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CALLING ALL GLOBE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TO START TAKING TREE HEIGHT MEASUREMENTS ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

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Brian Campbell
Published Date5 Years Ago - 15900 Views

As you may know, the NASA Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) will launch on September 15, 2018 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, USA. The ICESat-2 satellite will use an on-board laser altimeter system to measure the height of Earth. Measurements of ice sheets, sea ice, bodies of water, mountains are all part of what ICESat-2 will measure. For our...


Posted in: GLOBE Working Groups: Technology Working Group Evaluation Working Group Science Working Group Education Working Group Investigation Areas: Biosphere Learning Activities: Atmosphere and Climate News Topics: IOPs Primary Audience: Trainers Teachers Students Partners Scientists Alumni Country Coordinators