Polar application practice of Chinese satellite laser altimetry data
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1.Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China;2.Land Satellite Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Beijing 100048, China;3.Key Laboratory of PolarEnvironment Monitoring and Public Governance (Wuhan University), Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430079, China;4.School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China;5.College of Geodesy and Geomatics, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China;6.Suzhou Jitian Argo Space Technology Co., LTD, Suzhou 215028, China

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Supported by the National Civil Aerospace Pre-research Project (D030104); the Science and Technology Innovation Talent Program of the Ministry of Natural Resources (China) (BO2202); the Natural Science Foundation of Wuhan(2024040701010030); the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

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    Polar regions play a crucial role in the global climate system, serving as indicators and amplifiers of climate change. Their unique geographical environment and climate processes have a significant impact on the Earth system. Laser altimetry technology, with its sub-meter or even centimeter-level measurement accuracy, has received much attention in polar research. In recent years, the number of satellites carrying laser altimetry payloads in China has gradually increased. However, there are few polar studies based on the altimetry data from Chinese satellites. This paper first verifies the polar elevation accuracy of domestic satellite laser altimetry data using reference terrain. The results demonstrate that the laser data from GF-7 and ZY-3 03 satellites achieve accuracies better than 1 meter in polar regions, while the Terrestrial Carbon Monitoring Satellite exhibits an accuracy of approximately 1.2 meters. Subsequently, laser altimetry data is employed to assist in constructing three-dimensional polar terrain from stereo imagery, with the resulting topographic products meeting the cartographic standards for 1:10,000 scale topographic maps, thereby validating the effectiveness of the composite surveying and mapping method in polar regions. Finally, multi-source laser altimetry data is integrated to calculate ice sheet surface elevation changes, revealing the application potential of domestic satellites in polar change monitoring. This study comprehensively evaluates the polar application capabilities of domestic satellite laser altimetry data from multiple perspectives, providing critical references for future large-scale polar research utilizing domestic satellite data.

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GUO Jin-Quan, LI Guo-Yuan, PANG Xiao-Ping, SHEN Dong-Liang, DING Bao-Shuai. Polar application practice of Chinese satellite laser altimetry data[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves,2025,44(6):981~991

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  • Received:March 28,2025
  • Revised:November 14,2025
  • Adopted:June 03,2025
  • Online: November 07,2025
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