New NASA Eyes on Ice - Satellite Missions for Tracking Earth's Ice Changes

Explore a press conference from NASA's Fall Meeting 2017 that previews two groundbreaking satellite missions set to launch in 2018: the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) follow-on and ICESat-2. Learn how these advanced missions will revolutionize the tracking of Earth's ice changes with unprecedented precision, providing scientists with detailed data to measure ice melt and forecast future impacts like sea level rise. Discover the diverse science objectives of these missions, including studies on changes in liquid water, the solid Earth, and vegetation. Gain insights from expert participants including Thorsten Markus from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Felix Landerer from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Helen Fricker from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Don Chambers from the University of South Florida as they discuss the potential of these new "NASA eyes on ice" to enhance our understanding of Earth's changing cryosphere.