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ICESat & ICESat-2: Audio Interviews

ICESat & ICESat-2: Audio Interviews

ICESat Podcast Series

As part of the NASA ICESat Mission Education and Public Outreach Implementation Plan, a series of ICESat podcasts have been developed in collaboration with EarthSky Communications. These podcasts are an exceptional way for all audiences to grasp the importance of the scientific data ICESat has provided us, as well as serving as a conduit to understanding climate change science.

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Jay Zwally warns Greenland ice loss is canary in coal mine

Feb 22, 2010: Dr. Jay Zwally talks about ice sheets, ice loss, and overall polar research in relation to the future of ICESat, Operation Ice Bridge, and ICESat-2.

http://earthsky.org/water/jay-zwally-warns-loss-of-greenland-ice-is-canary-in-coal-mine

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Thorsten Markus sees Earth's sea ice thinning

May 3, 2010: Dr. Thorsten Markus talks about the thinning sea ice, the importance of sea ice to the global climate system, Operation Ice Bridge and ICESat-2.

http://earthsky.org/earth/thorsten-markus-sees-earths-sea-ice-thinning

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Michael Lefsky: First-ever map of height of all the world's trees

September 13, 2010: Dr. Michael Lefsky discusses how he used ICESat vegetation height data to help in creating the first-ever map showing the height of all the world's trees.

http://earthsky.org/earth/michael-lefskys-map-shows-height-of-trees-in-forests-worldwide

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