CRYOSPHERIC SCIENCE MISSIONS

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The Decadal Survey will generate consensus recommendations from the Earth and environmental science and the applications communities regarding a systems approach to space-based Earth Science observations. The following is a chronological list of Earth science satellites and instruments proposed by JPL for consideration by the Decadal Survey.

ICESat-II Will measure ice sheet height changes for climate change diagnoses. › Mission home page

GRACE-II Will measure Earth's gravity field in order to track large-scale water movement. › More information