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Space Lidar and ApplicationsWith advances in lasers and electro-optic technology, lidar is becoming an established technique for remote sensing of the Earth and planets from space. Some of the earliest space-based lidar measurements were made in the early 1970s from lunar orbit using the laser altimeter on the Apollo 15 mission. Space lidar instruments in active use today include the MOLA instrument aboard the Mars Global Surveyor mission and the Near Laser Rangefinder on the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) Mission. This talk will review laser remote sensing techniques, critical technologies, and some results from past and present NASA missions. It will also review near term plans for NASA's ICESat and Picasso missions and summarize some concepts for lidar on future missions.
Document ID
20010028801
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Abshire, James B.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Smith, David E.
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2001
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Meeting Information
Meeting: Optical Society of America Annual Meeting
Location: Providence, RI
Country: United States
Start Date: October 24, 2000
Sponsors: Optical Society of America
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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