MABEL photon-counting laser altimetry data in Alaska for ICESat-2
simulations and development

Brunt, Kelly M.; Neumann, Thomas A.; Amundson, Jason M.; Kavanaugh, Jeffrey L.; Moussavi, Mahsa S.; Walsh, Kaitlin M.; Cook, William B.; Markus, Thorsten

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1707-2016

Articles | Volume 10, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1707-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1707-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 4

Research article

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10 Aug 2016

Research article |

| 10 Aug 2016

MABEL photon-counting laser altimetry data in Alaska for ICESat-2 simulations and development

Kelly M. Brunt, Thomas A. Neumann, Jason M. Amundson, Jeffrey L. Kavanaugh, Mahsa S. Moussavi, Kaitlin M. Walsh, William B. Cook, and Thorsten Markus

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RC1: 'Review of submission', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 May 2016
- AC1: 'Response to Referee #1', Kelly Brunt, 17 Jun 2016
RC2: 'Brunt et al., 2016 discussion paper review', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 May 2016
- AC2: 'Response to Referee #2', Kelly Brunt, 17 Jun 2016

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AR by Kelly Brunt on behalf of the Authors (01 Jul 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (11 Jul 2016) by Andreas Kääb

AR by Kelly Brunt on behalf of the Authors (18 Jul 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

This paper highlights results from a 2014 airborne laser altimetry campaign over Alaskan glaciers. The study was conducted in support of a NASA satellite mission (ICESat-2, scheduled to launch in 2017). The study indicates that the planned beam configuration for ICESat-2 is ideal for determining local slope, which is critical for the determination of ice-sheet elevation change. Results also suggest that ICESat-2 will contribute significantly to glacier studies in the mid-latitudes.