ICESat's laser measurements of polar ice, atmosphere, ocean, and land

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 405-445

  Zwally, H J ^a   Schutz, B ^b   Abdalati, W ^c   Abshire, J ^a   Bentley, C ^d   Brenner, A ^a   Bufton, J ^a   Dezio, J ^a   Hancock, D ^a   Harding, D ^a   Herring, T ^e   Minster, B ^f   Quinn, K ^e   Palm, S ^a   Spinhirne, J ^a   Thomas, R ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEVATION; EOS; ICE SHEET; MASS BALANCE; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEA ICE;

ANTARCTICA; GREENLAND;

EID: 0036785227     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(02)00042-X     Document Type: Article

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