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This page lists references for research using ICESat/GLAS data. Please contact NSIDC User Services if you have a reference you would like to share on this page.

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Abshire, J. B., X. L. Sun, et al. 2005. Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) on the ICESat Mission: On-Orbit Measurement Performance. Geophysical Research Letters 32(21).

Afzal, R. S., A. W. Yu, et al. 2007. The Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) Laser Transmitter. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 13(3): 511-536.

Atwood, D. K., R. M. Guritz, et al. 2007. Dem Control in Arctic Alaska with ICESat Laser Altimetry. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 45(11): 3710-3720.

Baek, S., O. I. Kwoun, et al. 2005. Digital Elevation Model of King Edward Vii Peninsula, West Antarctica, from Sar Interferometry and ICESat Laser Altimetry. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters 2(4): 413-417.

Bamber, J. and J. L. Gomez-Dans. 2005. The Accuracy of Digital Elevation Models of the Antarctic Continent. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 237(3-4): 516-523.

Bhang, K. J., F. W. Schwartz, et al. 2007. Verification of the Vertical Error in C-Band Srtm Dem Using ICESat and Landsat-7, Otter Tail County, Mn. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 45(1): 36-44.

Bills, B. G., A. A. Borsa, et al. 2007. Misr-Based Passive Optical Bathymetry from Orbit with Few-Cm Level of Accuracy on the Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia. Remote Sensing of Environment 107(1-2): 240-255.

Bindschadler, R., H. Choi, et al. 2005. Detecting and Measuring New Snow Accumulation on Ice Sheets by Satellite Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing of Environment 98(4): 388-402.

Borsa, A. A., H. A. Fricker, et al. 2008. Topography of the Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia from Kinematic Gps. Geophysical Journal International 172(1): 31-40.

Borsa, A. A., J. B. Minster, et al. 2007. Modeling Long-Period Noise in Kinematic Gps Applications. Journal of Geodesy 81(2): 157-170.

Braun, A. and G. Fotopoulos. 2007. Assessment of Srtm, ICESat, and Survey Control Monument Elevations in Canada. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 73(12): 1333-1342.

Brenner, A. C., J. R. DiMarzio, et al. 2007. Precision and Accuracy of Satellite Radar and Laser Altimeter Data over the Continental Ice Sheets. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 45(2): 321-331.

Carabajal, C. C. and D. J. Harding. 2006. Srtm C-Band and ICESat Laser Altimetry Elevation Comparisons as a Function of Tree Cover and Relief. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 72(3): 287-298.

Carabajal, C. C. and D. J. Harding. 2005. ICESat Validation of Srtm C-Band Digital Elevation Models. Geophysical Research Letters 32(22).

Casey, S. P. F., A. E. Dessler, et al. 2007. Frequency of Tropical Precipitating Clouds as Observed by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission Precipitation Radar and ICESat/Geoscience Laser Altimeter System. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 112(D14).

Chepfer, H., M. Chiriaco, et al. 2007. Evaluation of Mm5 Optically Thin Clouds over Europe in Fall Using ICESat Lidar Spaceborne Observations. Monthly Weather Review 135(7): 2737-2753.

Chipman, J. W. and T. M. Lillesand. 2007. Satellite-Based Assessment of the Dynamics of New Lakes in Southern Egypt. International Journal of Remote Sensing 28(19): 4365-4379.

Csatho, B., T. Schenk, W. Krabill, T. Wilson, W. Lyons, G. McKenzie, C. Hallam, S. Manizade, and T. Paulsen. 2005. Airborne Laser Scanning for High-resolution Mapping of Antarctica. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 86(25): 237-238.

Csatho, B., Y. Ahn, et al. 2005. ICESat Measurements Reveal Complex Pattern of Elevation Changes on Siple Coast Ice Streams, Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters 32(23).

Dessler, A. E., S. P. Palm, et al. 2006. Tropopause-Level Thin Cirrus Coverage Revealed by ICESat/Geoscience Laser Altimeter System. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 111(D8).

Dessler, A. E., S. P. Palm, et al. 2006. Tropical Cloud-Top Height Distributions Revealed by the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat)/Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS). Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 111(D12).

Eguchi, N., T. Yokota, et al. 2007. Characteristics of Cirrus Clouds from ICESat/GLAS Observations. Geophysical Research Letters 34(9).

Forsberg, R. and H. Skourup. 2005. Arctic Ocean Gravity, Geoid and Sea-Ice Freeboard Heights from ICESat and Grace. Geophysical Research Letters 32(21).

Fricker, H. A. and L. Padman. 2006. Ice Shelf Grounding Zone Structure from ICESat Laser Altimetry. Geophysical Research Letters 33(15).

Fricker, H. A., A. Borsa, et al. 2005. Assessment of ICESat Performance at the Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia. Geophysical Research Letters 32(21).

Fricker, H. A., J. N. Bassis, et al. 2005. ICESat's New Perspective on Ice Shelf Rifts: The Vertical Dimension. Geophysical Research Letters 32(23).

Harding, D. J., and C. C. Carabajal. 2005. ICESat Waveform Measurements of Within-footprint Topographic Relief and Vegetation Vertical Structure. Geophysical Research Letters 32: L21S10, doi:10.1029/2005GL023471.

Hart, W. D., J. D. Spinhirne, S. P. Palm, and D. L. Hlavka. 2005. Height Distribution Between Cloud and Aerosol Layers from the GLAS Spaceborne LIDAR in the Indian Ocean Region. Geophysical Research Letters 32: L22S06, doi:10.1029/2005GL023671.

Hlavka, D. L., S. P. Palm, W. D. Hart, J. D. Spinhirne, M. J. McGill, and E. J. Welton. 2005. Aerosol and Cloud Optical Depth from GLAS: Results and Verification for an October 2003 California Fire Smoke Case. Geophysical Research Letters 32: L22S07, doi:10.1029/2005GL023413.

Hoff, R. M., S. P. Palm, et al. 2005. GLAS Long-Range Transport Observation of the 2003 California Forest Fire Plumes to the Northeastern Us. Geophysical Research Letters 32(22).

Horgan, H. J. and S. Anandakrishnan. 2006. Static Grounding Lines and Dynamic Ice Streams: Evidence from the Siple Coast, West Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters 33(18).

Jansen, D., M. Schodlok, et al. 2007. Basal Melting of a-38b: A Physical Model Constrained by Satellite Observations. Remote Sensing of Environment 111(2-3): 195-203.

Kovacs, T. 2006. Comparing Modis and Aeronet Aerosol Optical Depth at Varying Separation Distances to Assess Ground-Based Validation Strategies for Spaceborne Lidar. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 111(D24).

Kwok, R., G. F. Cunningham, et al. 2007. Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) over Arctic Sea Ice: Retrieval of Freeboard. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 112(C12).

Kwok, R., G. F. Cunningham, et al. 2006. ICESat over Arctic Sea Ice: Interpretation of Altimetric and Reflectivity Profiles. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 111(C6).

Kwok, R., H.J. Zwally, and D. Yi. 2004. ICESat Observations of Arctic Sea Ice: A First Look. Geophysical Research Letters 31: L16401, doi:10.1029/2004GL020309.

Lancaster, R. S., J. D. Spinhirne, and S. P. Palm. 2005. Laser Pulse Reflectance of the Ocean Surface from the GLAS Satellite LIDAR. Geophysical Research Letters 32: L22S10, doi:10.1029/2005GL023732

Lefsky, M. A., D. J. Harding, et al. 2006. Estimates of Forest Canopy Height and Aboveground Biomass Using ICESat (Vol 33, Art No L05501, 2006). Geophysical Research Letters 33(5).

Liu, C. T. 2007. Geographical and Seasonal Distribution of Tropical Tropopause Thin Clouds and Their Relation to Deep Convection and Water Vapor Viewed from Satellite Measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 112(D9).

Luthcke, S. B., D. D. Rowlands, T. A. Williams, and M. Sirota. 2005. Reduction of ICESat systematic geolocation errors and the impact on ice sheet elevation change detection. Geophysical Research Letters 32: L21S05, doi:10.1029/2005GL023689.

Magruder, L. A., C. E. Webb, et al. 2007. ICESat Altimetry Data Product Verification at White Sands Space Harbor. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 45(1): 147-155.

Magruder, L., E. Silverberg, et al. 2005. In Situ Timing and Pointing Verification of the ICESat Altimeter Using a Ground-Based System. Geophysical Research Letters 32(21).

Mahesh, A., M.A. Gray, S.P. Palm, W.D. Hart, and J.D. Spinhirne. 2004. Passive and active detection of clouds: Comparisons between MODIS and GLAS observations. Geophysical Research Letters 31(4): Art. No. L04108.

Martin, C. F., R. H. Thomas, W. B. Krabill, and S. S. Manizade. 2005. ICESat Range and Mounting Bias Estimation Over Precisely-urveyed Terrain. Geophysical Research Letters 32: L21S07, doi:10.1029/2005GL023800.

Muskett, R. R., C. S. Lingle, et al. 2008. Acceleration of Surface Lowering on the Tidewater Glaciers of Icy Bay, Alaska, USA from Insar Dems and ICESat Altimetry. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 265(3-4): 345-359.

Naud, C., J. P. Muller, et al. 2005. On the Use of ICESat-GLAS Measurements for Modis and Seviri Cloud-Top Height Accuracy Assessment. Geophysical Research Letters 32(19).

Nerem, R. S., E. Leuliette, et al. 2006. Present-Day Sea-Level Change: A Review. Comptes Rendus Geoscience 338(14-15): 1077-1083.

Nguyen, A. T. and T. A. Herring. 2005. Analysis of ICESat Data Using Kalman Filter and Kriging to Study Height Changes in East Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters 32(23).

Padman, L. and H. A. Fricker. 2005. Tides on the Ross Ice Shelf Observed with ICESat. Geophysical Research Letters 32(14).

Palm, S. P., M. Fromm, and J. Spinhirne. 2005. Observations of Antarctic Polar Stratospheric Clouds by the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS). Geophysical Research Letters 32: L22S04, doi:10.1029/2005GL023524.

Palm, S. P., A. Benedetti, and J. Spinhirne. 2005. Validation of ECMWF Global Forecast Model Parameters Using GLAS Atmospheric Channel Measurements. Geophysical Research Letters 32: L22S09, doi:10.1029/2005GL023535.

Ray, R. D. 2008. A Preliminary Tidal Analysis of ICESat Laser Altimetry: Southern Ross Ice Shelf. Geophysical Research Letters 35(2).

Rignot, E., G. Casassa, et al. 2005. Recent Ice Loss from the Fleming and Other Glaciers, Wordie Bay, West Antarctic Peninsula. Geophysical Research Letters 32(7).

Roemer, S., B. Legresy, et al. 2007. Refined Analysis of Radar Altimetry Data Applied to the Region of the Subglacial Lake Vostok/Antarctica. Remote Sensing of Environment 106(3): 269-284.

Sauber, J., B. Molnia, et al. 2005. Ice Elevations and Surface Change on the Malaspina Glacier, Alaska. Geophysical Research Letters 32(23).

Scambos, T., O. Sergienko, et al. 2005. ICESat Profiles of Tabular Iceberg Margins and Iceberg Breakup at Low Latitudes. Geophysical Research Letters 32(23).

Scambos, T.A., J.A. Bohlander, C.A. Shuman, and P. Skvarca. 2004. Glacier Acceleration and Thinning after Ice Shelf Collapse in the Larsen B Embayment, Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters 31 (18): Art. No. L18402.

Schenk, T., B. Csatho, et al. 2005. Registering Imagery to ICESat Data for Measuring Elevation Changes on Byrd Glacier, Antarctica. Geophysical Research Letters 32(23).

Schutz, B. E., H. J. Zwally, et al. 2005. Overview of the ICESat Mission. Geophysical Research Letters 32(21).

Shuman, C. A., H. J. Zwally, et al. 2006. ICESat Antarctic Elevation Data: Preliminary Precision and Accuracy Assessment. Geophysical Research Letters 33(7).

Sirota, J. M., S. Bae, et al. 2005. The Transmitter Pointing Determination in the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System. Geophysical Research Letters 32(22).

Smith, B. E., C. R. Bentley, et al. 2005. Recent Elevation Changes on the Ice Streams and Ridges of the Ross Embayment from ICESat Crossovers. Geophysical Research Letters 32(21).

Spreen, G., S. Kern, D. Stammer, R. Forsberg, and J. Haarpaintner. 2006. Satellite-based Estimates of Sea Ice Volume Flux through Fram Strait. Annals of Glaciology, 44, 321-328.

Spinhirne, J. D., S. P. Palm, and W. D. Hart. 2005. Antarctica Cloud Cover for October 2003 from GLAS Satellite LIDAR Profiling. Geophysical Research Letters 32: L22S05, doi:10.1029/2005GL023782.

Spinhirne, J. D., S. P. Palm, W. D. Hart, D. L. Hlavka, and E. J. Welton. 2005. Cloud and Aerosol Measurements from GLAS: Overview and Initial Results. Geophysical Research Letters 32: L22S03, doi:10.1029/2005GL023507.

Sun, G., K. J. Ranson, et al. 2008. Forest Vertical Structure from GLAS: An Evaluation Using Lvis and Srtm Data. Remote Sensing of Environment 112(1): 107-117.

Surazakov, A. B. and V. B. Aizen. 2006. Estimating Volume Change of Mountain Glaciers Using Srtm and Map-Based Topographic Data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 44(10): 2991-2995.

Thomas, R., E. Frederick, et al. (2005). Elevation Changes on the Greenland Ice Sheet from Comparison of Aircraft and ICESat Laser-Altimeter Data. Annals of Glaciology, Vol 42, 2005. 42: 77-82.

Urban, T. J. and B. E. Schutz. 2005. ICESat Sea Level Comparisons. Geophysical Research Letters 32(23).

Wang, L. K. and A. E. Dessler. 2006. Instantaneous Cloud Overlap Statistics in the Tropical Area Revealed by ICESat/GLAS Data. Geophysical Research Letters 33(15).

Wesche, C., O. Eisen, et al. 2007. Surface Topography and Ice Flow in the Vicinity of the Edml Deep-Drilling Site, Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology 53(182): 442-448.

Wylie, D., E. Eloranta, et al. 2007. Comparison of Cloud Cover Statistics from the GLAS Lidar with Hirs. Journal of Climate 20(19): 4968-4981.

Yi, D. H., H. J. Zwally, et al. (2005). ICESat Measurement of Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Slope and Roughness. Annals of Glaciology, Vol 42, 2005. 42: 83-89.

Zhang, X. H. and R. Forsberg. 2007. Assessment of Long-Range Kinematic Gps Positioning Errors by Comparison with Airborne Laser Altimetry and Satellite Altimetry. Journal of Geodesy 81(3): 201-211.

Zwally, H. J., D. H. Yi, et al. 2008. ICESat Measurements of Sea Ice Freeboard and Estimates of Sea Ice Thickness in the Weddell Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans 113(C2).

Pre-ICESat/GLAS Data Release (October 2003)

Hartman, D. 1994. The Scientific Importance of GLAS Atmospheric Measurements. The Earth Observer 6: 5-9.

Luthcke, S.B., C.C. Carabajal, and D.D. Rowlands. 2002. Enhanced Geolocation of Spaceborne Laser Altimeter Surface Returns: Parameter Calibration from the Simulataneous Reduction of Altimeter Range and Navigation Tracking Data. Journal of Geodynamics 34(3-4): 447-475.

Magruder, L.A., B.E. Schutz, and E.C. Silverberg. 2003. Laser Pointing Angle and Time of Measurement Verification of the ICESat Laser Altimeter Using a Ground-based Electro-optical Detection System. Journal of Geodesy 77(3-4): 148-154.

Mahesh, A., J.D. Spinhirne, D.P. Duda, et al. 2002. Atmospheric Multiple Scattering Effects on GLAS Altimetry - Part II: Analysis of Expected Errors in Antarctic Altitude Measurements. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 40(11): 2353-2362.

Morring, F. 2002. ICESat Brings Mars Technique to Earth for Climate Research. Aviation Week and Space Technology 157(25): 63.

Palm, S.P., and J.D. Spinhirne. 1996. The Detection of Clouds, Aerosols, and Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer Characteristics from Simulated GLAS Data. 19th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC), Annapolis, MD, 6-10 July 1998, pp 237-240.

Reagan, J.A., X. Wang, and M.T. Osborn. 2002. Spaceborne LIDAR Calibration from Cirrus and Molecular Backscatter Returns. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 40(10): 2285-2290.

Spinhirne, J.D., and S.P. Palm. 1996. Space Based Atmospheric Measurements by GLAS. Advances in Atmospheric Remote Sensing with LIDAR: Selected Papers of the 18th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC), Berlin, 22-26 July 1996. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.

Velicogna, I., and J. Wahr. 2002. A Method for Separating Antarctic Postglacial Rebound and Ice Mass Balance Using Future ICESat Geoscience Laser Altimeter System, Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, and GPS Satellite Data. Journal of Geophysical Research 107(B10): article no. 2263.

Wu, X.P., M.M. Watkins, E.R. Ivins, et al. 2002. Toward Global Inverse Solutions for Current and Past Ice Mass Variations: Contribution of Secular Satellite Gravity and Topography Change Measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research 107(B11): article no. 2291.

Zwally, H.J., B. Schutz, W. Abdalati, et al. 2002. ICESat's Laser Measurements of Polar Ice, Atmosphere, Ocean, and Land. Journal of Geodynamics 34(3-4): 405-445.

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