Title :
Geoscience laser altimeter system (GLAS) for the ICESat mission-pre-launch performance
Author :
Abshire, James B. ; Sun, Xiaoli ; Riris, Haris ; Sirota, Marcos ; Palm, Steve ; Ketchum, Eleanor A.
Author_Institution :
Laser Remote Sensing Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
GLAS is a space lidar on NASA´s ICESat Mission. GLAS was qualified and delivered and ICEsat is scheduled for launch in December 2002. This talk summarizes the as-built characteristics of GLAS and its predicted measurement performance.
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric optics; optical radar; radar altimetry; remote sensing by laser beam; spaceborne radar; GLAS; NASA ICESat mission; geoscience laser altimeter system; space lidar; Atmospheric measurements; Earth; Extraterrestrial measurements; Geoscience; Laser radar; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Pulse measurements; Sea measurements; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
