Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 49, Issue 11, 20200233(2020)

Discussion on the development of laser altimetry satellite for tri-polar regions observation

Xiaoming Gao1...2, Guoyuan Li1,2,3,*, Jinquan Guo1,2, Sida Ouyang1 and Wenfeng Fan1 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100048, China
  • 2College of Surveying and Geographical Sciences, Liaoning Technology University, Fuxin 123000, China
  • 3Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing 210023, China
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    Figures & Tables(5)
    Polar application analysis of ICESat-1 altimetry data[7]
    Elevation profile data of the first track obtained by the GF-7 in the polar region(captured time:21st Nov, 2019)
    Changes in the freeboard height of the Arctic Ocean sea ice from October 2018 to March 2019 obtained using ICESat-2 laser altimetry data[10]
    ICESat-2 trajectory in the Tibet Plateau lake (red line) and the obtained water level information of Qinghai Lake [13]
    • Table 1.

      Main technical indicators and uses of major laser height measurement loads at home and abroad

      国内外主要激光测高载荷主要技术指标与用途

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      Table 1.

      Main technical indicators and uses of major laser height measurement loads at home and abroad

      国内外主要激光测高载荷主要技术指标与用途

      Satellite nameLaunch timeCollecting methodBeam number Footprint diameter/m Footprint spacing/m Polar observation capability Main applications
      ICESat-12003Full wave-form170170Within 86°Polar change monitoring, terrain and forest height measurement, etc
      ICESat-22018Single photon6100.7Within 88°Polar change monitoring, terrain and forest height measurement, etc
      GEDI2018Full wave-form42560Within 51.6°Forest biomass estimation
      LIST2025Single photon1 00050.7/High precision measurement of surface elevation
      ZY3-022016Full wave-form1753 600Within 83°Laser altimetry experimental load
      GF-72019Full wave-form2< 302 400Within 83°Elevation control point acquisition
      Landcarbon monitor2021Full wave-form525-30200/Forest carbon storage monitoring, elevation control point acquisition
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    Xiaoming Gao, Guoyuan Li, Jinquan Guo, Sida Ouyang, Wenfeng Fan. Discussion on the development of laser altimetry satellite for tri-polar regions observation[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(11): 20200233

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    Paper Information

    Category: Issue-Space-borne laser altimetry technology

    Received: Jun. 12, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 4, 2021

    The Author Email: Li Guoyuan (ligy_lasac@foxmail.com)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20200233

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