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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 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

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Campaigns
CAMPAIGNS
Platforms
PLATFORMS
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1775
External Link10.5067/6K0IRWVOUBX7
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1681
External Link10.5067/ZL28N34Z2JFL
External Link10.5067/ED5IYGVTB50Z
External Link10.5067/A0PMUXXVUYNH
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1591
External Link10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1589
External Link10.5067/UMRAWS57QAFU
External Link10.5067/IA5WAX7K3YGY
External Link10.5067/O8UCOA2D6ZE3
External Link10.5067/XQJ8PN8FTIDG
External Link10.5067/VP7J20HJQISD
External Link10.5067/W569D47GCOUX