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A SmallSat Lidar Concept for PBL Height Measurements
Completed
Description
The purpose of this QRS request is to manage the current subsystem contracts (telescope, laser, and electronics) and finalize mechanical design modifications to ensure the new PBL SmallSat lidar instrument meets science needs and spacecraft allocations.
Benefits
Maturation of observing systems, instrument technology, and measurement concepts for Planetary Boundary Layer and Surface Topography and Vegetation
Details
| Technology area | Sensors and Instruments > Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors |
| Program | Decadal Survey Incubation (DSI) |
| Lead organization | Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD |
| Start date | 2024-10-01 |
| End date | 2025-03-31 |
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