• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 49, Issue 11, 20200259 (2020)
Xiaoxiao Zhu1,2, Cheng Wang1,2, Xiaohuan Xi1, Sheng Nie1..., Xuebo Yang1,2 and Dong Li1|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Digital Earth Science, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
  • 2College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20200259 Cite this Article
    Xiaoxiao Zhu, Cheng Wang, Xiaohuan Xi, Sheng Nie, Xuebo Yang, Dong Li. Research progress of ICESat-2/ATLAS data processing and applications[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(11): 20200259 Copy Citation Text show less
    ICESat-2/ATLAS beams distribution sketch map[10]
    Fig. 1. ICESat-2/ATLAS beams distribution sketch map[10]
    Distribution of ICESat-2/ATLAS data
    Fig. 2. Distribution of ICESat-2/ATLAS data
    Distribution of ICESat and ICESat-2 data in ice sheet[29]
    Fig. 3. Distribution of ICESat and ICESat-2 data in ice sheet[29]
    Schematic of a snow-covered sea ice[34]
    Fig. 4. Schematic of a snow-covered sea ice[34]
    Supraglacial lakes detected by ICESat-2 [48]
    Fig. 5. Supraglacial lakes detected by ICESat-2 [48]
    ParametersValuesParametersValuesParametersValues
    Altitude/km500Orbit coverage88°S~88°NNumber of beams6 organized in 3 pairs
    Orbit inclination/(°)92Along-track separation/m~0.7Distance within a pair/m~90
    Track repeat period/d91Transmitted pulse width/ns1.5Distance between beam pairs/km~3.3
    Laser wavelength/nm532Pulse repetition rate/kHz10Beam energy per pulse(strong, weak)/μJ175±17, 45±5
    Footprint size/m~17Telescope diameter/m0.8Beam energy ratio (strong: weak)4∶1
    Table 1.

    Configuration parameters of ICESat-2 and ATLAS[8]

    ICESat-2/ATLAS平台和传感器关键参数[8]

    Xiaoxiao Zhu, Cheng Wang, Xiaohuan Xi, Sheng Nie, Xuebo Yang, Dong Li. Research progress of ICESat-2/ATLAS data processing and applications[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(11): 20200259
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