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Taking a Measure of Sea Level Rise: Ice Height
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Published November 5, 2020
Scientists project ice losses from the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheets will play a large part in sea level rise in the upcoming century.
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Mapping Shallow Seafloors
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Published September 29, 2020
By combining satellite measurements with ship-based sonar data, researchers are working to fill the gaps in coastal ocean maps.
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Cracking Icy Secrets of New Penguin Colonies
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Published September 24, 2020
Populations of gentoo penguins are growing, and remote sensing data are helping scientists figure out why.
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Mapping Snow on Arctic Sea Ice
Published May 27, 2020
First-of-a-kind maps show how the depth of this insulating snow layer changes from month to month.
A Transylvanian Transect for Halloween
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Published October 31, 2019
ICESat-2 collected some perspective on the legendary landscape of Vlad and Dracula.
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Lake Mead by the Seasons
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Published October 18, 2019
In this reservoir along the Colorado River at the Arizona-Nevada border, water levels rise and fall with the seasons each year.
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The Ups and Downs of Crater Lake
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Published July 29, 2019
Elevation data show the distinct topography of Mount Mazama and the crater lake that fills its caldera.
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ICESat-2 Sees the Trees in Mexico
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Published January 29, 2019
The satellite measures more than just polar ice; it also makes detailed elevation measurements over the planet’s tropical and temperate latitudes.
Thick and Thin Ice in the Weddell Sea
Published December 18, 2018
New elevation measurements will give researchers an unprecedented understanding of the thickness of sea ice, which will be used to help improve climate modeling and forecasts.
Taking Measure of Antarctic Terrain
Published December 12, 2018
New elevation measurements span the continent’s icy surfaces, from the flat Ross Ice Shelf to the rugged Transantarctic Mountains.