Passive ground‐based optical techniques for monitoring the on‐orbit ICESat‐2 altimeter geolocation and footprint diameter

L Magruder, K Brunt, T Neumann… - Earth and Space …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Corner cube retro‐reflectors (CCRs), passive optical components, are used to
independently evaluate the geolocation accuracy and effective laser footprint diameter of …

Towards ice-thickness inversion: an evaluation of global digital elevation models (DEMs) in the glacierized Tibetan Plateau

W Chen, T Yao, G Zhang, F Li, G Zheng, Y Zhou… - The …, 2022 - tc.copernicus.org
Accurate estimates of regional ice thickness, which are generally produced by ice-thickness
inversion models, are crucial for assessments of available freshwater resources and sea …

[HTML][HTML] Mountain snow depth retrievals from customized processing of ICESat-2 satellite laser altimetry

H Besso, D Shean, JD Lundquist - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Snow depth is highly variable across basins, yet most snow depth data in the western US
come from sparse in situ point measurements. The water resources community needs …

[HTML][HTML] Extraction of high-accuracy control points using ICESat-2 ATL03 in urban areas

W Lian, G Zhang, H Cui, Z Chen, S Wei, C Zhu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ice, cloud, and land elevation satellite-2 (ICESat-2) can effectively measure global
surface elevations and be used as a new data source for global elevation control. ICESat-2 …

Assessment of ICESat-2 ice surface elevations over the Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CHINARE) route, East Antarctica, based on coordinated multi-sensor …

R Li, H Li, T Hao, G Qiao, H Cui, Y He, G Hai… - The …, 2021 - tc.copernicus.org
We present the results of an assessment of ice surface elevation measurements from
NASA's Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) along the CHINARE (CHINese …

Multi-source DEM accuracy evaluation based on ICESat-2 in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

X Weifeng, L Jun, P Dailiang, J Jinge… - … Journal of Digital …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) are critical datasets in the field of Earth
sciences, essential for accurate measurement and analysis of the Earth's surface. We used …

Assessing the ability to quantify bathymetric change over time using solely satellite-based measurements

J Herrmann, LA Magruder, J Markel, CE Parrish - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Coastal regions are undergoing rapid change, due to natural and anthropogenic forcings. A
current constraint in understanding and modeling these changes is the lack of multi …

Rapid formation of an ice doline on Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica

RC Warner, HA Fricker, S Adusumilli… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Surface meltwater accumulating on Antarctic ice shelves can drive fractures through to the
ocean and potentially cause their collapse, leading to increased ice discharge from the …

Signal photon extraction method for weak beam data of ICESat-2 using information provided by strong beam data in mountainous areas

Z Zhang, X Liu, Y Ma, N Xu, W Zhang, S Li - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) can measure the elevations of the
Earth's surface using a sampling strategy with unprecedented spatial detail. In the daytime of …

Sea surface height anomalies of the Arctic Ocean from ICESat‐2: A first examination and comparisons with CryoSat‐2

M Bagnardi, NT Kurtz, AA Petty… - Geophysical Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Accurately resolving spatio‐temporal variations in sea surface height across the polar
oceans is key to improving our understanding of ocean circulation variability and change …