Title :
Performance of the GLAS space lidar receiver through its seven-year space mission
Author :
Sun, Xiaoli ; Jester, Peggy L. ; Abshire, James B. ; Chang, Edward S.
Author_Institution :
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
We report the receiver performance and key components´ characteristics of the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) on ICESat after seven years in space as monitored during the mission and tests at the end of mission.
Keywords :
altimeters; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; remote sensing by radar; GLAS Space Lidar Receiver; ICESat Geoscience Laser Altimeter System; Seven-Year Space Mission; Detectors; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser radar; Measurement by laser beam; Noise; Receivers; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
