DocumentCode
1877980
Title
Laser altimetry and the ice, cloud, and land elevation satellite (ICESat)
Author
Schultz, R.E.
Author_Institution
Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
fYear
1999
fDate
28-28 May 1999
Firstpage
552
Abstract
Summary form only given. In July 2001, NASA will launch a spaceborne laser altimeter into a near-polar, near-circular orbit to measure changes in polar ice-sheet topography, as well as along-track land and ocean topography and atmospheric characteristics. Altimetry measurements will be made using a 1064-nm pulse and atmospheric measurements will use a 532-nm pulse.
Keywords
atmospheric measuring apparatus; geophysical equipment; glaciology; meteorological instruments; radar altimetry; remote sensing by laser beam; spaceborne radar; 1064 nm; 532 nm; ICESat; along-track land; altimetry measurements; atmospheric characteristics; atmospheric measurements; clouds; land elevation satellite; near-polar near-circular orbit; ocean topography; polar ice-sheet topography; spaceborne laser altimeter; Atmospheric measurements; Clouds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Ice; Laser radar; NASA; Pulse measurements; Satellites; Sea measurements; Surfaces;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-595-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834582
Filename
834582
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