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Taking a Measure of Sea Level Rise: Ice Height
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Published November 5, 2020
Scientists project ice losses from the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets will play a large part in sea level rise in the upcoming century.
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Mapping Shallow Seafloors
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Published September 29, 2020
By combining satellite measurements with ship-based sonar data, researchers are working to fill the gaps in coastal ocean maps.
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Cracking Icy Secrets of New Penguin Colonies
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Published September 24, 2020
Populations of gentoo penguins are growing, and remote sensing data are helping scientists figure out why.
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Mapping Snow on Arctic Sea Ice
Published May 27, 2020
First-of-a-kind maps show how the depth of this insulating snow layer changes from month to month.
A Transylvanian Transect for Halloween
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Published October 31, 2019
ICESat-2 collected some perspective on the legendary landscape of Vlad and Dracula.
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Lake Mead by the Seasons
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Published October 18, 2019
In this reservoir along the Colorado River at the Arizona-Nevada border, water levels rise and fall with the seasons each year.
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The Ups and Downs of Crater Lake
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Published July 29, 2019
Elevation data show the distinct topography of Mount Mazama and the crater lake that fills its caldera.
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ICESat-2 Sees the Trees in Mexico
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Published January 29, 2019
The satellite measures more than just polar ice; it also makes detailed elevation measurements over the planet’s tropical and temperate latitudes.