Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) From Space – Laser Altimeters
Xiaoli Sun,
Xiaoli Sun
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Search for more papers by this authorXiaoli Sun,
Xiaoli Sun
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 15 August 2016
Abstract
Light detection and ranging, or lidars, have emerged as a type of powerful tools in remote sensing from space. Compared with radars, lidars operate at a much shorter wavelength with a much narrower beam and smaller transmitter and receiver. Compared with passive remote sensing instruments, lidars carry their own light sources and can continue measurement day and night, and over polar region. Compared with spectrometers, lidars offer a much higher spectral resolution and consistent illumination and observation angles. This article gives a brief review of the development of space lidars used in planetary surface elevation and reflection measurements, including the history of laser altimeters in space, basic instrument design, and the trend of the technology development.
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