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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-681-2017
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Research article
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08 Mar 2017
Research article |
| 08 Mar 2017
Assessment of NASA airborne laser altimetry data using ground-based GPS data near Summit Station, Greenland
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), University of
Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Robert L. Hawley
Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
Eric R. Lutz
Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
Michael Studinger
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
John G. Sonntag
AECOM Corporation, Wallops Island, VA, USA
Wallops Flight Facility, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops
Island, VA, USA
Michelle A. Hofton
Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College
Park, MD, USA
Lauren C. Andrews
Universities Space Research Association (USRA), Columbia, MD, USA
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Thomas A. Neumann
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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Short summary
This manuscript presents an analysis of NASA airborne lidar data based on in situ GPS measurements from the interior of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Results show that for two airborne altimeters, surface elevation biases are less than 0.12 m and measurement precisions are 0.09 m or better. The study concludes that two NASA airborne lidars are sufficiently characterized to form part of a satellite data validation strategy, specifically for ICESat-2, scheduled to launch in 2018.
This manuscript presents an analysis of NASA airborne lidar data based on in situ GPS...
