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    • Title Measuring the freeboard of sea ice
    • Released 09/05/2005 11:04 am
    • Copyright ESA /AOES Medialab
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      CryoSat is able to measure the freeboard (the height protruding above the water) of floating sea ice with its sensitive altimeter. From the freeboard, the ice thickness can be estimated.


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    • Mission CryoSat
    • Keywords Ice and snow , Sea-ice

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