Assessment of the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite‐2 Performance Against Prime Mission Science Requirements

Abstract The Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite‐2 (ICESat‐2) is a NASA Earth observing satellite mission that provides global elevation measurements using the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimetry System (ATLAS). ICESat‐2 was launched in September 2018 and completed its prime mission of 3 years...

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Published in:	Earth and Space Science
Main Authors:	Lori A. Magruder, Tom Neumann, Nathan Kurtz, Tyler C. Sutterley, David Hancock, Patricia Vornberger, John Robbins, Benjamin Smith
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2025-04-01
Subjects:	ICESat‐2 laser altimetry mission requirements cryosphere
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2025EA004221