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New Earth Orbiter Provides a Sharper Look at a Changing Planet

by L. Magruder, T. Neumann, H. A. Fricker, S. L. Farrell, K. M. Brunt, A., D. Hancock, K. Harbeck, M. Jasinski, R. Kwok, N. Kurtz, J. Lee, T. Markus, J. Morison, A. Neuenschwander, S. Palm, S. Popescu, B. Smith and Y. Yang

A first look at data from NASA’s laser altimeter mission ICESat-2 reveals very high resolution 3-D profiles of ice on land and sea, forests, and shallow bodies of water.

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Charting Ice Sheet Contributions to Global Sea Level Rise

by K. H. Briggs, A. Shepherd, A. E. Hogg, E. Ivins, N. Schlegel, I. Joughin, B. Smith, G. Krinner, G. Moyano, S. Nowicki, T. J. Payne, E. Rignot, I. Velicogna, Ted Scambos, M. R. van den Broeke and Pippa L. Whitehouse

An international team produced an integrated assessment of polar ice mass losses in 2012. Now efforts to provide an up-to-date assessment are under way, with an open invitation for participation.