UW News
Jamie Morison
September 10, 2018
UW polar scientists advised NASA on upcoming ICESat-2 satellite
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Two UW polar scientists were among a dozen experts who advised NASA on its upcoming ICESat-2 mission to monitor the 3D surface of the Earth. The mission is scheduled to launch Sept. 15 from California.
November 18, 2013
Post-shutdown, UW Arctic research flights resume
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UW researchers this month are on missions to fly above the Arctic Ocean to measure glacier melt, polar storms and Arctic sea ice.
July 30, 2013
Santa’s workshop not flooded – but lots of melting in the Arctic
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Widespread media reports of a lake at the North Pole don’t hold water — but scientists who deployed the monitoring buoys are watching closely as Arctic sea ice approaches its yearly minimum.