Furthermore, the mission aims to monitor ice thickness changes in Antarctica and Greenland, to determine their contribution to sea level rise. The mission objectives can be summarised as:

* Determine trends in Arctic sea ice thickness
* Determine the contribution that Antarctica and Greenland are making to sea level rise
* Observe variability in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice thickness
* Observe changes in the thickness of Earth's ice caps and glaciers

Extended Objectives

CryoSat achieved its initial mission

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