S., Jallice, Doris E.
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Tracking the thickness of the A68 Iceberg using CryoSat-2 and ICESat-2

, 2021
Jamie Izzard, Anne Braakmann-Folgmann, Andrew Shepherd, Isobel R. Lawrence   +3 more
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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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Continuously Improving Parametric Modeling with Historical Data on the ICESat-2 Mission [PDF]

This paper delves into the details of the Joint Confidence Level (JCL) process performed for the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat)-2 mission and how past performance was incorporated into subsequent JCL models to enable the project to ...
Krygiel, Joseph
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Sea surface height anomalies of the Arctic Ocean from ICESat-2: a first examination and comparisons with CryoSat-2

, 2021
Marco Bagnardi, N. T. Kurtz, Alek Petty, R. Kwok   +3 more
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