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Timing a Space Laser With a NASA-style Stopwatch

Birgit Peterson

USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center

Applied Research Topic

Evaluation of ICESat-2 ATLAS data for wildland fuels assessments.

The Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, is a laser altimeter that will measure the heights of Earth’s surfaces. This animation shows deployment of ICESat-2's solar panels, door, and laser pulses.

Video Credit: NASA/GSFC

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G. Javier Fochesatto and Falk Huettmann

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geophysical Institute; Institute of Arctic Biology

Applied Research Topic

Continuous monitoring of boreal forests and Arctic tundra, using ICESat-2 prelaunch data in high latitude terrestrial ecosystems.

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Birgit Peterson

ICESat-2 Deployment and Laser Pulses

G. Javier Fochesatto and Falk Huettmann