Summary of previous results (some presented at
JALBTCX)
• NASA MABEL (high- altitude airborne
emulator for ATLAS)
capable of mapping
bathymetry
• Agrees with reference
bathymetry to within
0.7 m RMS
• Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
(VIIRS) Kd490 useful in assessing utility of
ATLAS for bathymetric
mapping worldwide
Objectives of current (post-launch)
research
1. Identify examples of ICESat-2 ATLAS bathymetry
2. Empirically assess bathymetric mapping accuracy
through comparison against reference data
3. Assess ATLAS’s maximum depth penetration
capability as a function of Kd and Secchi depth
through analysis at multiple locations around the
globe