ICESat‐2/ATLAS Onboard Flight Science Receiver Algorithms: Purpose, Process, and Performance

Abstract The Advanced Topographic Laser Altimetry System (ATLAS) is the sole instrument on the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite 2 (ICESat‐2). Without some method of reducing the transmitted data, the volume of ATLAS telemetry would far exceed the normal X‐band downlink capability or require...

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Main Authors: J. F. McGarry, C. C. Carabajal, J. L. Saba, A. R. Reese, S. T. Holland, S. P. Palm, J.‐P. A. Swinski, J. E. Golder, P. M. Liiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2021-04-01
Series:Earth and Space Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EA001235