Sixteen channel, non-scanning airborne lidar surface topography (list) simulator

Author

Yu, Anthony W. ; Krainak, Michael A. ; Harding, David J. ; Abshire, James B. ; Sun, Xiaoli ; Cavanaugh, John ; Valett, Susan ; Ramos-Izquierdo, Luis ; Winkert, Tom ; Kirchner, Cynthia ; Plants, Michael ; Filemyr, Timothy ; Kamamia, Brian ; Hasselbrack, Wi

Author_Institution

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

24-29 July 2011

Firstpage

4119

Lastpage

4121

Abstract

We report on progress in developing a new multi-beam non- scanning, swath mapping laser altimeter measurement approach for future spaceflight missions using a high repetition rate, short-pulse laser transmitter. The instrument contains multi pixel photon counting detectors, high bandwidth, sixteen-channel 8-bit digitizer and a high- throughput data system.

Keywords

airborne radar; altimeters; measurement by laser beam; optical radar; space vehicles; surface topography measurement; LIST simulator; data system; multi pixel photon counting detectors; nonscanning airborne lidar surface topography simulator; sixteen channel; spaceflight missions; swath mapping laser altimeter measurement approach; word length 8 bit; Arrays; Detectors; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Photonics; Altimetry; lidar; micropulse lidar; photocounting; space laser;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

2153-6996

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1003-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6050139

Filename

6050139