K. M. Brunt
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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.