The Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS) is an airborne imaging lidar developed and operated by Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). It is used to create topographical maps and examine the vertical structure of vegetation and ice. It has an operating wavelength of 1064 nm and pulse repetition rates up to 500 Hz. LVIS features a swath width of 2 km and a horizontal resolution of 20 m at a flight altitude of 10 km.
Instrument Details
- Lidar
- Earth Science > Land Surface > TopographyEarth Science > Biosphere > VegetationEarth Science > Climate Indicators > Cryospheric Indicators > Sea Ice ElevationEarth Science > Land Surface > Topography > Terrain ElevationEarth Science > Biosphere > Vegetation > Canopy CharacteristicsEarth Science > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Glaciers/ice Sheets > Glacier Elevation/ice Sheet Elevation
- Land Surface
- Variable
- 20 m
- 282 THz
- Currently unavailble
J. Bryan Blair
J. Bryan Blair
GSFC
NASA
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