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10 Aug 2022
Elevation change of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: 1985 to 2020
The longest observational record available to study the mass balance of the Earth’s ice sheets comes from satellite altimeters. This record consists of multiple satellite missions with different measurements and quality, and it must be cross-calibrated and integrated into a consistent record for scientific use. In this newly-published paper, the authors present a novel approach for generating such a record providing a seamless record of elevation change for the Antarctic Ice Sheet that spans the period 1985 to 2020. 
10 Aug 2022
Elevation change of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: 1985 to 2020
The longest observational record available to study the mass balance of the Earth’s ice sheets comes from satellite altimeters. This record consists of multiple satellite missions with different measurements and quality, and it must be cross-calibrated and integrated into a consistent record for scientific use. In this newly-published paper, the authors present a novel approach for generating such a record providing a seamless record of elevation change for the Antarctic Ice Sheet that spans the period 1985 to 2020.
04 Jul 2022
Join the open-data revolution
ESSD is looking for editors! Interested in land, ice, ocean, atmosphere, or climate data? Looking for an opportunity to serve your community while advancing your career? Do you offer curiosity, flexibility, and geniality, coupled with a commitment to open-access principles? Read more.
04 Jul 2022
Join the open-data revolution
ESSD is looking for editors! Interested in land, ice, ocean, atmosphere, or climate data? Looking for an opportunity to serve your community while advancing your career? Do you offer curiosity, flexibility, and geniality, coupled with a commitment to open-access principles? Read more.
19 Sep 2022
Combined Wind Lidar and Cloud Radar for Wind Profiling
José Dias Neto, Louise Nuijens, Christine Unal, and Steven Knoop
Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2022-268,https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2022-268, 2022
Preprint under review for ESSD (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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16 Sep 2022
A new sea ice concentration product in the polar regions derived from the FengYun-3 MWRI sensors
Ying Chen, Xi Zhao, Ruibo Lei, Shengli Wu, Yue Liu, Pei Fan, Qing Ji, Peng Zhang, and Xiaoping Pang
Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2022-186,https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2022-186, 2022
Preprint under review for ESSD (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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