Publications using ICESat/GLAS Data 2004

• D. L. Hlavka, W. D. Hart, S. P. Palm and J. D. Spinhirne, 
  "Validation of the Result from the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System Optical Properties Retrievals", Proceedings
  Volume IEEE IGARSS, Anchorage, 2004.
• J. D. Spinhirne, S. P. Palm, D. L. Hlavka, W. D. Hart, A. Mahesh, E. J. Welton, 
  "Aerosol and Cloud Measurements at 532 and 1064 nm by the GLAS Polar Orbiting Lidar Instrument", Proceedings
  Volume IEEE IGARSS , Anchorage, 2004.
• A. Mahesh, M. A. Grey, S. P. Palm, W. D. Hart and J. D. Spinhirne, 
  Passive and active detection of clouds: "Comparisons between MODIS and GLAS observations",
  J. Geophys. Res.,108, L04108-L04108, 2004
• J. D. Spinhirne, 
  "The Glas Polar Orbiting Lidar Experiment: First Year Results And Available Data," Invited Paper, Proceedings
  22nd International Laser Radar Conference, Matera, Italy, 2004.
• Sébastien Berthier, J. Pelon, P. Chazette, P. Couvert, G. Sèze, F.M. Bréon, M. Lalande, D.M. Winker, T. Pain, 
  "Cloud statistics from spaceborne backscatter lidar data analysis",
  22nd International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC22), Matera, Italy, July 12-16, 2004.
• J. D. Spinhirne, S. P. Palm and D. L. Hlavka and W. D. Hart, 
  "Cloud Coverage and Height Distribution from the GLAS Polar Orbiting Lidar: Comparison to Passive Cloud Retrievals",
  International Radiation Symposium, Busan, 2004.
• Kwok, R., H. J. Zwally, and D. Yi, 
  "ICESat Observations of Arctic Sea Ice: A First Look",
  Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L16401, doi:10.1029/2004GL020309, 2004.
• Sirota, J. Marcos, Pamela S. Millar, Christopher T. Field, David K. Mostofi, Eleanor Ketchum, Claudia Carabajal, and Scott Luthcke, 
  "Laser Pointing Determination System for the Geoscience Laser Altimeter on ICESat. Initial In-flight Performance Assessment",
  27th Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference, AAS 04-77, 2004.
• Mahesh, A., M. A. Gray, S. P. Palm, W. D. Hart, and J. D. Spinhirne, 
  "Passive and Active Detection of Clouds: Comparisons between MODIS and GLAS Observations",
  Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 31, L04108, doi:10.1029/2003GL018859, 2004.
• Thomas, R., E. Rignot, G. Casassa, P. Kanagaratnam, C. Acuna, T. Akins, H. Brecher, E. Frederick, P. Gogineni, W. Krabill,
  S. Manizade, H. Ramamoorthy, A. Rivera, R. Russell, J. Sonntag, R. Swift, J. Yungel, and J. Zwally, 
  "Accelerated Sea-Level Rise from West Antarctica",
  Science, 306, 255-258, 2004.
• Scambos, T. A., J. A. Bohlander, C. A. Shuman, and P. Skvarca, 
  "Glacier Acceleration and Thinning after Ice Shelf Collapse in the Larsen B Embayment, Antarctica",
  Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 31, L18402, 2004.
• Sun, X., M. A. Krainak, J. B. Abshire, J. D. Spinhirne, C. Trottier, M. Davis, H. Dautet, G. Allan, A. T. Lukemire, and James C. Vandiver, 
  "Space-qualified Silicon Avalanche-Photodiode Single-Photon-Counting Modules",
  Journal of Modern Optics, special issue on Single-Photon: Detectors, Applications, and Measurement Methods, Vol. 51, No. 9-10, pp. 1333-1350, 2004.