• DocumentCode
    2225390
  • Title

    Development of an airborne lidar surface topography simulator

  • Author

    Yu, Anthony W. ; Harding, David J. ; Krainak, Michael A. ; Abshire, James B. ; Sun, Xiaoli ; Cavanaugh, John F. ; Valett, Susan R. ; Ramos-Izquierdo, Luis A.

  • Author_Institution
    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    In this paper we will discuss our development progress on a non-scanning, swath mapping laser altimetry system. This paper will discuss the system approach, enabling technologies and instrument concept for the swath mapping laser altimetry.
  • Keywords
    altimeters; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; remote sensing by radar; topography (Earth); airborne lidar surface topography simulator; nonscanning laser altimetry system; swath mapping laser altimetry system; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Laser beams; Laser radar; Measurement by laser beam; Microchip lasers; Vegetation mapping;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950040