ICE-SAT 2

Question 1

Who launched ICE-SAT 2 ?

Answer 1

NASA

Question 2

What is the full form of ICE - SAT ?

Answer 2

Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Site - 2

Question 3

What is it benchmark of ?

Answer 3

Earth observation mission system that measures elevation change of land ice in Greenland & Antartica

Question 4

What does it measure ?

Answer 4

1. Ice sheet mass balance,
2. Cloud and aerosol heights,
3. Land topography and vegetation

Question 5

When was ICESat launched ?

Answer 5

2003

Question 6

When was ICESat ended ?

Answer 6

2009

Question 7

What did scientists learn from ICESat ?

Answer 7

Ice cover disappearing in Greenland and Antartica

Question 8

What is the name of the current operation for which ICESat 2 is working ?

Answer 8

Operation IceBridge

Question 9

What are some of the goals of ICESat ?

Answer 9

1. Forecast sea level rise
2. Derive thickness and volume of ice
3. Add dimensions to flat images of Earth

Question 10

What is the full form of the instrument ATLAS ?

Answer 10

Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System

Question 11

What is ATLAS ?

Answer 11

A laser divided into 6 beams

Question 12

To what accuracy can it determine thickness ?

Answer 12

4mm

Question 13

How many pulses per second does this laser send ?

Answer 13

10 thousand

Question 14

How is altitude calculated ?

Answer 14

Time taken by the laser to return to the satellite