ICESat 2: Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite 2 (ICESat-2)
The Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, measures the height of a changing Earth, one laser pulse at a time, 10,000 laser pulses a second. Launched September 15, 2018, ICESat-2 carries a photon-counting laser altimeter that allows scientists to measure the elevation of ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice and more - all in unprecedented detail.
Organizations
Launch Date
August 2018
Class
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Website
Key Staffs
Support Scientist
Receiver Algorithms Lead
Senior Support Scientist
Calibration Team Member
Sr. Test Systems Engineer
Programmer
Project Scientist
Deputy Project Scientist
Deputy Project Scientist
Instrument Scientist
The Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, measures the height of a changing Earth, one laser pulse at a time, 10,000 laser pulses a second. Launched September 15, 2018, ICESat-2 carries a photon-counting laser altimeter that allows scientists to measure the elevation of ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice and more - all in unprecedented detail.
2025.
"Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) for ICESat-2/ATLAS L3B Mean Inland Surface Water Data Products ATL22 Release 004.",
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD, NASA Snow and ICE Data Center; NASA EarthData,
[https://doi.org/10.5067/ATLAS/ATL22.004]
[Dataset]
2025.
"Use of GLOBE observer citizen science data to validate continental-scale canopy height maps derived from ICESat-2 and GEDI.",
Frontiers in Environmental Science,
13
1635707
[10.3389/fenvs.2025.1635707]
[Journal Article/Letter]
2025.
"Advances in Spaceborne LiDAR and Stereo Photogrammetry Modeling for Improved Digital Surface Model Generation.",
IGARSS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium,3722-3726
[10.1109/igarss55030.2025.11242948]
[Proceedings]
2025.
"Applying the science impact framework to understand real-world applications and impacts of ICESat and ICESat-2 data on decision-making.",
Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment,
39
101669
[10.1016/j.rsase.2025.101669]
[Journal Article/Letter]