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ICESat

ICESat proper noun: a satellite designed to measure ice sheet mass balance, cloud and aerosol heights, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics.

Proper noun

ICESat

  1. A satellite designed to measure ice sheet mass balance, cloud and aerosol heights, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics

Origin of ICESat

From ice, cloud and land elevation satellite.

Questions about ICESat

What does ICESat mean?
ICESat means a satellite designed to measure ice sheet mass balance, cloud and aerosol heights, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics.
What part of speech is ICESat?
ICESat is a proper noun.

Words near ICESat in the dictionary

  1. ices
  2. ices down
  3. ices out
  4. ices over
  5. ices up
  6. ICESat
  7. icescape
  8. icescapes
  9. ICESCR
  10. icesheet
  11. icesheets

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