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Instrument

LVIS
Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor

The Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS) is an airborne imaging lidar developed and operated by Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). It is used for making topographical maps and studying the vertical structure of vegetation and ice. It has an operating wavelength of 1064 nm and has pulse repetition rates up to 500 Hz. LVIS has a swath width of 2 km and a horizontal resolution of 20 m at a flight altitude of 10 km.

Image of the LVIS
NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Instrument Details

Lidar
Earth Science > Land Surface > Topography
Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation
Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Sea Ice Elevation
Earth Science > Land Surface > Topography > Terrain Elevation
Earth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Canopy Characteristics
Earth Science > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets > Glacier Elevation/ice Sheet Elevation
Land Surface
Variable
20 m
282 THz
Currently unavailble
AfriSAR

AfriSAR

2015—2016
Gabon tropical forests
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1 Deployment
· 11 Data Products
Logo for Operation IceBridge
IceBridge

Operation IceBridge

2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
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37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products
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IceBridge

Operation IceBridge

2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
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37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products
Logo for Operation IceBridge
IceBridge

Operation IceBridge

2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
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37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products
Logo for Operation IceBridge
IceBridge

Operation IceBridge

2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
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37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products
Logo for Operation IceBridge
IceBridge

Operation IceBridge

2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
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37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products
Logo for Operation IceBridge
IceBridge

Operation IceBridge

2009—2021
Greenland, Antarctica, Alaska, Arctic Sea
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37 Deployments
· 79 Data Products

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CAMPAIGNS
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10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1775External Link
10.5067/6K0IRWVOUBX7External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1681External Link
10.5067/ZL28N34Z2JFLExternal Link
10.5067/ED5IYGVTB50ZExternal Link
10.5067/A0PMUXXVUYNHExternal Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1591External Link
10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1589External Link
10.5067/UMRAWS57QAFUExternal Link
10.5067/IA5WAX7K3YGYExternal Link
10.5067/O8UCOA2D6ZE3External Link
10.5067/XQJ8PN8FTIDGExternal Link
10.5067/VP7J20HJQISDExternal Link
10.5067/W569D47GCOUXExternal Link
10.5067/BA180DOW1E1QExternal Link
10.5067/RELPCEXB0MY3External Link
10.5067/D7ZJT02NGCC1External Link
HDF
10.5067/GW4Q1SXIZAJCExternal Link
10.5067/E9E9QSRNLYTKExternal Link