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Calculation of Deflection of Vertical and Gravity Anomalies Over the South China Sea Derived from ICESat-2 Data

Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021
The Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) satellite uses a synchronized multi-beam photon-counting method to collect data from three pairs of synchronous ground tracks.
Defu Che, Hang Li, Shengjun Zhang, Baodong Ma   +3 more
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Interannual Variations of Precipitation Events at Dome Fuji Station, Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 10, 28 May 2026.
Abstract Precipitation is key to the water budget of inland Antarctica, with extreme precipitation events strongly influencing snowfall and surface climatology. To investigate the contribution and trends of such events at Dome Fuji station (DF) in inland Antarctica, this study analyzed precipitation variability using the ERA5 product validated against ...
Kyohei Yamada, Jun Inoue, Naohiko Hirasawa, Kazutoshi Sato   +3 more
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Deriving Snow Depth From ICESat-2 Lidar Multiple Scattering Measurements: Uncertainty Analyses

Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 2022
The application of diffusion theory and Monte Carlo lidar radiative transfer simulations presented in Part I of this series of study suggests that snow depth can be derived from the first-, second- and third-order moments of the lidar backscattering ...
Xiaomei Lu, Yongxiang Hu, Xubin Zeng, Snorre A. Stamnes, Thomas A. Neuman, Nathan T. Kurtz, Yuekui Yang, Peng-Wang Zhai, Meng Gao, Meng Gao, Wenbo Sun, Kuanman Xu, Zhaoyan Liu, Ali H. Omar, Rosemary R. Baize, Laura J. Rogers, Brandon O. Mitchell, Knut Stamnes, Yuping Huang, Nan Chen, Carl Weimer, Jennifer Lee, Zachary Fair   +22 more
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Measure Less, Map More: Using Machine Learning, Physiography, and Prior Depth Maps to Extrapolate In‐Swath Snow Depth Measurements Across Mountain Basins

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 10, 28 May 2026.
Abstract Basin‐wide snow depth (SD) maps can support operational water supply assessments, but their availability is limited by measurement costs (airborne) or sampling constraints (satellite and drone). We present Swath‐random forest (RF), a methodology that trains random forests on SD measured within a narrow swath (<10% of a basin) to extrapolate ...
Eric E. Small, Mark S. Raleigh, Jordan N. Herbert   +2 more
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Towards global spaceborne lidar biomass: Developing and applying boreal forest biomass models for ICESat-2 laser altimetry data

Science of Remote Sensing
Space-based laser altimetry has revolutionized our capacity to characterize terrestrial ecosystems through the direct observation of vegetation structure and the terrain beneath it.
A. Neuenschwander, L. Duncanson, P. Montesano, D. Minor, E. Guenther, S. Hancock, M.A. Wulder, J.C. White, M. Purslow, N. Thomas, A. Mandel, T. Feng, J. Armston, J.R. Kellner, H.E. Andersen, L. Boschetti, P. Fekety, A. Hudak, J. Pisek, N. Sánchez-López, K. Stereńczak   +20 more
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Quantifying Surface‐Height Change Over a Periglacial Environment With ICESat‐2 Laser Altimetry

Earth and Space Science, 2021
We use Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite 2 (ICESat‐2) laser altimetry crossovers and repeat tracks collected over the North Slope of Alaska to estimate ground surface‐height change due to the seasonal freezing and thawing of the active layer.
R. J. Michaelides, M. B. Bryant, M. R. Siegfried, A. A. Borsa   +3 more
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A First Look at the Snow/Ice Penetration Effect of SWOT Observations on Water Level of Global Glacial Lakes

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 9, 16 May 2026.
Abstract The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission promises quasi‐global monitoring of glacial lakes, yet the elevation difference arising from its Ka‐band radar penetrating lake snow/ice cover remains unquantified. This poses a challenge to assessing their level changes.
Shuangxiao Luo, Chunqiao Song, Pengfei Zhan, Jiayi Li, Li Peng   +4 more
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Toward Constraining Ocean Estimates in Ice‐Covered Regions Using Sea Level Altimetry Data

Earth and Space Science, Volume 13, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract Estimates of ice‐covered oceans are difficult to constrain using in situ observations, particularly if one needs broad spatiotemporal coverage of subsurface properties. Here we explore the value of sea level (ζ $\zeta $) data from the laser altimeter on ICESat‐2 and multi‐mission radar altimeter products distributed by the Archiving ...
Rui M. Ponte, Mengnan Zhao, Ian Fenty, Ichiro Fukumori, Ou Wang   +4 more
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Evaluating and comparing the performance of ICESat-2 and GEDI data for estimating aboveground biomass in mangroves

International Journal of Digital Earth
The launch of the ICESat-2 and GEDI spaceborne LiDAR missions has provided new opportunities for large-scale estimation of mangrove aboveground biomass density (AGBD); however, their footprint-scale performance remains unclear.
Jianan Yu, Sheng Nie, Wenjie Liu, Zhongyi Sun, Cheng Wang, Xiaohuan Xi, Xiaoxiao Zhu, Mengyang Fang   +7 more
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Observation and Coordination Needs for Current, Near‐Future, and Next Generation Earth‐Observing SAR Systems

Earth and Space Science, Volume 13, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract This paper summarizes an evaluation by experts of how coordination of Earth‐observing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) missions among the world's space agencies could advance toward game‐changing scientific discoveries and fully realizing SAR's practical capability to address many issues facing society.
Cathleen E. Jones, Ake Rosenqvist, Björn Rommen, Magdalena Fitrzyk, Eric Rignot, Bernd Scheuchl, Yujie Zheng, Andrew Hooper, Mark Simons, Tomokazu Kobayashi, Paul Siqueira, Maurizio Santoro, Takeo Tadono, Laura Hess, Heather McNairn, Laura Frulla, Malin Johansson, Wolfgang Dierking, Line Rouyet, Annett Bartsch, Paco Lopez Dekker, Johnny A. Johannessen   +21 more
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