Overview of the ICESat mission

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Schutz, B E ^a   Zwally, H J ^b   Shuman, C A ^b   Hancock, D ^b   DiMarzio, J P ^b  

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

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CALIBRATION; CLOUDS; HYDROLOGY; LASER APPLICATIONS; SEA LEVEL; VEGETATION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL DISTRIBUTIONS; CLOUD HEIGHTS; GEOSCIENCE LASER ALTIMETER SYSTEM (GLAS); LAND TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION CANOPY HEIGHT;

WEATHER SATELLITES;

INSTRUMENTATION; SATELLITE;

EID: 29344473779     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024009     Document Type: Review

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