ICESat-2 Stories
Uncovering the Valleys Hidden Below Greenland’s Ice
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A new map of the terrain beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet links hundreds of valleys that previous maps missed or left fragmented.
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NASA Scientists Take to Air and Space to Study Arctic Sea Ice
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This month, engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California are testing a spacecraft sensor that will help measure how quickly Arctic sea ice is disappearing. And while that instrument won’t launch for another year, scientists started preparing for…
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Arctic Winter Sea Ice Ties Record Low, NASA, NSIDC Scientists Find
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For the second consecutive year, winter sea ice in the Arctic reached a level that matches the lowest peak observed since satellite monitoring began in 1979. On March 15, Arctic sea ice extent reached 5.52 million square miles (14.29 million…
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