1. Ice, Clouds and Land Elevation (ICESat-2) Mission
- Author
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Douglas McLennan
- Subjects
geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Meteorology ,Global warming ,Elevation ,Environmental science ,Climate change ,Ice shelf - Abstract
In recent years, the melting ice shelf and global warming headlines continue to remain prominent in the media circuits. The public and our science community want to know why and what can be done accurately to evaluate the changes and respond accordingly to the threat. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced ICESat-2 as the next environmental mission. The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland, is responsible for the implementation of the ICESat-2 Mission.
- Published
- 2010
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