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

Data sets

MABEL lidar data NASA Goddard Space Flight Center http://icesat.gsfc.nasa.gov/icesat2/data/mabel/mabel_docs.php.11/1/2014

Landsat 8 OLI NASA Landsat 8 Program http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/

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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.