This page provides links to derived sea ice datasets from the ICESat-2 mission.

Oct 12, 2019 · This data set (ATL10) contains estimates of sea ice freeboard, calculated using three different approaches. Sea ice leads used to establish the reference sea surface and descriptive statistics used in the height estimates are also provided.

May 14, 2020 · Scientists have used NASA’s ICESat-2 to measure the thickness of Arctic sea ice, as well as the depth of snow on the ice. Here, ridges and cracks have formed in sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.

Arctic sea ice is the frozen interface between the ocean and the atmosphere. It reduces the absorption of solar energy because of its high albedo relative to the darker open ocean surface. As a physical barrier, it modifies the heat and moisture transfer between the …

Jan 13, 2023 · This study provides an impact assessment of upgrades to both the ICESat-2 freeboard data (ATL10) and NASA Eulerian Snow On Sea Ice Model (NESOSIM) snow loading on estimates of winter Arctic sea ice thickness.

Apr 25, 2023 · A view of the Arctic Ocean with ICESat-2 monthly average sea ice thickness data from November 2018 to April 2022. Low values are depicted in light blue, and higher values (5 meters) are depicted in magenta.

Dec 11, 2018 · ICESat-2 is able to detect the thin sea ice, allowing scientists to more accurately track seasonal ice formation. Less than three months into its mission, NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, is already exceeding scientists’ expectations.

Dec 21, 2023 · This data set reports daily, along-track winter sea ice thickness across the Arctic Ocean. Sea ice thickness is estimated using ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Sea Ice Freeboard (ATL10), Version 5 data and NASA Eulerian Snow On Sea Ice Model (NESOSIM) snow loading.

Launched on September 15, 2018, from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California, the NASA Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite 2, or ICESat-2, carries a photon-counting laser altimeter that allows scientists to measure the elevation of ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, tree canopy height, ocean height, and more - all in unprecedented ...

Sep 6, 2019 · This visualization depicts sea ice thickness in the Arctic Ocean as measured by ICESat-2 over the course of several months. The visualization begins with a global view of the north pole as individual tracks are drawn over time representing each time the satellite passes overhead and collects sea ice data.