MABEL Iceland 2012 Flight Report

Cook, William B.; Brunt, Kelly M.; De Marco, Eugenia L.; Reed, Daniel L.; Neumann, Thomas A.; Markus, Thorsten

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MABEL Iceland 2012 Flight Report

Cook, William B.·Brunt, Kelly M.·De Marco, Eugenia L.·Reed, Daniel L.·Neumann, Thomas A.·Markus, Thorsten

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In March and April 2012, NASA conducted an airborne lidar campaign based out of Keflavik, Iceland, in support of Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) algorithm development. The survey targeted the Greenland Ice Sheet, Iceland ice caps, and sea ice in the Arctic Ocean during the winter season. Ultimately, the mission, MABEL Iceland 2012, including checkout and transit flights, conducted 14 science flights, for a total of over 80 flight hours over glaciers, icefields, and sea ice.

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Cook, William B., Brunt, Kelly M., De Marco, Eugenia L., Reed, Daniel L., Neumann, Thomas A., Markus, Thorsten. 2017-10-01. MABEL Iceland 2012 Flight Report. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20170011068

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