Laser transceivers for future NASA missions
2012
NASA is currently developing several Earth science laser missions that were recommended by the US National Research
Council (NRC) Earth Science Decadal Report. The Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) will carry the
Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) is scheduled for launch in 2016. The Active Sensing of CO 2
Emissions over Nights, Days, and Seasons (ASCENDS) mission and will measure column atmospheric CO 2
concentrations from space globally. The Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE) Follow-On (GRACEFO)
and GRACE-2 missions measure the spatially resolved seasonal variability in the Earth's gravitational field. The
objective of the Lidar Surface Topography (LIST) mission is to globally map the topography of the Earth's solid surface
with 5 m spatial resolution and 10 cm vertical precision, as well as the height of overlying covers of vegetation, water,
snow, and ice. This paper gives an overview of the laser transmitter and receiver approaches and technologies for
several future missions that are being investigated by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
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