CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - Laser altimeter (LIST) -
Full Name Laser altimeter (LIST) Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies NASA Maturity Low Heritage
Instrument Type Lidars Geometry Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology Lidar altimeter Sampling Other
Data Access Open Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications New technology laser system that performs spatial mapping of Earth’s surface from an orbital platform.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary Planned: 1030um
FIR (~15.0 µm - ~0.1 cm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Ice sheet topographySea-ice sheet topography
Landscape topographyLand surface topography
Sea ice cover, edge and thicknessSea-ice thickness
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Sea Ice click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
LIST - Lidar Surface Topography (2030 - 2033)