Title :
Cryosphere and biomass measurements using a photon-counting 3D imaging lidar
Author :
Degnan, John ; Machan, Roman ; Leventhal, Ed ; Jodor, Gabriel ; Field, Christopher ; Sirota, J. Marcos
Author_Institution :
Sigma Space Corp., Lanham, MD, USA
Abstract :
We report on 3D images, obtained with our ultracompact 100 beam photon counting lidar, of various types of terrain in Greenland and Antarctica and of calibrated forested areas.
Keywords :
environmental monitoring (geophysics); hydrological equipment; hydrological techniques; ice; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; 3D images; Antarctic terrain; Greenland terrain; biomass measurements; calibrated forested areas; cryosphere measurements; ultracompact photon counting 3D imaging lidar; Biomass; Laser beams; Laser radar; Photonics; Sea measurements; Three dimensional displays; Vegetation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
