Articles | Volume 10, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1707-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1707-2016
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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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.