Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 50, Issue 8, 20200396(2021)

In-orbit geometric calibration and accuracy evaluation of GaoFen-7 spaceborne laser altimeter

Junfeng Xie1, Ren Liu2、*, Zongwei Wang3, fan Mo1, and Xianhui Dou1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100048, China
  • 2School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
  • 3Jiangsu Province Surveying & Mapping Engineering Institute, Nanjing 210013, China
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    Junfeng Xie, Ren Liu, Zongwei Wang, fan Mo, Xianhui Dou. In-orbit geometric calibration and accuracy evaluation of GaoFen-7 spaceborne laser altimeter[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(8): 20200396

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    Category: Lasers & Laser optics

    Received: Dec. 12, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Nov. 2, 2021

    The Author Email: Ren Liu (rs_liur@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20200396

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