CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- Multi-beam LIDAR (Desdyni)
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Full Name
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Multi-beam LIDAR (Desdyni)
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Status
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No longer considered
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA
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Maturity
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Low Heritage
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Instrument Type
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Lidars 
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Geometry
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Nadir-viewing
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Instrument Technology
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Lidar altimeter
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Sampling
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Other
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Accurately measures the distance between canopy top and bottom elevation, the size distribution of vegetation components within the vertical distribution.
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Resolution Summary
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25m spatial resolution; 1m vertical resolution
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Swath Summary
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25m footprint, 30m spacing
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Accuracy Summary
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10 tc/ha
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Waveband Summary
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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