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.
Remote sensing
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Monster El Niño Not Enough to Quench California Drought
New research shows that the Sierra Nevada snowpack will likely not recover from the current drought until 2019.
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Tracking the Fate of Antarctica's Ice
New, more accurate satellite data provide researchers with ice shelf thickness measurements that will allow for better ice loss monitoring.
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Abundance of Satellite Data Presents Opportunity, Challenge
Globalizing Societal Application of Scientific Research and Observations from Remote Sensing: The Path Forward; Tacoma, Washington, 23–25 June 2015
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Toward a Global Water Quality Observing and Forecasting System
Group on Earth Observations Water Quality Summit; Geneva, Switzerland, 20–22 April 2015
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Tropical Deforestation Accelerated Faster Than Initially Thought
New satellite-based analysis of forest cover in the humid tropics from 1990 to 2010 contradicts previous estimates of rate of loss.
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Researchers Track Moving Ice Shelves to Estimate Antarctic Ice Loss
A new method will help scientists monitor the basal melt of ice sheets in Antarctica.
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Understanding Snow Microstructure for Microwave Remote Sensing
Workshop on Microstructure in Snow Microwave Radiative Transfer;
Reading, United Kingdom, 6–8 August 2014
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Remote Sensing of Water Quality: Bridging Operational and Applications Communities
How Can Remote Sensing Address Information Needs and Gaps in Water Quality and Quantity Management?; Cincinnati, Ohio, 28 April–2 May 2014