Statements (106)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:satellite
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| gptkbp:application |
gptkb:urban_planning
gptkb:sustainable_development oceanography water resource management environmental monitoring climate adaptation strategies fisheries management wildlife conservation coastal management climate modeling hydrology agriculture monitoring biodiversity assessment land use change glacial dynamics atmospheric studies natural disaster assessment ecosystem studies |
| gptkbp:availability |
publicly accessible
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| gptkbp:collaboration |
gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkb:University_of_Colorado_Boulder gptkb:NASA_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center |
| gptkbp:collection |
satellite altimetry
sea ice thickness 2003 to 2009 ice sheet elevation vegetation canopy height |
| gptkbp:communication_system |
S-band
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| gptkbp:community |
glaciologists
oceanographers climate scientists |
| gptkbp:cooling_system |
passive thermal control
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| gptkbp:coverage |
polar regions
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| gptkbp:data_type |
remote sensing
HDF altimetry data laser altimetry Level 1 and Level 2 data products |
| gptkbp:data_usage |
gptkb:international_collaboration
gptkb:urban_planning gptkb:sustainable_development land use planning policy making research and monitoring educational purposes environmental monitoring public awareness resource management climate adaptation strategies climate change mitigation fisheries management wildlife conservation biodiversity studies climate change research scientific publications climate modeling hydrology studies agricultural monitoring natural disaster assessment sea level rise studies data assimilation ecosystem monitoring cryosphere studies satellite validation glacier dynamics research land surface change analysis |
| gptkbp:end_date |
October 2010
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| gptkbp:home_ground |
gptkb:NASA's_Earth_Science_Data_Systems
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
ICESat
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| gptkbp:image_processing |
gptkb:NASA's_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
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| gptkbp:impact |
improved understanding of sea level rise
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| gptkbp:instrument |
GLAS
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| gptkbp:launch_date |
January 19, 2003
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| gptkbp:launch_mass |
1,000 kg
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| gptkbp:launch_site |
gptkb:Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station |
| gptkbp:launch_vehicle |
gptkb:Delta_II_7320-10
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| gptkbp:launched |
January 19, 2003
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
paved the way for ICESat-2
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| gptkbp:measurement_accuracy |
± 10 cm
|
| gptkbp:measurement_technique |
laser altimetry
laser ranging |
| gptkbp:mission |
October 2009
measure ice sheet thickness |
| gptkbp:mission_duration |
approximately 5 years
approximately 6 years |
| gptkbp:mission_type |
gptkb:Earth_observation
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| gptkbp:objective |
monitoring climate change
|
| gptkbp:operated_by |
gptkb:NASA
|
| gptkbp:operational_status |
completed
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| gptkbp:orbital_altitude |
600 km
|
| gptkbp:power_source |
solar panels
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| gptkbp:product_quality |
high
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| gptkbp:products |
elevation data
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| gptkbp:provides_information_on |
gptkb:GLAS_Level_2
gptkb:GLAS_Level_3 NASA Earthdata NASA's Earthdata website GLAS Level 1 B |
| gptkbp:research_focus |
polar ice sheets
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| gptkbp:resolution |
70 m
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:ICESat-2
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:NASA
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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