The Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS) is an airborne imaging lidar developed and operated by Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). It creates topographic maps and examines the vertical structure of vegetation and ice. It operates at a wavelength of 1064 nm and supports 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.
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 unavailable
J. Bryan Blair
J. Bryan Blair
GSFC
NASA
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